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Hardware
An ultralow power artificial synapse for next-generation AI systems
Brain-inspired computing is a promising candidate for next-generation computing technologies. Developing next-generation advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can be as energy-efficient, lightweight, and adaptable ...
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Computer Sciences
When accidents happen, drones weigh their options
Flying cars, drones, and other urban aerial mobility vehicles have real potential to provide efficient transportation and delivery solutions, but what happens if a drone delivering cheeseburgers breaks down over a city park ...
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Engineering
Dynamic speckle holography: A highly effective optical technique that combines imaging and scattering
Researchers at Harvard University and China University of Petroleum recently developed dynamic speckle holography (DSH), a new technique to measure three-dimensional (3D) maps of displacements that combines imaging and scattering ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A strategy to remotely modulate the doping of 2D transistors
When fabricating electronic devices based on conventional semiconducting materials, engineers need to complete a crucial step known as doping. Doping essentially entails the introduction of impurities into semiconductors ...
Sep 24, 2021 feature
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Software
Apps for popular smart home devices contain security flaws
New cybersecurity research from Florida Tech has found that the smartphone companion applications of 16 popular smart home devices contain "critical cryptographic flaws" that could allow attackers to intercept and modify ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Kirigami cools electronics
Scientists from SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University, Oita National College of Technology, and Tokyo Polytechnic University demonstrated enhanced passive convective cooling using ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Engineering
Bacteria could help build eco-friendly construction materials
They are working with start-up company Adaptavate, which makes sustainable building materials. Their biodegradable plasterboard, Breathaboard uses compostable crop waste instead of gypsum, is lighter and has better thermal ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Internet
Resolving the where and when of social media events
Researchers from the University of Melbourne (UoM) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed an algorithm that can detect important events based on the time and geographical scale of topics ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
One to charge them all: EU demands single plug for phones
The European Union announced plans Thursday to require the smartphone industry to adopt a uniform charging cord for mobile devices, a push that could eliminate the all-too-familiar experience of rummaging through a drawer ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Robotics
DronePaint: A human-swarm interaction system for environment exploration and artistic painting
Researchers at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) in Russia have recently developed an innovative system for human-swarm interactions that allows users to directly control the movements of a team of drones ...
Sep 23, 2021 feature
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Engineering
A new solid-state battery surprises the researchers who created it
Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery. The battery uses both a solid state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode, making it a silicon all-solid-state battery. ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Computer Sciences
DRNets can solve Sudoku, speed scientific discovery
Say you're driving with a friend in a familiar neighborhood, and the friend asks you to turn at the next intersection. The friend doesn't say which way to turn, but since you both know it's a one-way street, it's understood.
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