[ad_1] The Trump administration hopes its plan will support rural communities that rely on coal industry jobs. ACE gives states more authority to set emissions reductions standards and claims it will promote investment in “clean coal.” Like Obama’s plan, ACE aims to cut carbon pollution from the power sector by around 30 percent from 2005 […]
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Lexus makes camera and radar safety features standard for 2020 cars
[ad_1] Pre-collision alerts and braking may be the most practical — they can slow or even stop the car to avoid crashes, including with pedestrians. You’ll also find a lane departure warning system to prevent you from drifting across the road. “Intelligent” high beams automatically switch to low beams when they detect oncoming lights, while […]
European astronauts plan to take pics of a comet from the dawn of time
[ad_1] Comet Interceptor is part of ESA’s latest fast-class mission, meaning it will be developed in a relatively short period of time, about eight years. Comet Interceptor is expected to launch as a single composite craft aboard ESA’s Ariel spacecraft in 2028. It will complete the last leg of its journey with its own propulsion […]
NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock leaves Earth on June 24th
[ad_1] At the moment, our spacecraft rely on a two-way relay system that needs to bounce signals to and from Earth-based atomic clocks to figure out where it is and where it’s going. It uses the time that it takes to send a signal and to receive a response to calculate for its location, path […]
New York set to legalize e-scooters and e-bikes
[ad_1] Municipalities would still have to give e-scooter and e-bike companies the go-ahead, and would decide how to regulate them. For instance, under the state-wide bill, riders won’t need to wear helmets, though cities could require that. If the bill progresses as expected, e-scooters and e-bikes are likely to come to New York City, a […]
Waymo’s Jaguar EV hits public roads for self-driving tests
[ad_1] During the tests, Waymo has put a safety driver inside, ready to take control if anything goes awry. It’s a significant step for Waymo towards adding the self-driving cars to its ride-hailing fleet, which it plans to do next year. Waymo revealed last year it was adding I-Pace EVs to its self-driving fleet. The […]
Microsoft’s To-Do app is now available for Mac
[ad_1] Microsoft has released To-Do for Mac, finally giving Apple users access to the task management tool on their desktops. The Mac app will allow users to work offline, view their upcoming tasks under “My Day,” share to-do lists with friends and colleagues and see flagged emails. The app isn’t fully integrated with Microsoft Planner […]
MIT’s new robot can identify things by sight and by touch
[ad_1] The team took a KUKA robot arm and added a tactile sensor called GelSight, which was created by Ted Adelson’s group at CSAIL. The information collected by GelSight was then fed to an AI so it could learn the relationship between visual and tactile information. To teach the AI how to identify objects by […]
VR and microscopy help scientists see ‘inside’ diseases
[ad_1] The approach could be vital to medicine. Ultimately, the team hopes its tool (ExMicroVR) will provide a greater level of understanding about diseases that could lead to more effective treatments. As many as six people can experience data at the same time, ensuring that scientists can work together. And crucially, Carnegie Mellon wants this […]
We won’t colonize space without a Weyland-Yutani
[ad_1] Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Ageby Rod Pyle It’s been nearly six decades since Yuri Gagarin made humanity’s first foray into space. In that time, we’ve landed on the moon, set rovers loose on Mars and flung probes to the edge of the […]