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New Exercise App Crowdsources Exercises for a Cheap Alternative to a Gym Trainer
CrowdFit is a platform for exercise planning that relies on crowdsourcing from nonexperts.
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Aptiv Launches Fleet of 30 Self-driving Cars on Lyft Network
Passengers will opt-in to the program to take a ride in an autonomous vehicle.
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System-on-Chip for mmWave 3D Imaging with No CPU Needed
The chip can be used for applications in the health care, smart home, automotive and robotics markets.
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How to Save Up to 60 Percent on Your Next Cable Installation Project
While conduit is still required for some applications, installation costs and cable management flexibility have contributed to the increased adoption of cable trays. Today, cable trays have become vital cable management components for supporting and routing electrical power distribution and control, instrumentation signals and communication fiber optics, wires and cables.
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Parents Can Take a Stand Against Apps that Take Advantage of Their Child’s Attention With Mindful Purchases
New research says that mindful play with an adult on a program that has thoughtful design features can actually help your child’s growth, not hinder it, but parents need to be choosy with apps.
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New Material Found to be Perfect for Supercomputer Circuit Board Construction
Don David and his colleagues have created a new plated metal combination that easily superconducts at average temperatures.
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Video: Soft Robots that Transition to Rigid Form
The devices could be used for wearables, flexible speakers or surgical robots.
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Intel Plans to Break Drone Record with over 1,500 Drones
The flight would break its own record currently set at 1,218 drones simultaneously.
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Flying Car Partnership Established Between China’s Terrafugia and CEVT
The group will work on the first vehicle in the lineup for Terrafugia’s Transition.
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Electric Vehicles Alone May Not Help Air Quality or CO2 Emissions in China
Researchers advise electrifying buses and taxis in order to maximize effectiveness.
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The Shape of Things to Come: Laser Cutters as Part of the 21st Century Shop Class
The tools offer students endless possibilities to express their creativity. Students can experiment using a wide range of materials and the machines are capable of handling projects of varying difficulty levels.
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Lightning is a New Danger for Patients Who Have Implantable Pulse Generators
Doctors are warning patients that have been receiving deep brain stimulation by neurostimulators in their brains that the device could malfunction when around electromagnetic fields.
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Smart Dresser Helps Dementia Patients Get Dressed
A “smart home” prototype may help people with dementia dress themselves through automated assistance.
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Laser Frequency Combs are the Key to Unlocking 5G Networks
The new discovery allows devices to act as integrated transmitters or receivers to encode information.
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Video: Drones Have Rescued 65 People Over the Last Year
In all, more than 124 people have been saved by drones around the world.
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Interface Helps Capture Dreams While You Sleep
MIT’s Dormio uses biosensors, robotics and auditory feedback to help people remember dreams.
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3D Printing for Congenital Heart Disease
The most growth over the past decade in the adoption of 3D printing in health care has been in the field of cardiology. Here's a look at several ways it impacts the treatment of CHD.
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AI Algorithm Used to Study Animal Behavior for Biotechnology Development
Researchers from Columbia University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can filter spam in hours of video footage to learn about the life of the pond-dwelling hydra.
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Water Repellent Surfaces Developed Can Boil Water and Keep Electronics from Overheating
New research from Purdue University proves that water-repelling surfaces can support water boiling if all air and vapor are removed from the system first.
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Pioneering Early PC Designer Rick Dickinson Dies
British industrial designer Rick Dickinson, who developed several pioneering computers for Sinclair Research in the early days of personal computing, died in the U.S. on April 24 while receiving cancer treatment in Texas.
