Audi Recall Announced Due to Emissions
The KBA vehicle licensing authority ordered a recall of approximately 60,000 Volkswagen Audis this week, 33,000 of which are in Germany, due to illegal software designed to conceal emissions. In […]
Researchers Discover Surprising Role for Water in Energy Storage
Researchers from North Carolina State University, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Texas A&M University made a surprising discovery while studying crystalline tungsten oxide dihydrate, a material that is comprised […]
Lane-Changing Algorithm Improves Driverless Vehicle Performance
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently took to the International Conference on Robotics and Automation to present their new algorithm designed to assist driverless vehicles […]
Engineers Design Self-Eating Rocket Engine for Launching Satellites into Orbit
Engineers from the University of Glasgow and Oles Honchar Dnipro National University in Ukraine recently built an autophage engine designed for launching satellites into space. Unlike standard models, this “self-eating” […]
The Future of Transportation
A Look at Hyperloop Capsules and Their Sleek Design As innovative people and companies work toward the future of technology in all its many forms, we begin to wonder what […]
Ozone-Destroying Emissions Rising Unexpectedly, Scientists Baffled
A recent report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed that emissions from the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 are on the rise. The suspected cause is new, unreported production from […]
NVIDIA Researchers Attempt to Train Robot
A team of researchers with NVIDIA, led by Stan Birchfield and Jonathan Tremblay, have taken it upon themselves to teach a robot to complete tasks through machine learning. The experiment […]
Google Upgrades App to Filter News Based on Reliability and Perspective
Google has recently gone a step forward in providing reliable and accurate news from its app. Google Chief Sundar Pichai unveiled the company’s updated news app, stating that the app […]
3D X-Rays Used to Measure Particle Movement in Lithium Ion Batteries
Since their introduction in the late 1990s, lithium ion batteries have been used in numerous devices that are used in everyday life. Some of the devices which utilize these batteries […]
NASA Plans to Send Robotic Helicopter to Mars in 2020
NASA has announced plans to send a small, autonomous flying machine, dubbed Mars Helicopter, alongside their new rover in the 2020 mission. The two will survey Mars, with the helicopter […]
Gardening in Space a Challenge for NASA
As NASA and other space agencies explore the universe and scramble to make humanity’s dream of branching out onto other planets a reality, scientists continue to search for ways to […]
Robot from Oil & Gas Technology Centre may improve safety, enhance productivity and reduce costs for offshore oil and gas projects
An autonomous prototype robot (ARGOS) that can go “almost anywhere” may be ready to take on the more dangerous tasks in operational oil and gas installations offshore, particularly in difficult […]
