Beijing invests in virtual humans
The city government wants to invest nearly $900 million to build a technology, business and governance ecosystem for virtual humans that leverages Web3 technologies.
Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud
Using wireless sensor technology, farmers can monitor the condition of crop soil and increase their water usage efficiency.
Semiconductor bill to fund 20 regional technology hubs
The CHIPS and Science Act authorized $10 billion for the hubs, in an effort to expand tech jobs and manufacturing beyond the country’s traditional innovation powerhouses.
Cheaper 3D printing uses little nozzles and a ‘slicer’
The new approach increases printing resolution and size as well as significantly decreases printing time.
The time is now for quantum-safe security
Agencies must understand what data is at risk and mitigate that risk with crypto-agile solutions as post quantum crypto standards are finalized.
Mixed reality headset helps measure forests
With a Microsoft Hololens and the VegSense app, researchers have developed a suitable, low-cost alternative to traditional classical field measurements of vegetation below the canopy.
It’s time for digital self-sovereign identity
As digital IDs gain momentum, their shortcomings—and the need for digital, decentralized self-sovereign identity—become more apparent.
Where to see UFOs
“California, here we come.”
Blockchain, Web3 and the potential for government transformation
Blockchain brings accountability and transparency to municipal processes and empowers constituents more than ever before.
Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
The Common Model of Cognition, which divides humanlike thought into multiple modules, both explains human thinking and provides a blueprint for true artificial intelligence.
Federated learning uses the data right on our devices
In addition to protecting privacy, federated learning could make training machine-learning models more resource-efficient by cutting down and sometimes eliminating big data transfers.
Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
It’s important to recognize how physical and digital tracking work together.
'Digital human' teaches how to walk to protect your knees
Knee-pain suffers can learn new ways of walking through a detailed computer simulation.
From in-crowds to power couples, network science uncovers the hidden structure of community dynamics
Researchers found a way to detect powerful “inner circles” in large organizations simply by studying networks that map emails being sent among employees.
State explores drone skyway
Michigan is investigating the data and networking infrastructure required for commercial drones flying in shared air mobility corridors beyond the operator’s visual line of sight.
6 ways governments drive innovation – and how they can help post-pandemic resilience
When governments engage with local innovative technology companies early, they can support future-facing business development and take advantage of tech expertise to build civic applications.
Virtual reality, location services get workout at responder test lab
At the Public Safety Immersive Test Center, researchers can test whether their user interfaces and indoor location tracking services work as expected.
Video games can change your brain for the better
Researchers suggest that playing video games may enhance key regions of the brain that can improve decision-making skills.
Virtual meetings stymie creative teamwork
A new study finds that in-person teams generate more ideas than remote teams working on the same problem -- possibly because when people focus on the narrow field of vision of a screen, their thinking becomes narrower as well.
Brain stimulation can rewire and heal damaged neural connections, but it isn’t clear how
The technique has the potential to treat a wide range of neurological diseases.
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