Researchers are using a kind of machine learning known as sentiment analysis to assess the successes and failures of wildlife conservation over time. In their study, appearing March 19 in Patterns—a new open access data science journal from Cell Press—the researchers assessed the abstracts of more than 4,000 studies of species reintroduction across four decades…
For a few minutes on Tuesday, the impending arrival of the new Xbox video game console became clearer—then that update disappeared in the ether. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-microsoft-wont-necessarily-xbox-thanksgiving.html Views: 0
If you’ve tried ordering groceries for delivery this week, it isn’t you. In a coronavirus era, the old rules and expectations have been thrown out the window. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-groceries-online-successfully.html Views: 0
During its 63rd session, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) accepted all recommendations from the 42nd meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD). This effectively brings twelve psychoactive substances, including eleven New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and one medicine, under international control. Given the potential for dependence or abuse and known adverse…
Ride-sharing company Lyft says it is exploring government and health care partnerships to create safer earning opportunities for drivers by having them deliver medical supplies, food and other items. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-lyft-food-medical-delivery.html Views: 0
At the Cameron’s Deli takeout restaurant in New York’s Westchester County, owner Albert D’Alisa just hung up new signs urging patrons to pay with contactless methods, like mobile pay. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-coronavirus-mobile-payment-apple-google.html Views: 0
A system that can concurrently transmit light and energy to underwater energy devices is under development at KAUST. Self-powered internet of underwater things (IoUT) that harvest energy and decode information transferred by light beams can enhance sensing and communication in the seas and oceans. KAUST researchers are now solving some of the many challenges to…
In light of the ongoing shift toward renewable energy technologies and the growing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, researchers worldwide have been trying to develop batteries that can operate more efficiently and for longer periods of time. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the preferred energy-storage technology for portable electronics, as they contain organic…
Human motor control has always been efficient at executing complex movements naturally, efficiently, and without much thought involved. This is because of the existence of motor synergy in the central nervous system (CNS). Motor synergy allows the CNS to use a smaller set of variables to control a large group of muscles; thereby simplifying the…
Today, Intel announced the readiness of Pohoiki Springs, its latest and most powerful neuromorphic research system providing the computational capacity of 100 million neurons. The cloud-based system will be made available to members of the Intel Neuromorphic Research Community (INRC), extending their neuromorphic work to solve larger, more complex problems. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-intel-scales-neuromorphic-million-neurons.html Views: 0