Maine’s 3D-printed wood-fiber home
The recyclable, 3D-printed homes could help fill the housing gap while advancing sustainable manufacturing.
In northern Minnesota, autonomous vehicles are hitting rural roads
As Grand Rapids becomes the first rural community in the nation to pilot an autonomous shuttle service, it’s a trial by snow and ice rather than fire.
City seeks digital twin for public building interiors
As original blueprints are no longer accurate, Aurora, Illinois, wants indoor digital maps to update records and increase public safety.
Faster, scalable triage for mass casualty incidents
DARPA is challenging innovators to develop advanced sensor and algorithm technology that can quickly assess the extent of an injury.
Real-time tracking now available for some city school buses
New York City’s efforts to modernize school transportation have been dogged by delays — like its buses — but this new effort will allow parents and schools to monitor them.
It’s time-out for leap seconds: an expert explains why the tiny clock adjustments will be paused from 2035
Leap seconds once meant to synchronize the Coordinated Universal Time and Universal Time systems may be abandoned as scientists realize the dangers of computer systems that fail to correctly make the one-second adjustment.
Wearables to keep responders safe, boost resilience
The Department of Homeland Security is funding five startups that identify and resolve health and wellness issues before they reach a crisis level.
An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message
As climate change threatens the livelihood of Tuvalu, the country proposes uploading itself to the metaverse to virtually preserve its land and culture.
The most future-ready US cities
Cities that leverage data, partnerships and emerging technologies can best adapt to changing citizen expectations, a new report found.
Environmental groups using digital tech to bolster data collection
Environmental data and mapping technologies are helping Virginia environmentalists raise community awareness and guide agencies' climate-friendly plans.
States test an electrifying idea: Roads that can recharge your EV
A few states are testing induction road-charging networks to power electric vehicles as they're driving using coils embedded in the pavement.
State expands life sciences, emerging tech clout with research institute
A new medical research hub in Maryland will use artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other emerging technologies to improve health care training, treatment and research.
Can AI tutors give the nation’s workforce a competitive edge?
The number of workers needing new skills across a variety of emerging technology fields will soon outpace the nation’s ability to train them, but researchers at the Defense Department have a plan.
Smartphone sensor networks monitor bridge integrity
The resulting data could help decrease inspection and maintenance costs while increasing bridges’ lifetimes.
Bitcoin-mining helps bring business to the city's ‘front porch’
As the first U.S. city to mine the cryptocurrency, Fort Worth leaders say the venture will attract more visitors and businesses.
E-tongue tastes water for contaminants
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell are piloting a handheld, cloud-connected electrochemical sensor that quickly tests tap water for contaminants.
$4M to keep fish populations afloat
The Department of Energy is looking for new ideas to protect fish around hydropower facilities.
Cup lids inspire new way for drones to sense danger
Adding domes to drone wings could help them better sense their surroundings and produce safer flying behaviors.
Algorithm analyzes escort ads to detect human trafficking
Researchers have developed an algorithm that identifies similarities in escort advertisements, which often indicates trafficking behavior.
Emissions from e-waste spiked 53% in 6 years
Electronic devices are releasing increasing amounts of toxic emissions into the environment, spurring the need for a legal framework to regulate e-waste.
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