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Robotics
Instant evolution: AI designs new robot from scratch in seconds
A team led by Northwestern University researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch.
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Engineering
'Impossible' millimeter wave sensor has wide potential
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a proof-of-concept sensor that may usher in a new era for millimeter wave radars. In fact, they call its design a "mission impossible" made possible.
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Is explosive growth ahead for AI?
As we plunge head-on into the game-changing dynamic of general artificial intelligence, observers are weighing in on just how huge an impact it will have on global societies. Will it drive explosive economic growth as some ...
Study shows users can be primed to believe certain things about an AI chatbot's motives, influencing their interactions
Someone's prior beliefs about an artificial intelligence agent, like a chatbot, have a significant effect on their interactions with that agent and their perception of its trustworthiness, empathy, and effectiveness, according ...
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Apple working on fix for iPhone 15 models running hot
Apple on Monday said it is working to fix a "bug" it said was among reasons some newly released iPhone 15 smartphones are heating up.
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Computer Sciences
A novel framework for smooth avatar-user synchronization in the metaverse
Mobile phones, smartwatches and earbuds are some gadgets that we carry around without much thought. The increasingly digitized world sees a shrinking gap between human and technology, and many researchers and companies are ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers develop novel liquid metal circuits for flexible, self-healing wearables
Imagine a stretchable and durable sensor patch for monitoring the rehabilitation of patients with elbow or knee injuries, or an unbreakable and reliable wearable device that measures a runner's cardiac activities during training ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Can a roof's material cool the outside air and lower energy demand?
Concrete sidewalks, black asphalt streets, traffic, brick and steel buildings. These common city elements can retain heat and increase temperatures in a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect.
Sep 30, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle
Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.
Sep 30, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Replacing tape used to make lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce self-discharge
A team of chemists and physicists at Dalhousie University in Canada has found that replacing the type of tape used to make lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce the amount of self-discharge in smartphones ...
Robotics
New multi-purpose robot changes shape for different uses
Researchers have designed a robot which can change form to tackle varying scenarios.
Sep 29, 2023
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Software
Gamers help highlight disparities in algorithm data
Is The Witcher immersive? Is The Sims a role-playing game?
Sep 29, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers find 'dark patterns' in Japanese mobile apps
Popular Japanese mobile apps have malicious design elements called dark patterns or deceptive user interface designs, researchers from Tokyo Tech have found. A new class of dark patterns, called "Linguistic Dead-Ends," of ...
Sep 29, 2023
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Robotics
Farm robots inspired by ant brains
With the rapid-paced rise of AI in everyday life, nothing, not even the traditional farmer, is untouched by the technology.
Electronics & Semiconductors
An adhesive and stretchable epicardial patch to precisely monitor the heart's activity
Epicardial patches are carefully engineered tissue patches that can be placed near or on a patient's heart. These devices can help doctors to diagnose and treat a variety of heart conditions, including arrhythmia and heart ...
Energy & Green Tech
Scientists reveal the root cause of rechargeable battery breakdown
For decades, researchers have assumed that the inevitable filmy buildup on electrodes inside rechargeable batteries is the driver of performance loss. Now, we know that view is backward.
Sep 28, 2023
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Robotics
New exosuit helps runners sprint faster
A team of mechanical engineers at Chung-Ang University in South Korea has developed an exosuit that can help runners cover short distances faster. Their project is reported in the journal Science Robotics.
