SOCIAL SCIENCE | Digital reading bad for concentration, patience: research
Recent research in Norway showed that reading from mobile and computer screens has negative impact on one’s concentration and patience.
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TELECOM | Researchers eye new ‘in-building’ 5G networks
Fifth-generation cellular networks will stretch across most of the industrialized world within a few years.
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Humans, robot teams work better when there’s emotional connection: study
Research of the University of Michigan (UM) has shown that individually human develops emotional, trusting relationships with robotic technology, and the groups that work with robots develop attachments that affect team performance.
TECH NEWS | British team develops smart robot to harvest crop
Researchers have developed and tested a machine-learning driven robot to identify and harvest iceberg lettuce.
TECH NEWS | Scientists develop chemical computer, storing images with molecules
Scientists found a way to encode and decode images, not with microchips but with small molecules, and it worked with a 98-percent accuracy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Bystanders more likely to punish bullies than help victims: study
A study posted on the website of the University of Chicago found that third parties who observe social rejection are more inclined to punish the perpetrators than they are to help the victims.
ANTHROPOLOGY | Modern humans diverged with Neanderthals at least 800,000 years ago: study
A study on teeth fossils showed that modern humans and their closest relatives Neanderthals diverged much earlier than previously estimated.
CAR TECH | Researchers develop simulator for improving self-driving car safety before road test
Chinese and American researchers developed a data-driven simulator that could improve self-driving vehicle safety before road testing.
CLIMATE CHANGE | Long-term exposure to carbon dioxide reduces grain quality: study
Researchers have disclosed that long-term exposure to carbon dioxide could enhance grain yield but reduce grain quality in wheat.
MED-TECH | Tiny robotic tool developed to detect, kill cancer cells: study
Canadian scientists developed a kind of magnetic “tweezers” that can precisely bring minuscule bead robot into live human cancer cell, pointing to a new option for diagnosing and killing cancer.