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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers realizing the limitless possibilities of wearable electronics
Benoît Lessard and his team are developing carbon-based technologies which could lead to improved flexible phone displays, make robotic skin more sensitive and allow for wearable electronics that could monitor the physical ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists develop perovskite solar modules with greater size, power and stability
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have created perovskite solar modules with improved stability and efficiency by using a new fabrication technique that reduced defects. ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Volta Trucks set to launch urban electric lorry
Anglo-Swedish startup Volta Trucks will launch its urban electric lorry this year, the group said Wednesday, tapping into keen demand for electrified transport—and increasing bans against high-polluting vehicles.
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Computer Sciences
A technique to estimate emotional valence and arousal by analyzing images of human faces
In recent years, countless computer scientists worldwide have been developing deep neural network-based models that can predict people's emotions based on their facial expressions. Most of the models developed so far, however, ...
Jan 26, 2021 feature
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Robotics
Computer-assisted Venus flytrap captures objects on demand
Exploring new approaches to improve the capabilities and accuracy of robots, a team of researchers in Singapore has turned to an unexpected source: plants.
Jan 26, 2021 report
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Computer Sciences
Chess engine sacrifices mastery to mimic human play
When it comes to chess, computers seem to have nothing left to prove.
Jan 26, 2021
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Hardware
High-speed 3-D memory with ferroelectric NAND flash memory
Ferroelectric memory is a well-researched topic in the past decade due to its capacity for higher speed, lower power consumption and longer endurance, compared to conventional flash memory. The performance of ferroelectric ...
Jan 26, 2021 feature
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Computer Sciences
Smart algorithm cleans up images by searching for clues buried in noise
To enter the world of the fantastically small, the main currency is either a ray of light or electrons.
Jan 26, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Keeping a clean path: Doubling the capacity of solid-state lithium batteries
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Tohoku University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Nippon Institute of Technology have demonstrated by experiment that a clean ...
Jan 26, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Microsoft patent would let us chat with the departed
A chilling episode of the Twilight Zone that first aired 60 years ago focused on a young boy (played by Bill Mumy) who frustrated his parents by insisting he speaks to his grandmother daily on the toy phone she had given ...
Jan 25, 2021 report
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Robotics
Tiny bio-inspired swarm robots for targeted medical interventions
Micro-sized robots could bring a new wave of innovation in the medical field by allowing doctors to access specific regions inside the human body without the need for highly invasive procedures. Among other things, these ...
Jan 25, 2021 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
Aircraft could cut emissions by better surfing the wind
Airlines could save fuel and reduce emissions on transatlantic flights by hitching a better ride on the jet stream, new research has shown.
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