Tag: University of Southampton

How robots can influence humans to have more courage

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New research has shown robots can encourage people to take greater risks in a simulated gambling scenario than they would if there was nothing to influence their behaviours. Increasing our understanding of whether robots can affect risk-taking could have clear ethical, practical and policy implications, which this study set out to explore. Dr Yaniv Hanoch, Read more about How robots can influence humans to have more courage[…]

Graphene sensor detects harmful air pollution in the home

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Scientists from the University of Southampton in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air pollution in the home with very low power consumption. The sensor detects individual CO2 molecules and volatile organic compounds (VOC) gas molecules found in building Read more about Graphene sensor detects harmful air pollution in the home[…]