With the wider world off-limits to those practicing physical distancing, new bonds are forming closer to home
Online encounters sustain old relationships and forge new ones
Virtual meetups sustain old relationships and forge new ones
Before the coronavirus outbreak, a Beijing technology company was already working to integrate autonomous vehicles into daily life in China. They produced pint-sized sidewalk sweepers and delivery robots, but there is now a demand to repurpose the technology to take the place of workers who are staying home in the hopes of containing the virus. Matt Dibble reports.
Self-driving technology is still in its infancy, but the pandemic may give it a great leap forward
Spacesuits are extremely difficult to move in; a NASA partner has teamed with a group of Norwegian engineering students to test a glove that controls equipment with small hand gestures
SETI Institute and telescope maker Unistellar to crowdsource data from thousands of consumer telescopes to expand horizons farther
Recent discoveries of exoplanets and asteroids have been made possible through collaboration between astronomers across the globe. Now a project of the SETI Institute and telescope maker Unistellar will crowdsource data from thousands of consumer telescopes to expand our horizons even farther. Matt Dibble takes a look.
'Deepfakes,' fake videos created using artificial intelligence, are entertaining us online and in movie theaters, But fear of misleading videos disrupting an election is driving a race to develop detection tools
Fear of misleading videos disrupting an election is driving a race to develop detection tools
A smartphone app that combines computer vision with a host of experts is empowering nature enthusiasts across the globe to document the organisms around them. Matt Dibble takes a closer look.
What would it be like to attend a concert with thousands of other people without leaving your home? Matt Dibble dons a VR headset to find out
According to a United Nations study, the world produces enough food waste to feed as many as 2 billion people each year. A tech startup has a goal to get that food to those who need it. Matt Dibble reports.
No longer just on Cyber Monday, US shoppers increasingly shop online for discounts
For many Americans, the holiday season means shopping and, increasingly, online shopping. On CyberMonday, the Monday after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, online retailers offer deep discounts in hopes of racking up huge sale volumes. Many shoppers in the U.S. say they mix online and in-person shopping to find the best deals. Michelle Quinn looked at this year's online shopping trends in the U.S.
