Dow’s Measured Shift Toward Plastics Circularity
The global economy remains less than 10% circular, and plastics—integral to modern manufacturing—pose a formidable challenge. Large incumbent multinationals, with…
Inside Waymo’s High-Fidelity Autonomous Driving Simulator
Waymo’s latest advancement in virtual testing, internally named SimulationCity, represents a significant leap in autonomous vehicle evaluation. Designed to mirror…
USV SEADRAGON Maps and Analyzes a Drifting Iceberg
Icebergs, born from calving glaciers, drift and rotate under the combined forces of wind, waves, and ocean currents. Their melting…
Europe’s Struggle to Close the Plastic Loop
Across Europe, plastic’s ubiquity has become a defining environmental challenge. From milk bottles to toothpaste tubes, it permeates daily life—and…
Engineering a Future for Ethical AI
The trajectory of artificial intelligence has already reshaped multiple sectors, from manufacturing and logistics to medicine and scientific research. Experts…
Freight Rail’s Steady Hand in a Shaken Supply Chain
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when many components of the U.S. supply chain faltered under unprecedented stress, the freight rail sector…
WoZ4U Brings Flexible Wizard-of-Oz Control to HRI
Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) experiments have long been a cornerstone of human-robot interaction (HRI) research, enabling the study of advanced interaction concepts…
Ethical Precision in Kidney Allocation Algorithms
In May 2021, a question from Darren Stewart, a data scientist at the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), revealed…
How Social Robots Reveal Human Curiosity Dynamics
Novel social interactions are inherently dynamic, requiring participants to adapt, react, and gather contextual information. A recent study employed social…