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Carmel uses smart technology to assess roads
A new high-tech vehicle is scanning Carmel’s roads to detect potholes and a need for road repairs before the problem even starts. INDIANAPOLIS — Potholes can cause a lot of damage to vehicles and lots of headaches if you have to replace a tire or a rim, but road crews are trying to stay ahead of …
Phyllis J. Randall, David F. Snyder and Cathy McGhee column: Using technology to assess demand on Va.’s infrastructure after COVID-19 | Columnists
A Chevrolet Volt hybrid car charged at a parking garage in Los Angeles in 2018. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By Phyllis J. Randall, David F. Snyder and Cathy McGhee By Phyllis J. Randall, David F. Snyder and Cathy McGhee While the pandemic has presented challenges over the past year, technology allowed us to connect with family, …
AI technology can assess COVID-19 severity with a promising degree of accuracy
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is capable of assessing the severity of COVID-19 cases with a promising degree of accuracy. A study, which is part of the COVID-Net open-source initiative launched more than a year ago, involved researchers from Waterloo and spin-off start-up company DarwinAI, as well as …
LIVE: Bomb squad to assess ‘suspicious items’ found at property in south Manchester – latest updates from police scene as residents evacuated
The bomb squad is set to assess ‘suspicious items’ found at a property in south Manchester. Residents have been evacuated following the discovery in Fallowfield this evening (Friday). Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene. Emergency services are stationed on Wilmslow Road, between Derby Road and Brook Road. Some residents told the Manchester …
Spokane families assess damage in day following record-breaking snowstorm
October 24, 2020 6:58 PM Kaitlin Knapp Posted: October 24, 2020 6:58 PM SPOKANE, Wash. — Many people spent Saturday taking in the damage from Friday’s snowstorm. Toppled trees and snapped power lines left many in the dark. Some are still without power one day later. The City of Spokane got reports of at least …
Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public
Image copyright Reuters Should more of us wear face masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus? This question is to be assessed by a panel of advisers to the World Health Organization (WHO). The group will weigh up research on whether the virus can be projected further than previously thought; a study in the …
Nottingham Trent University study to assess impact of traffic on hedgehogs
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Research from 2016 estimated about 100,000 hedgehogs are killed on UK roads each year Researchers are investigating how many hedgehogs are killed on our roads in a bid to help the UK’s declining population. A Nottingham Trent University team will also study whether tunnels under roads could reduce the …
Can An Eye Movement Test Assess Your Brain Age?
A new study shows how University of Liverpool researchers have used a newly developed eye movement test to improve the understanding of how parts of the brain work. Healthy, older adults are widely reported to experience cognitive decline, including impairments in inhibitory control (the ability to stop ourselves thinking or doing things). However, because …
Crews assess Houston-area damage after Imelda leaves 4 dead
HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency crews in the Houston area took advantage of receding floodwaters Friday to begin to assess the damage from one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history, a storm that led to the deaths of four men and displaced hundreds of people from their homes. The aftermath from Tropical Storm Imelda, …
