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Hardware
Innovative transistor for reconfigurable fuzzy logic hardware shows promise for enhanced edge computing
Edge computing devices, devices located in proximity to the source of data instead of in large data centers, could perform computations locally. This could reduce latency, particularly in real-time applications, as it would ...
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Automotive
Scientists unveil strategies to make self-driven vehicles more passenger-friendly
The integration of automated vehicles promises several benefits for urban mobility, including increased safety, reduced traffic congestion, and enhanced accessibility. Automated vehicles also enable drivers to engage in non-driving ...
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Transparent film uses principles of radiative cooling to provide sun protection and cool comfort
A research team developed a transparent radiative cooling film featuring a perforated structure resembling an insect screen, designed to regulate solar heat and lower interior temperatures. This breakthrough was recently ...
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Engineers design innovative 25 MW rotors to keep pace with wind turbine growth
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science professor Eric Loth, who led a multi-institutional team in designing one of the world's largest wind turbines, is mentoring the next generation of students ...
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Aquatic robot's self-learning optimization enhances underwater object manipulation skills
In recent years, roboticists have introduced robotic systems that can complete missions in various environments, ranging from the ground to underground, aboveground and underwater settings. While several of these robots can ...
Hardware
Portable light system uses color and texture change to digitize everyday objects
When Nikola Tesla predicted we'd have handheld phones that could display videos, photographs, and more, his musings seemed like a distant dream. Nearly 100 years later, smartphones are like an extra appendage for many of ...
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Engineering
Advances in energy-efficient avalanche-based amorphization could revolutionize data storage
The atoms of amorphous solids like glass have no ordered structure; they arrange themselves randomly, like scattered grains of sand on a beach. Normally, making materials amorphous—a process known as amorphization—requires ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New haptic patch transmits complexity of touch to the skin
A Northwestern University-led team of engineers has developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates the skin to deliver various complex sensations.
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Engineering
Earthquake prediction techniques provide quick insight into material failure analysis
Materials scientists can now use insight from a very common mineral and well-established earthquake and avalanche statistics to quantify how hostile environmental interactions may impact the degradation and failure of materials ...
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Engineering
High-dielectric-constant elastomer with low dielectric loss improves performance of smart wearables
High-dielectric-constant elastomers possess outstanding softness and stretchability. They allow a fast response and have a high reliability, and thus have been widely applied to wearable electronics.
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Internet
How common are fake profile pictures on Twitter?
Automated social media profiles are a powerful tool for spreading propaganda. They often feature AI-generated profile pictures. Researchers are currently looking into ways of identifying such images.
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Engineering
Study disproves idea that weather-dependent renewable energy systems are more prone to blackouts
Wind turbines and photovoltaics (PVs) are becoming increasingly widespread worldwide, which could contribute to reducing air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions. To produce energy, however, these renewable energy solutions ...
Computer Sciences
Computational framework simplifies synthesized motions for human characters in 3D environments
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have become increasingly better at synthesizing images and videos showing humans, animals and objects. The automated generation of videos in which human characters engage in specific activities ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Repurposed RFID tags allow for battery-free sensing and tracking
Data is power. According to Dinesh Bharadia, an associate professor at UC San Diego in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Engineering
Human merge unveiled: How new models help self-driving cars drive like us
Scientists at TU Delft have developed a new model that better describes human behavior when merging into motorway traffic. Current models often assume that drivers are constantly trying to optimize their behavior to reach ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn't have a coherent understanding of the world, researchers suggest
Large language models can do impressive things, like write poetry or generate viable computer programs, even though these models are trained to predict words that come next in a piece of text.
Nov 5, 2024
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Engineering
Seal whisker-inspired sensor monitors ocean turbulence
In the dark ocean depths, seals hunt prey with their highly sensitive whiskers, which detect vibrations.
Nov 5, 2024
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