ScientistPankaj: Tech: Can Google fix traffic jams?

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Tech: Can Google fix traffic jams?

August 20—This week, a brain-computer interface that's so accurate a man with ALS can use it to chat all day. Plus, Google's project to make city stoplights smarter, and we interview director James Cameron about his high-tech exploration of the deep sea. Enjoy!

--Ben Guarino, Associate Editor, Technology

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James Cameron's OceanXplorers Shows Scientists at Work

James Cameron takes us behind the scenes and beneath the waves in a discussion of the new National Geographic show OceanXplorers on today's episode of Science Quickly.

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Brain-to-Speech Tech Good Enough for Everyday Use Debuts in a Man with ALS

A highly robust brain-computer interface boasts low error rates and a durability that allows a user to talk all day long

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Can Google Make Stoplights Smarter?

A Google experiment to improve stoplights shows early positive results. But AI-assisted software won't replace human traffic engineers just yet

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Can Pulling Carbon from Thin Air Slow Climate Change?

Tech firms, oil companies and the U.S. government are investing billions of dollars in carbon capture technology to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Can it save the warming world?

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