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A makeshift memorial site, established near the MLK Commons at Northern Illinois University, within a week of the February 14, 2008 shooting which killed six and injured 18 people. Credit: Taylor & Francis Mass shootings in the U.S. account for 73% of all 139 incidents occurring in developed countries between 1998 to 2019. During this time, 62% of all 1,318 fatalities from the attacks also happened in the states.…

Ugandan researchers have developed low-cost air quality monitoring sensors that work in extreme conditions and will allow Uganda to switch from expensive imported monitors in its bid to tackle rising air pollution. Kampala, Uganda's capital home to two million people, ranks among the world's most polluted cities, with pollution levels up to seven times higher than the World Health Organisation's safe standards, according to the 2021 World Air Quality Report. Engineer Bainomugisha, who leads the research at Makerere…

Leonid Ragozin / Rest of World: A profile of inDriver, a ride-hailing app developed in Siberia in 2012, which lets riders and drivers haggle over prices and is now available in 42 countries — InDriver's unique haggling feature has seen it expand from its roots in Yakutia to markets around the world. — • YAKUTSK, RUSSIA Leonid Ragozin / Rest of World: A profile of inDriver, a ride-hailing app developed in Siberia in 2012, which lets riders and drivers haggle over prices and…

The smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot has been built by Northwestern University engineers, and it comes in the guise of a tiny, charming peekytoe crab. These tiny crabs, which are only a half-millimetre long, can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn, and even jump. The researchers also created millimetre-sized robots that resemble inchworms, crickets, and beetles. Though the research is still in its early stages, the researchers hope their technology will help them get closer to developing micro-sized robots that…

The rumors were true as it turns out. Xiaomi has just informed us that it is in fact undertaking a strategic partnership with Leica, and the first imaging flagship smartphone jointly developed by the two companies will be launched in July this year. Since the rumor mill was right about the Xiaomi - Leica partnership, we think it's safe to assume it was also right about the device in question being the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, but we'll see. As you may know, this is far from Leica's first rodeo in the mobile world. The camera…

DACS tested on patient at Nagoya University Hospital. Credit: Junki Mikami (FUIGO)Device suitable for use in hospital wards, blood labs, and reception counters.In efforts to prevent the spread of <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>COVID-19</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome…

For 20 years, Darth Vader’s origins were the stuff of mystery to Star Wars fans, before Anakin Skywalker’s story was told across the prequel trilogy. Given the pressure George Lucas and his team were under to get it right, then, it’s no surprise that the films ended up being hugely controversial at the time, especially Hayden Christensen’s portrayal of the future Sith Lord. When you realize just how difficult a task Christensen was set in bringing the young Darth Vader to life, however, even the most ardent…

The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is set to be the next licensed title from Electronic Arts, with EA getting back into LOTR games. Heroes of Middle-earth is being developed for Android and iOS smartphones, and is scheduled to begin a limited beta test in summer 2022. According to EA, The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth will be solely inspired by Middle-earth from J.R.R. Tolkein's literary works — there are two film trilogies, and a TV series on the way — and will feature turn-based combat and…

During a presentation at WasteExpo 2022 in Las Vegas, XL Fleet unveiled its all-electric pre-series powertrain on a Quantum garbage truck as part of collaboration with Curbtender, Inc. This pre-series vehicle is the first toward production models the companies plan to build in 2022.  XL Fleet is an electrified solutions company specializing in commercial and municipal fleets in North America; this includes assistance in electrifying fleets for companies like Coca-Cola and Verizon. In addition to its electric…

DARPA has selected Raytheon BBN to lead a team to develop an augmented reality device that can act as a virtual assistant for combat medics, guiding them through 50 different medical procedures using artificial intelligence.When it comes to increasing the chances of a battlefield casualty surviving, a field medic is the single most important factor. This is because medics are the first on the scene and give aid in what is called the Golden Hour, or even the Golden Ten Minutes. This is the time when prompt aid can mean the…