Emesent, a drone autonomy company spin-out from Australian federal research agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has developed software that allows autonomous drones to create mapping of underground spaces such as mines and Read More
Researchers at MIT are working on using a fleet of drones to collaboratively search for missing people under dense forest canopies. They equipped each autonomous quadrotor drone with laser-range finders for position estimation, localization, and Read More
Missouri University of Science and Technology has installed two new advanced lead battery microgrid systems at the campus’s EcoVillage, a “living laboratory” that is home to solar-powered houses designed and built by Missouri S&T students. Read More
In 2013, the African country of Rwanda reported that only between 5 – 20% of its population had access to electricity. In response to this situation, the Rwandan government recently launched a goal to electrify Read More
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $895,000 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through its program, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAAN). With the funds, WPI will provide six needs-based fellowships to U.S. Read More
Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering has established the Sherry and John Woo Center for Big Data and Precision Health – a big data analytics center that will support global research to advance precision medicine Read More
The EDF Group, Enedis, and the Nanyang Technological University have partnered to demonstrate the ‘Microgrid for Affordable and Sustainable Electricity in Remote Areas’ (MASERA) project in Singapore. This demonstrator will allow EDF to deploy a Read More
Xcel Energy has begun flying drone-conducted exterior inspections at the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants in Minnesota. According to Xcel, each inspection was completed in two days, provided high-quality data, improved crew safety, and Read More
Benefit fraud, particularly by criminal gangs, costs the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in the United Kingdom almost £2.1 billion (~$2.6 billion US) in 2016 – a rise of £200 million in just one Read More
Siemens and Australian data analytics company Interlate have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the goal of delivering productivity gains for the mining industry by better leveraging data across the entire mining value chain. Read More
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