There’s no foolproof way to know if someone’s verbally telling lies, but scientists have developed a tool that seems remarkably accurate at judging written falsehoods. Using machine learning and text analysis, they’ve been able to identify false robbery reports with such accuracy that the tool is now being rolled...
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating—called HOS-PFM—that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
"The advance opens up a new approach to developing EV batteries...
The iOS 14.5 beta, available to developers and public beta testers, adds a new Apple Maps feature that lets you report accidents, hazards, and speed checks along your route when getting directions.
When you input an address, select a...
With Samsung now having reported earnings for the first three quarters of the year, we can safely say that all three of its 2018 flagship smartphones have underwhelmed. The company’s mobile division dragged down stellar performance in Samsung’s semi business over and over, thanks in large part to a...
Researchers at the Kyushu Institute of Technology and Shandong First Medical University are “upcycling” crab shells to create anode materials for sodium-ion batteries — an up-and-coming competitor to lithium-ion chemistries.
In a paper published in the journal...
laiming Social Security before full retirement age can trip up some people when it comes to spousal benefits.
For starters, not all early filers can access those benefits right away, and even those who do may discover it doesn’t...
Using an AI design process, engineers at software company Autodesk and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory came up with a new interplanetary lander concept that could explore distant moons like Europa and Enceladus. Its slim design weighs less than most of the landers that NASA has already sent to other...
The cold blast of an air conditioner can be a welcome relief as temperatures soar, but "A/C" units require large amounts of energy and can leak potent greenhouse gases. Today, scientists report an eco-friendly alternative—a plant-based film that gets cooler when...
A San Francisco-based startup called Framework has just launched an ambitious project: a thin, lightweight productivity laptop that it claims can be “upgraded, customized, and repaired in ways that no other notebook can.”
Framework founder Nirav Patel told The...
Classic winner and millionaire 3-year-old Cloud Computing has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2019 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington, the farm announced Nov. 20.
The dark bay colt will become the newest stallion to participate in Spendthrift's "Share The Upside" program.
"Cloud Computing is...
