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Survey shows most people think LLMs such as ChatGPT can experience feelings and memories
Two-thirds of people surveyed think that artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have some degree of consciousness and can have subjective experiences such as feelings and memories, according to a new study from the ...
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Engineering
New design approach identifies routes to stronger titanium alloys
Titanium alloys are essential structural materials for a wide variety of applications, from aerospace and energy infrastructure to biomedical equipment. But like most metals, optimizing their properties tends to involve a ...
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Scientists develop new electrolytes for low-temperature lithium metal batteries
Electric vehicles, large-scale energy storage, polar research and deep space exploration all have placed higher demands on the energy density and low-temperature performance of energy storage batteries. In recent years, lithium ...
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New ink-based method offers best recipe yet for thermoelectric devices
Power plants, factories, car engines—everything that consumes energy produces heat, much of which is wasted. Thermoelectric devices could capture this wasted heat and convert it into electricity, but their production has ...
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Viologen redox flow batteries offer an alternative to vanadium
A technology has been developed to replace the active material in large-capacity ESS "redox flow batteries" with a more affordable substance.
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Energy & Green Tech
New recycling process can recover up to 99.97% of materials in perovskite solar cells
A recent study by the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg, which is based at Forschungszentrum Jülich, has developed an efficient and environmentally friendly process for recycling perovskite solar cells.
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Energy & Green Tech
New non-fullerene acceptor helps achieve 20.2% efficiency in organic solar cells
In recent years, engineers have introduced a wide range of photovoltaic (PV) solutions that could facilitate the sustainable generation of electricity worldwide. These include organic solar cells (OSCs), PV devices that use ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Study employs image-recognition AI to determine battery composition and conditions
An international collaborative research team has developed an image recognition technology that can accurately determine the elemental composition and the number of charge and discharge cycles of a battery by examining only ...
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Internet
AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, edit a Wikipedia entry or share a baby photo on your public Facebook or Instagram feed and you are also helping to train the next generation of artificial ...
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Energy & Green Tech
'Nearly sustainable' hydrogen could cut ammonia production emissions by 95%
Whether sustainably produced hydrogen needs to be 100% green is currently under debate. Using the production of ammonia and artificial fertilizer as examples, researchers have calculated that "nearly sustainable" hydrogen ...
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Engineering
Evidently efficient: Self-organization of informal bus lines in the Global South
Public transport systems vary widely around the world. Developed countries in the Global North usually have centrally planned public transport systems with fixed routes and timetables.
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Optoelectronics gain spin control from chiral perovskites and III–V semiconductors
A research effort led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has made advances that could enable a broader range of currently unimagined optoelectronic devices.
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Energy & Green Tech
Escaping the lab into the sunlight: Research examines durability of outdoor perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising next-generation solar photovoltaic (PV) cells with high performance and low production costs compared to silicon. However, one of the primary challenges to widespread adoption of ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers demonstrate second-generation digital display with perovskite light-emitting diodes
A team of microelectronic engineers affiliated with several institutions in China, working with a colleague from Sweden, has demonstrated a second-generation digital display screen that uses perovskite light-emitting diodes ...
Business
Statistical physics and network science reveal factors behind 2021–2022 energy crisis in Europe
An energy crisis hit Europe in 2021–2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which sent electricity prices skyrocketing—even within countries that don't rely on Russian gas. It begs the question: Was there more to ...
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Engineering
Starfish skeleton inspires new 4D morphing structure
Researchers have recently developed a flexible-yet-sturdy morphing structure inspired by the starfish skeleton that exhibits 4D morphing features with promising applications for robotics, aviation, and medical devices.
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Robotics
Computer scientists develop new and improved camera inspired by the human eye
A team led by University of Maryland computer scientists has invented a camera mechanism that improves how robots see and react to the world around them. Inspired by how the human eye works, their innovative camera system ...
Jul 1, 2024
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