Tech and Innovation
This energy efficient robot can crawl like a caterpillar
Scientists in North Carolina have created a bi-directional soft robot inspired by the movement of a caterpillar. Here's what it might be used for in future.
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Mobility
自动驾驶普及后，过路口可能要多等“白灯”
根据计算模拟得出的结果，在交通信号灯上添加第四个灯，可以更好地适应自动驾驶汽车的运作。当有足够多的自动驾驶车辆靠近交通灯时，这盏新增的灯就会启动。这个概念提出的基础是自动驾驶汽车与其他车辆以及交通信号灯系统进行无线通信的能力。这个概念中的许多要素只需对路口的交通灯和现有的自动驾驶汽车稍作修改就可以实现。
Mobility
Here's why traffic signals may need to change to accommodate self-driving cars
Adding a fourth light to traffic lights could make them work better for autonomous vehicles, according to simulations. It would activate as vehicles approach.
SDG 07: Affordable and Clean Energy
Environmental justice: How do decarbonization efforts affect different communities?
The health benefits from decarbonization are unequally distributed, a new study says. Low-income communities still face higher levels of air pollution.
Mobility
电动车充电站应该设在哪里？
决定电动汽车（EV）充电设施的最佳安放地点很复杂，因为必须考虑到出行路线、用户需求以及电网供应。
Energy Transition
What's the best place to put EV charging stations?
Decisions on EV charging sites usually prioritize travel flow, user demand or the needs of power grids. A new computer model tries to find compromises.
Emerging Technologies
Meet the revolutionary robot that's shaped like pasta
“Soft robots” made of elastomers and shaped like pasta can navigate with no human or computer intervention. Could they help progress autonomous driving?
Energy Transition
New technique paves the way for mass production of solar cells
Researchers have developed a simple technique for producing perovskite photovoltaic materials on an industrial scale for the mass-production of solar cells.
Energy Transition
US utility companies pledges could cut emissions by more than 30% by 2050
Many of the largest US electric utilities have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Compared to 2018 levels, emissions could be reduced by a third.
COVID-19
Why mRNA won't replace other vaccine types just yet
Three experts explore the future of vaccine development amid the use of mRNA vaccines in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Science
What is kirigami and how has it inspired scientists to create a new material?
Scientists have taken kirigami principles and applied them to 3D materials, to create structures which are capable of transforming into multiple different architectures.
Mental Health
How our level of personal resilience changes over time
Researchers at North Carolina State University suggest that resilience is a process not a characteristic, fluctuating with how individuals respond to circumstances over time.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Virtual reality 'clinic' brings stroke therapy home
Stroke survivors could soon attend physical and occupational therapy sessions via a virtual reality clinic, researchers say.
Artificial Intelligence
We blame robots for work accidents when they're autonomous
“The finding is somewhat intuitive, but it addresses a fundamental issue: when do we transfer responsibility for an error from a human to a robot?” Gillen says.