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Energy & Green Tech
Research team sets new efficiency record for solar cell technology
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials. This technological breakthrough paves ...
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Automotive
New vehicles to be rated on how they make drivers stay alert
Two organizations that influence many Americans' automobile buying decisions will begin rating vehicles on how well they track behavior of motorists who use partially automated driver-assist systems.
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A wafer-scale van der Waals dielectric based on an inorganic molecular crystal film
Van der Waals (vdW) dielectrics, materials with dielectric properties and affected by van der Waals forces, are commonly integrated within electronic devices, as they can help to preserve the properties of 2D semiconducting ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Computer Sciences
A language for quantum computing
Time crystals. Microwaves. Diamonds. What do these three disparate things have in common?
Jan 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
New fuel cells that can operate at temperatures between -20 to 200°C
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are power cells that can transform the chemical energy produced during the electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy. While these cells could ...
Jan 19, 2022 feature
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Computer Sciences
How well do explanation methods for machine-learning models work?
Imagine a team of physicians using a neural network to detect cancer in mammogram images. Even if this machine-learning model seems to be performing well, it might be focusing on image features that are accidentally correlated ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Engineering
Using 3D printing for alloy materials innovation
While millions of people around the world enjoy renewed mobility from hip and knee replacements, many don't realize that the materials used in such implants have basically stayed the same since the 1960s.
Jan 19, 2022
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Computer Sciences
When should someone trust an AI assistant's predictions?
In a busy hospital, a radiologist is using an artificial intelligence system to help her diagnose medical conditions based on patients' X-ray images. Using the AI system can help her make faster diagnoses, but how does she ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Reasserting US leadership in microelectronics
The global semiconductor shortage has grabbed headlines and caused a cascade of production bottlenecks that have driven up prices on all sorts of consumer goods, from refrigerators to SUVs. The chip shortage has thrown into ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Integrated modeling of climate impacts on electricity demand and cost
Around the world, energy systems are increasingly impacted by the effects of a changing climate. Energy systems, especially the electric-power system, are vulnerable to natural stressors such as wildfires, severe storms, ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia
Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels.
Jan 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Decarbonisation tech instantly converts CO2 to solid carbon
Australian researchers have developed a smart and super-efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonisation of heavy industries.
Jan 18, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Iconary: A pictionary-like game to improve the communication skills of AI agents
While artificial intelligence (AI) agents have become increasingly skilled at communicating with humans, they still struggle with several aspects of language, including complex semantics. The term semantics refers to the ...
Jan 18, 2022 feature
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