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Hydrogen is blowing up: From science experiment to export industry
2020-01-16 14:34:21
Remember those science experiment cars powered by water? That technology could help Australia decarbonize its economy and become a major player in a zero-emissions world.
The pitfalls of eco-efficiency
2020-01-16 14:34:21
The saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" can be applied to many situations, and among them are companies' efforts to preserve natural resources. For example, changes intended to reduce resource use can in the end have the opposite effect.
Patent talk: Mobile device with solar panels
2020-01-16 13:31:57
Are we to expect to see a future Surface Pro with solar panels? Microsoft has thought about a solar power idea as apparent in a patent that the tech giant filed with the USPTO, namely, "Mobile device cover with integrated solar panel." Tech watchers are poised to think this will be seen, if at all seen, in the Surface Pro.
Apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?
2020-01-16 13:31:57
This question has endured across cultures and civilizations. It has given rise to a plethora of religions and spiritual paths over thousands of years, and more recently, some highly amusing apps.
Screen time: Conclusions about the effects of digital media are often incomplete, irrelevant or wrong
2020-01-16 13:31:57
There's a lot of talk about digital media. Increasing screen time has created worries about media's impacts on democracy, addiction, depression, relationships, learning, health, privacy and much more. The effects are frequently assumed to be huge, even apocalyptic.
UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance
2020-01-16 13:16:40
When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. In a sign of the technology's divisiveness, even the head of a neighboring police force said he opposed it.
Detecting and mitigating network attacks with a multi-prong approach
2020-01-16 12:43:11
To solve a problem, you must first see the problem. More than that, whatever fallout the problem is causing must be controlled while you solve it. That's the approach an international team of researchers has taken for combating network attacks. They have published their results in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica.
Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue – TechCrunch
2020-01-16 12:32:21
Mozilla laid off about 70 employees today, TechCrunch has learned. In an internal memo, Mozilla chairwoman and interim CEO Mitchell Baker specifically mentions the slow rollout of the organization’s new revenue-generating products as the reason for why it needed to take this action. The overa…
Brain-like network uses disorder to detect order
2020-01-16 12:27:51
A disordered network that is capable of detecting ordered patterns: This sounds contradictory, but it comes close to describing the way the brain works. Researchers of the University of Twente have developed a such brain-inspired network based on silicon technology that can be operated at room temperature. It makes use of material properties that electronic designers usually like to avoid. Thanks to "hopping conduction," the system evolves to a solution without making use of predesigned elements. The researchers publish their work in Nature on January 15, 2020.
Sony unexpectedly unveils Vision-S Concept car at CES 2020
2020-01-16 12:27:50
Out of nowhere, Sony has revealed an electric and highly autonomous concept car with a high-tech interior featuring a massive panoramic dashboard screen.
Carlos Ghosn's $350,000 getaway flight
2020-01-16 12:27:50
A source close to the situation told CNBC that a firm listed in Dubai agreed to pay $350,000 to MNG Jet for two flights: one from Dubai to Osaka.
Samsung's Neon 'artificial humans' look like super-realistic video chatbots
2020-01-16 12:27:49
Samsung Neon isn't a robot or a voice assistant like Siri or Alexa. Instead, it's a simulated human assistant that appears on a screen and learns about people to help it give intelligent responses -- think of it like an animated chatbot.
TOI 700 d: Earth-sized planet found relatively nearby
2020-01-16 12:27:48
TESS discovers Earth-sized world orbiting a star about 100 light years from Earth, NASA announces.
Iran's Zarif says US denied him a visa to attend UN meeting
2020-01-16 12:27:48
Zarif's attendance at the Security Council was planned before Soleimani was killed, escalating global tensions.
Receiving the Sinner/Refusing the Righteous, Part 1
2020-01-16 11:52:00
We’ve been looking at Matthew chapters 8 and 9. Tremendous truth about the miracles of Jesus Christ, His wonders, His mighty deeds, signs of His messiahship. This morning we come again to the ninth ...
springdoc-openapi
2020-01-16 11:16:59
Library for OpenAPI 3 with spring-boot
Australian Open 2020: Coco Gauff faces Venus Williams, Johanna Konta draws Ons Jabeur
2020-01-16 11:16:32
Coco Gauff will again face Venus Williams in the first round of a Grand Slam after the pair were drawn together at the Australian Open.
James Bond: Barbara Broccoli says character 'will remain male'
2020-01-16 11:04:47
Barbara Broccoli, who produces the film series, says a female actor will not be cast in the role.
Patient in Japan confirmed as having new virus from China
2020-01-16 10:39:48
Japan's government said Thursday a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus identified as a possible cause of an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The man developed a fever and cough on Jan. 3 while in Wuhan, returned to Japan on Jan.
Welcome to Instapaper!
2020-01-16 10:37:44
Welcome to Instapaper! Instapaper is the best way to save and read web content. There are a number of convenient ways to save articles to Instapaper. Let’s walk through your options. Saving from...

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