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Engineering

Biomimetic speaking valve technology has enhanced safety features for tracheostomized patients

If conventional speaking valves for tracheostomized patients are used improperly, dangerous overpressure can occur, which can cause serious complications and even death. In a collaboration between the Freiburg Botanical Garden, ...

Business

In the 'Wild West' of AI chatbots, subtle biases related to race and caste often go unchecked

Recently, LinkedIn announced its Hiring Assistant, an artificial intelligence "agent" that performs the most repetitious parts of recruiters' jobs—including interacting with job candidates before and after interviews. LinkedIn's ...

Energy & Green Tech

Lithium composite material enhances performance and safety of next-gen lithium rechargeable batteries

Amid the global pursuit of next-generation secondary battery solutions to replace current lithium-ion technology, Korean researchers have pioneered a lithium composite material that dramatically enhances both safety and lifespan, ...

Robotics

Synchronized movement between robots and humans builds trust, study finds

Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonized, researchers have discovered.

Energy & Green Tech

Perovskite research boosts solar cell efficiency and product life

An international team led by the University of Surrey with Imperial College London have identified a strategy to improve both the performance and stability for solar cells made out of the "miracle material" perovskite by ...

Internet

US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: Report

The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report Monday.