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AI-designed camera only records objects of interest while being blind to others
Over the past decade, digital cameras have been widely adopted in various aspects of our society, and are being massively used in mobile phones, security surveillance, autonomous vehicles, and facial recognition. Through ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Excitons need space to separate: Free carrier production in organic solar cells
Solar cells based on organic molecules offer potential advantages over conventional devices for converting light into electricity. These organic solar cells could be inexpensive, durable, and easy to make. However, organic ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI model recommends personalized fonts to improve digital reading, accessibility
A UCF readability researcher worked with an Adobe team on a machine learning model to provide personalized font recommendations that improve the accessibility of digital information and enhance individual reading experiences.
Aug 12, 2022
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Robotics
A flexible, rod-driven soft robot for biomedical applications
Soft robots that can complete tasks with high efficiency, accuracy and precision could have numerous valuable applications. For instance, they could be introduced in medical settings, helping doctors to carry out complex ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Engineering
Perovskite material with superlattice structure might surpass efficiency of a 'perfect' solar cell
A perovskite solar cell developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego brings researchers closer to breaking the ceiling on solar cell efficiency, suggests a study published Aug. 10 in Nature.
Aug 11, 2022
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Engineering
Tweaking turbine angles squeezes more power out of wind farms
A new control algorithm for wind farms that alters how individual turbines are oriented into the wind promises to boost farms' overall efficiency and energy output by optimizing how they deal with their turbulent wake.
Aug 11, 2022
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Engineering
New research 'uncovers' hidden objects in high resolution
Imagine driving home after a long day at work. Suddenly, a car careens out of an obscured side street and turns right in front of you. Luckily, your autonomous car saw this vehicle long before it came within your line of ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Researchers mitigate potential side-channel attack vulnerability in multicore processors
A component of computer processors that connects different parts of the chip can be exploited by malicious agents who seek to steal secret information from programs running on the computer, MIT researchers have found.
Aug 11, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Marrying models with experiments to build more efficient solar cells
In a single day, enough sunlight strikes Earth to power the world for an entire year—that is, if we can find a way to capture that energy cheaply and efficiently. While the cost of solar energy has decreased dramatically, ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers use multicomponent alloys to make strong and ductile soft magnetic materials
Soft magnetic materials (SMMs) applied in electric engines transform energy from sustainable resources into electricity. Conventional SMMs, which are currently used in industry, are prone to damage under severe mechanical ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Engineering
Concrete using recycled tire rubber promises boost for circular economy
Engineers have discovered a way to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete—such as gravel and crushed rock—with rubber from discarded tires that meets building codes, promising a boost for the circular economy.
Aug 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
How artificial intelligence could lower nuclear energy costs
Nuclear power plants provide large amounts of electricity without releasing planet-warming pollution. But the expense of running these plants has made it difficult for them to stay open. If nuclear is to play a role in the ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Busting anti-queer bias in text prediction
Modern text prediction is far from perfect—take, for instance, when a search query suggests something completely different from your intention. But the trouble doesn't end at inaccuracy. Text prediction can also be extremely ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power
Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of the world's energy transition.
Aug 11, 2022
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