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Scientists Develop Online Tool to Determine if Solar Panels are Appropriate for Certain Roofs
Depending on the location of the home and the tilt of the homeowner’s roof, it doesn’t always make sense for homeowners to install solar panels.
Study: Ride-hailing Apps Contributing to Traffic
While traffic is expected in major metropolitan locations like New York City, a recent report reveals that the issue is worsening in there -- with traffic slowing by 20 percent -- due in part to the growth in popularity of ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft.
Watch: Microfactories Designed for Sustainable E-waste Management
The world's first e-waste microfactory has the potential to reduce the vast amount of electronic waste heading into landfills.
Researchers Develop Transparent Patch to Detect Dangerous Food Threats
Imagine not having to play a guessing game with foods that are dangerously close to their expiration date, but that still look and smell just fine. That is the aim for McMaster researchers who have developed a method for determining whether or not meat and other foods are safe to eat.
Goodbye, Gas Pump? An App that Will Bring the Gas to You
Taking a cue from an underground service that delivers fuel to boats, a Miami-based company has developed an app that would deliver gas to cars.
Pokemon Go Players Will Be Rewarded for Picking Up Trash on Earth Day
Niantic, maker of the Pokemon Go app, has found a way to focus users’ attention on this year’s Earth Day with a simple strategy of rewarding users who pick up garbage.
Tiny Magnets, Enormous Potential
A research breakthrough allows the control of atomically-thin magnets with an electric field, offering the potential for exceptional power and efficiency in electronics technology.
University Boycotted Over 'Killer Robots'
In advance of next week's U.N. meeting to discuss 'killer robots,' over 50 experts in artificial intelligence (AI) from 30 different countries are boycotting a South Korean university for its relationship with weapons manufacturer Hanwha Systems.
Robotic Bee Project to Receive NASA Funding
Although bumble-bee sized, the robots are expected to be designed with cicada-sized wings, and aerospace engineers will reportedly work in conjunction with Japanese robotics teams to develop the flying bots.
Study Shows that Urban Mining Is Less Expensive than Traditional Mining
In terms of sustainability, recyclers have long understood the value in collecting useable parts and metals from e-waste (discarded mobile phones, televisions and computers). Yet, whether such a scheme made sense in terms of financial impact has only been recently determined thanks to a new report in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Apple Watch Data Used as Evidence in Australian Murder Trial
Data gathered from an Apple Watch has been presented as evidence in a recent murder trial in Australia.
Researchers Develop Evidence-collecting App
Considering the weight put on eyewitness testimony in investigations and trials and how inaccurate and vulnerable to distortion eyewitness memory can be, eyewitness memory experts have developed a smartphone app that allows victims and witnesses alike to provide detailed accounts of an event moments after it has happened.
Novelty Robot Concierge Expected to Improve Along with AI
Considered Italy’s first robot concierge, the humanoid, which can answer questions in English, German and Italian, will now be used year-round at a hotel in Lake Garda where it will help alleviate desk traffic by offering answers to simple, repetitive questions.
More and More U.S. Schools Allowing Cell Phones in Classrooms
While cell phones are largely absent from most U.S. classrooms, data shows that the devices are becoming more acceptable in such settings thanks to parents’ insistence that the devices be kept with the students for tracking purposes.
New Service Follows Users Across Multiple Devices
Amid the recent controversy over Facebook sharing the data of its users with a political consulting firm to influence elections, software company Adobe announced that it has organized an initiative to help companies create personalized experiences for its customers across all devices.
Artificial Meteor Showers Will Soon be for Sale
Consumers will soon be able to purchase an artificial meteor shower thanks to a private Japanese-based space company.
Apple Proposes New Emojis for Disabled People
Acknowledging that people with disabilities are underrepresented in the emoji universe, Apple is proposing a handful of new emojis that will "speak to the life experiences of those with disabilities."
Augmented Reality and Micro-displays Change How Soldiers View the Battlefield
A new project from the U.S. Army allows for maps, symbols and more to be added in the field of view.
Law Enforcement Uses Fingerprints of Dead People to Unlock iPhones
Ever wonder how law enforcement gains access to the contents of a victim’s fingerprint-protected iPhone once that person is deceased?
Laser System Can Detect Even the Smallest Methane Leak on a Gas Production Site
Researchers have developed a new laser-based system that can pinpoint exactly where tiny methane leaks are over a surface area of several square miles.