Meet the cobots: the robots who will be your colleagues not your replacements
Oct 29, 2019 19:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The latest industrial robots look like petting zoo versions of the big machines found in many modern factories small, cute and you can play with them. But dont be deceived by their cuddly appearance. They have the...
Better batteries are fueling a surge of electric scooters in India and China
Oct 29, 2019 19:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
When it comes to electric cars, 2019 has been a big year. Tesla ramped up production of its Model 3 sedan, Audi launched its e-Tron all-electric SUV, Porsche unveiled the Taycan sports car, and perhaps the most significant...
Why 'acting locally' is impossible in an interconnected world
Oct 29, 2019 19:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Like many Americans, I worry about the state of the planet and try to make a positive impact through decisions in my day-to-day life. But I also am nagged by the feeling that I often get it wrong, even though I analyze...
Digital sovereignty: can the Russian Internet cut itself off from the rest of the world?
Oct 29, 2019 19:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The Internet infrastructure is based on the principle of the internationalisation of equipment and data and information flows. Elements of the Internet with a geographic location in national territories need physical and...
Drones help track wildfires, count wildlife and map plants
Oct 29, 2019 19:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Drones are revolutionizing the way scientists observe, measure and monitor the natural environment. From mapping the patterns of wildfires, like those in California, to measuring the size of jellyfish populations, drones...
Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?
Oct 29, 2019 19:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Australia is witnessing the first major redesign of the payphone booth since 1983. But Telstras new vision is meeting resistance from some councils, and the matter is in the courts. In an effort to make payphones...
Oct 29, 2019 10:33 am UTC| Technology
EA and Maxis have been so silent about the development of The Sims 5, let alone its release date window. This has left many fans scouring for clues to estimate whether the next main series installment is, at least, close...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects