West Virginia University roboticists are working on an alternative path to robot autonomy in Loopy, a “multicellular robot” composed of a ring of individual interconnected robot cells.This post was originally published on this site
Along the shores of East Africa’s Lake Victoria, in Kenya, women fisherfolk including those known for being victims of sexual exploitation, are harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) to help them counter their abusers while […]
A new technology can extract lithium from brines at an estimated cost of under 40% that of today’s dominant extraction method, and at just a fourth of lithium’s current market price. The new technology would […]
Democracy is a process that works best when citizens are informed and engaged. In the internet age, our relationship to information has been profoundly altered by the shifting role of legacy media, the rise of […]
Putting AI to use in mortgage lending decisions could lead to discrimination against Black applicants, according to new research. But researchers say there may be a surprisingly simple solution to mitigate this potential bias.This post […]
A study published in Social Sciences by CUNY SPH alumna Melissa Ditmore and team suggests that laws criminalizing sex work don’t prevent human trafficking and leave sex workers vulnerable to coercion and unsafe conditions.This post […]
According to a new study, as of April 2021, US Congress members whose ancestors enslaved 16 or more people had a net worth that was five times higher than that of legislators whose ancestors did […]
An insect species that evolved 130 million years ago is the inspiration for a new research study to improve navigation systems in drones, robots, and orbiting satellites.This post was originally published on this site
This summer’s Western heat waves raise the specter of recent years’ rotating power outages and record-breaking electricity demand in the region. If utilities across the area expanded current schemes to share electricity, they could cut […]
Bora—a type of thank you gift—is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to farm on their […]
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