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Not only can wearable devices use vibration energy to charge their own batteries, but they could one day have a big impact on our communities. That’s the conclusion reached by a group of international researchers experimenting with kinetic energy harvesting. The group – comprised of researchers from the University of ...

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Robotics researchers recently set out to make technology more user friendly for blind people. What they found, however, may actually make robots more helpful for everybody – visually impaired or not. Building-service robots (BSRs) are a popular research topic in terms of their technical capabilities, but they still aren’t very...

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Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are quickly picking up speed, but they remain an expensive luxury for a select few. A team of researchers in Hong Kong, however, is developing a system to merge autonomous vehicles with the “shared economy” concept that could help expedite their use—and accessibility—among the general mass public....

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The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) will revolutionize the way people get from Point A to Point B. It’s predicted that by 2020, 75% of the world’s cars will be connected to the internet, and according to some analysts, the self-driving car market will pass one million vehicles by 2035....

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Can a car battery that “gives back” to the grid help spur a greater adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)? Or lead to more urban development? Those are some of the possibilities to consider as a team of researchers at Bilecik University in Turkey continues to work on commercializing a...

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Self-driving cars may immediately bring to mind sleek, glamorous versions of futuristic Teslas. However, when you look inside the elaborate “brains” of these vehicles, their supporting computing systems appear more complex than sleek. And making them even more complex could further increase their comfort and safety. In order to drive...

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