Automatic license plate readers have long been marketed as tools that help law enforcement recover stolen vehicles, locate ...

License plate readers can now monitor virtually any connected device, and these systems have already been abused.

A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign team published research showing 3D-printed pure copper cooling plates could reduce data center cooling energy use from 30-40% of total power draw to just 1.1% ...

Abstract: The advancement of automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems has garnered noteworthy attention in recent times owing to their diverse applications across multiple domains, including ...

One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.

In 2025, data centers consumed 485 TWh of electricity. Thirty percent of that, more than the entire annual power consumption of Sweden, went to cooling. Scientists have developed a 3D-printed ...

TROY, N.Y. — The civic uproar began quietly, when a mom walking her newborn spotted a strange black contraption at the end of her block: a camera topped with a solar panel. Dierdre Shea researched the ...

License plate recognition technology is a tool used by law enforcement to help solve crimes and find missing persons. The author, a former sheriff, argues the technology helps victims by speeding up ...

Lowe’s and Home Depot are ramping up surveillance in store parking lots in states including California, Texas and Connecticut AI-powered license plate readers to combat theft and keep customers safe — ...

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Massachusetts held a lottery Thursday, but the prize was not cash. It was a low number "MA 250" blue license plate. It's the most popular specialty plate in Massachusetts, with MassDOT saying nearly ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...