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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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Thus, today’s choices on the connectivity of streets may restrict future resilience and lock in pathways of energy use and CO 2. Gridded street networks, on the other hand, promote efficient, dense urban form in Bolivia, Argentina and Peru. emissions for a century or more. —Christopher Barrington-Leigh.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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That was the first time he had met a person with a limb difference. It is the fastest bionic hand on the market and the only one with touch feedback. Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru. Akhtar is the CEO.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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Still, its first-person 3D visuals were ahead of the curve, predating more famous hits like Atari’s Battlezone. “I I know Bruce always saw, from his early days, a potential market for [ Flight Simulator ],” says Denhart. “It Flight Simulator ’s first decade on the market was a time of smooth ascent. Artwick was right.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Although there is widespread interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs), the US—one of the largest auto markets in the world—expresses higher levels of resistance than most nations, according to a new study by Ipsos, a leading global market research firm. Data is weighted to match the profile of the population.