Seismic Sensing Reveals the Potential for Flood Damage
Rapidly evolving floods are a major and growing hazard worldwide. Currently, their onset and evolution is hard to identify using existing systems. However, seismic sensors…
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Workplace Robots Contribute to Job Insecurity and Burnout
Working alongside robots may contribute to job burnout and workplace incivility, but self-affirmation techniques could help alleviate fears about being replaced by these machines, according…
New Gaming Technology makes it possible to Smell in a VR Environment
An odor machine, so-called olfactometer, makes it possible to smell in VR environments. First up is a “wine tasting game” where the user smells wine…
The Survival of Wave-Energy Devices in the Ocean is Predicted by Mathematical Methods
An abundant renewable energy source is represented by ocean waves. However, wave-energy converters must be able to withstand strong ocean waves without tipping over in…
Icing Can Cost Wind Turbines Up to 80% of Power Production, According to a Field Study
On the yard-wide tips of wind turbine blades whirling through chilly, wet weather, ice can build up nearly a foot thick. Aerodynamics of the blades…
Interview with Steve Jobs by Joe Rogan: Not So Strange, But He’s Been Dead for Over A Decade
Given that the guest was interviewed by podcaster Joe Rogan, who has been dead for more than ten years, it was unexpected. No, we are…
How a 51-Year-Old Celebrity Hacker Destabilized One of the Most Influential Social Networks in the World
Peiter Zatko was surprised by what he discovered when he joined Twitter as head of security in late 2020 at the behest of the company’s…
Tidal Stream Generator (Definition, Types, Uses)
Similar to how a wind turbine uses wind to produce power, a tidal stream generator, also known as a tidal energy converter (TEC), harnesses the…
Tidal Stream Power can Help the UK Meet 11% of its Electricity Demand and Advance the Goal of Net-Zero
According to new research, tidal stream power has the potential to provide 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity needs and play a key role…
GM’s New Electric SUV for the Mainstream Market will be the Chevy Blazer
The Chevrolet Blazer EV, a new electric mid-sized SUV from General Motors, was unveiled, that will go on sale in roughly a year. The Blazer EV…
Cadillac Believes its Hand-Built Electric Vehicle can Compete with Rolls-Royce
Cadillac is reentering the market for truly ultra-luxury vehicles with price tags in the six figures, a segment it hasn’t occupied in decades. The Cadillac…
Heat Capacities of Metal-organic Frameworks are predicted by Machine Learning
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of materials that contain nano-sized pores. These pores give MOFs record-breaking internal surface areas, which make them extremely versatile…
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