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Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

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OurVision is a low-cost wearable that reads text out loud to users and helps them navigate their surroundings. In addition, it assists the person in navigating the surroundings by describing nearby objects and their distance from the user. The assistive device works with or without Wi-Fi. To support future projects, donate here.

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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That Awesome Robot Demo Could Have a Human in the Loop

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Last year, I wrote an article for the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) with some tips for making a good robot video, which includes arguably the most important thing: context. Here’s an excerpt from the RAS article: It’s critical to provide accurate context for videos of robots. Is the robot just too good?

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call

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I will be updating this article in real-time, so please keep refreshing the page to view the latest updates on this story. Elon Musk also personally thanks Viecha for his contributions to the company. Low cost, simple, and it just works. Tesla also posted $1.2 billion GAAP operating income in Q1, $1.1

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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An article describing how the platform works was published in the September issue of IEEE Communications Magazine. “If His Vodafone team worked on technologies that would limit the use of personal data for advertising and “eyeball-grabbing, because they are very disruptive and can incentivize the spread of disinformation.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

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Porsche’s 800V high-voltage architecture is more vulnerable in this regard than a low-voltage architecture such as Tesla’s 400V, or what other manufacturers use. Porsche has cut costs for its premium Taycan BEV, which poses a risk to customers, according to the whistleblower.

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UNECE: claim that diesel on-road vehicles are the cause of increased lung cancer is misleading

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An improved modal split, particularly from individual to public transport in personal mobility and from roads to rail in long term freight transport while improving environmental performance at micro level. Improved public transport and the promotion of walking and biking are desired measures to reduce the use of personal cars.

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