Emerging Tech
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A once-ambitious bill meant to reel in Washington’s exploding data center industry fell by the wayside during a short legislative session, and a state senator says it was due in part to tech company lobbying. -
Experts and public-sector technologists say the AI-powered software development technique may one day offer government the ability to fast-track ideas, improve procurement and more.
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Miami is still a long way from fixing its traffic and public transportation woes, but there may be a credible solution on the horizon that sounds like it’s from the future — electric flying taxis.
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For a second time in 2020, MIT scientists have warned the country about the risks of blockchain voting, which has been featured in a few pilots, most notably in one Utah county during the 2020 presidential election.
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Researchers with the Missouri University of Science and Technology are hoping to use federated learning to train algorithms in an attempt to secure devices that make up the Internet of Things.
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Exposure notification apps — otherwise known as a contact tracing apps — are likely to play a part in President-elect Joe Biden’s national response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as cases across the country continue to rise.
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Despite earlier claims by officials that the New Orleans Police Department was not using facial recognition, it appears the agency has been leveraging the technology through state and federal partners.
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A study points to one way to speed up adoption of innovations in clean energy technology – more flexibility among state regulators.
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Since mid-October, two ultraviolet-C germ-killing robots have been sanitizing rooms after patients are discharged from the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa. The machines destroy 99.9% of the bacteria and spores.
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Officials in the city are considering a memorandum of agreement with DriveOhio that would pave the way for private companies to begin testing autonomous vehicles in certain parts of the city.
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Rather than shy away from shared mobility, riders seemed to welcome the open-air ride of e-scooters; while at least one California city used the summer to launch a pilot delivery project using small sidewalk-roaming robots.
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The Albany International Airport in New York has partnered with General Electric on technology that helps sanitation crews monitor cleanliness and frequently touched surfaces throughout the facility.
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The camera network stems from a project established around Lake Tahoe in 2013 and subsequently expanded throughout California, Nevada and Oregon. It has helped firefighters with information for more than 1,000 fires since 2016.
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Digital license plates have been allowed in California and Arizona since 2019; now they are allowed in Michigan, too. The technology allows drivers to circumvent lengthy visits to the DMV with virtual renewals.
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What if roads and bridges could signal structural problems that need repair?
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The University of Wyoming is now one of a few universities in the country to have a blockchain-focused educational center. Stakeholders believe it will attract even more blockchain businesses to the state.
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Several cities have taken advantage of nearly empty streets and parking structures brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic to roll out technology upgrades for when — and if — drivers return to downtown areas.
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Palm scanners in several Seattle-area stores is one more layer to the company’s convenience and data collection efforts, but civil rights and privacy experts say the tech comes with inherent concerns.
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As companies like SpaceX and Amazon launch more satellites, space will become incredibly crowded. Autonomous technology will be key to managing all the new traffic off Earth's surface — and more.
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The nonprofit Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory has proposed an autonomous corridor project to help fill transportation gaps. The route would connect a retirement community and college to Main Street.
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In place of human toll collectors, gantries that arch over the highway will scan transponders and photograph the license plates of cars without transponders. The change is expected to reduce traffic on the highway.
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