A large amount of tech workers in Russia are leaving to look for safer and greener pastures. Over 70,000 tech specialists incited by the change of political atmosphere, left the country after its invasion of Ukraine, with many more expected…
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Technical papers written in the field of wireless sensor networks
MIT’s Mini Cheetah and its Speed
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently created a new version of a quick quadrupedal robot. Although four-legged robots have amassed a lot of popularity over the last few years, running is a skill that has eluded them.…
Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Thousands of JavaScript Websites
JavaScript is popularly used by millions of developers around the world to build websites and mobile apps. However, according to researchers from the John Hopkins Information Security Institute, thousands of websites created with JavaScript are susceptible to a security loophole…
New Sony AI Drives Race Car
Takuma Miyazono began his racing career at age 4 when his father brought home the motorsport game Gran Turismo 4. In 2020, sixteen years later, Miyazono became the Gran Turismo world champion, winning a ‘triple crown’ of esports motor racing…
Computer Simulations Reveal New Information about Magma below the Earth’s Surface
Thanks to the latest advances in computer modelling, an international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol shed new light on the properties of magma found hundreds of kilometers within the Earth. The study showed water-rich magmas formed…
Driver on Autopilot in Fatal Crash is charged with a Felony
Prosecutors in California have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against a driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light and killed two people in 2019. From research, the defendant appears to be the first person to…
Smart T-shirt Detects Breathing Problems
A group of researchers in Canada have created a smart T-shirt capable of monitoring the breathing of the wearer, which could be useful for medical and athletic applications. An advantage of the smart T-shirt is its ability to conform to…
New Wearable Sensors can Track Hand Use in Amputees
Researchers at the University of Missouri, Columbia recently developed a system to track hand use in people who use a hand prosthesis or have undergone a hand transplant. The technology tracks hands’ movement, and monitors how people make use of…
New Portable Diagnostic Platform can Rapidly Test Hundreds of People for Coronavirus
Engineers at the University of Texas, Austin recently created the ‘lab-on-a-chip’ platform, a portable disease diagnosis platform which could spot asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, as well as test for other ailments in their early stages. The platform is capable of detecting…
Workers Prefer Flexibility to Higher Pay
With unemployment at an all-time low as a result of the Great Resignation, many workers now feel empowered to go out and get what they want, including the salaries they think they deserve. According to a recent study by Bankrate,…