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Report: Prisons building an inmate voice database using voice recognition technology
According to a new report, the voices of U.S. prison inmates are being recorded to build a voice recognition database.
Cold weather impacts nuclear power plant operations
Abnormally cold weather in late January led to operational problems at two nuclear power plants.
Making it stick: The many uses of cyanoacrylate adhesives
Cyanoacrylate, commonly known as superglue, is a one-part adhesive that can form strong bonds with a wider variety of materials than most other types of adhesives.
New parallel photoreactor for small-scale photocatalysis reactions
New laboratory grade photoreactor offers improved repeatability when performing small-scale photocatalysis reactions.
Study: Humans' behavior in VR environments differs from their behavior in real life
Researchers from UBC Research and State University of New York Polytechnic Institute have found that humans behave differently in a virtual reality (VR) environment than they do in real life.
San Francisco to consider ban on facial recognition technology
A lawmaker in San Francisco has presented legislation that would make the city the first in the U.S. to ban the use of facial recognition technology.
Yellow line, green turf: The innovations that drove sport action tracking
The addition of an on-screen graphic to show TV audiences the first-down line in U.S. football is now so routine that televised games that do not offer a yellow first-down line look like they are missing a standard part of the game.
Advanced precision motion and control technologies
This video explains how different drive technologies used in precision automation, micro-positioning and nanopositioning work.
Unusual architecture: building with objects designed for another purpose
Construction in this age of sustainability presents a number of challenges from what material to use to how well the structure handles energy. With that in mind, builders are finding that objects designed for entirely different purposes can have a second life as a home or even a hotel room. Following is a review of some unusual spaces created from objects intended for vastly different purposes.
Quantum computing takes a step toward commercial viability
IBM Q System One, a quantum computer designed for scientific and commercial use, is a fusion of cutting-edge technology, industrial design and systems engineering.
Mapping since Mercator
Mercator’s goal was to create a map that allowed European sailors to chart courses of constant bearing across oceans.
A universe of digital sky data at your fingertips
The newly released second edition of data from Pan-STARRS — the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System — contains over 1.6 petabytes of data.
Improving sustainability and biofuel yield of grassland species
The sustainability and yield of native grasses on marginal prairie lands relative to that of more resource-intensive corn was evaluated.
This Manhattan tower is coming down
Demolition work on the 707 ft tall tower is expected to begin in early 2019 and will take around a year to complete.
Photographer builds 11 ft wave of plastic straws to raise awareness about plastic pollution
A photographer hoping to raise awareness about the issue of plastic pollution has constructed an 11 ft art installation made almost entirely of plastic straws.
EIA: More than half of U.S. coal mines closed between 2008 and 2017
As the U.S. market contracted, smaller, less efficient mines were the first to close, and most of the mine closures were in the Appalachian region.
Work starts on Texas refinery expansion project
The third crude unit within the ExxonMobil facility’s footprint will expand light crude oil refining, supported by the increased crude oil production in the Permian Basin.
Venture eyes gas-to-power projects in Vietnam
ExxonMobil would lead the construction and operation of the project, which would produce and treat natural gas from the Ca Voi Xanh field.
Biofuel use reduces aviation emissions and contrail cirrus climate effects
The increased use of biomass-based aviation fuels can reduce soot emissions and subsequent contrail formation.
Report: Impact of automation could hit most workers
A new report illustrates the impact automation, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies will have on the current workforce.