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Energy & Green Tech
Tin oxide replaces scarce indium in solar mini-module, bringing cheaper clean energy closer to market
An international team of researchers has built the first high-performance, commercial-size tandem solar cell that doesn't rely on the scarce and expensive metal indium. The breakthrough, published in Science, replaces indium-based ...
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3D-printed bridge points the way to greener construction
Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth, and producing it is one of the largest single sources of carbon emissions. One promising way to reduce its environmental footprint is to 3D-print concrete, laying ...
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Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivaling Claude and ChatGPT
Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their "open-source" AI technology are making the California ...
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New hybrid positioning system promises reliable tracking where GPS fails
In a new study presented at the IEEE International Conference on Communications in Glasgow, researchers from Queen Mary University of London and partners from around the world showcased the system, called Joint DAS and GNSS ...
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Energy & Green Tech
New zinc slurry battery could store clean energy for longer
Solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable energy technologies are becoming increasingly widespread worldwide. Most of these technologies generate electricity from natural sources, such as sunlight and wind, which are ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Engineering
Scientists create interactive screens that can appear on demand
Imagine reaching for a record or glancing at a map and seeing a display bloom from a small box, offering interactive guidance—and then vanishing moments later. A new device, inspired by science fiction and designed by computer ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
New perovskite emitter boosts vapor-deposited LEDs efficiency
Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team led by Professor Tae-Woo Lee of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at SNU and Professor Samuel D. Stranks of the University ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Layered crystal embeds atom-thin iron selenide can improve waste heat conversion
Developing thermoelectric materials that efficiently convert waste heat into electricity remains challenging because high electrical performance and low thermal conductivity are difficult to achieve simultaneously. Researchers ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Engineering
Turning pulp mills into next-generation biorefineries
Georgia's $41 billion forest products industry needs a transformation, and a Georgia Tech research team is reimagining how pulp mills use energy and what they can make from their byproduct streams. For nearly a decade, Sankar ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Magnesium oxide emerges as a promising protective coating for sulfide solid electrolytes
The success of a promising class of next-generation batteries may hinge on something almost impossibly thin: a coating just a nanometer thick—roughly 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. In new research, scientists at ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers develop prototype thin-film electronics that can dock and undock themselves
Publishing in the journal npj Flexible Electronics, researchers from Kyushu University have developed prototype thin-film electronic modules that can automatically connect and disconnect with one another.
Jul 17, 2026
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Engineering
New spinning drone hides in plain sight: 'Phantom Twist' harnesses motion blur to nearly vanish in flight
By exploiting the quirks of human vision, Northwestern University engineers have designed a drone that nearly disappears before the eyes. For years, researchers have tried to design invisible drones and robots using camouflage, ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Hardware
Engineers shrink powerful terahertz systems onto a single semiconductor chip
High-frequency waves classified as terahertz occupy a relatively underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared light and microwaves. Researchers have long recognized their unique potential for applications ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Robotics
Engineers develop robot that judges its surroundings and walks, runs, and jumps like an animal
An era in which robots decide "how to walk" on their own has arrived. A four-legged robot has been developed that, much like a person or an animal, autonomously chooses the appropriate gait strategy for its surroundings—changing ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
New contact material improves efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells
A newly developed material for the electron contact improves the efficiency of single perovskite solar cells and perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. The new material is based on a carborane molecule. It offers several ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Security
Facial movement analysis detects deepfake videos with more than 95% accuracy
So-called deepfakes, that is, images and videos generated with the help of artificial intelligence, are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. An international research team from the University of Tokyo and the Max Planck ...
Jul 16, 2026
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