Amazon is finding itself in a new role in the coronavirus crisis as hunkered-down consumers increasingly turn to the tech giant for anything from toilet tissue to streaming television. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-amazon-role-virus-crisis-lifeline.html Views: 0
The European Union on Wednesday urged online media platforms to stream movies and entertainment in standard rather than high definition to relieve pressure on the internet during the coronavirus epidemic. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-eu-urges-online-media-ditch.html Views: 0
Virtual reality headsets and application programs for VR are not gaining traction with users because of a chicken-and-egg dilemma, lack of VR content and slow market penetration of custom-made VR units. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-untethered-high-quality-multi-player-vr.html Views: 0
Ford and General Motors are confirming that they will temporarily close all of their North American factories due to the coronavirus threat. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-ford-gm-american-factory-shutdowns.html Views: 0
Advances in soft robotics could someday allow robots to work alongside humans, helping them lift heavy objects or carrying them out of danger. As a step toward that future, Stanford University researchers have developed a new kind of soft robot that, by borrowing features from traditional robotics, is safe while still retaining the ability to…
Google has announced a new real-time transcription feature for its free Translate app for Android phones. An IOS version is planned for the future, the company says. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-google-real-time-voice.html Views: 0
Scania, part of Volkswagen’s Traton group, said Wednesday it was halting most of its European truck production following disruptions in the supply chain as a result of the coronavirus. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-scania-halt-europe-truck-production.html Views: 0
Apple’s new iPad brings PC-like trackpad capabilities for the first time, as the company seeks to make its tablet even more like a laptop computer. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-apple-pc-like-trackpad-ipad-tablets.html Views: 0
Volvo is recalling more than 736,000 vehicles worldwide because the automatic emergency braking system may not detect obstacles and stop the vehicles as designed. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-volvo-recalls-vehicles-automatic-malfunction.html Views: 0
There may be many overlooked organic and inorganic materials that could be used to harness sunlight underwater and efficiently power autonomous submersible vehicles, report researchers at New York University. Their research, publishing March 18 in the journal Joule, develops guidelines for optimal band gap values at a range of watery depths, demonstrating that various wide-band…