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Automotive
Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light
As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.
May 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Making batteries takes lots of lithium: Almost half of it could come from Pennsylvania wastewater
Most batteries used in technology like smartwatches and electric cars are made with lithium that travels across the world before even getting to manufacturers. But what if nearly half of the lithium used in the U.S. could ...
May 10, 2024
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AI systems are already skilled at deceiving and manipulating humans, study shows
Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. In a review article published in the journal Patterns on May 10, researchers ...
May 10, 2024
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Scientists convert chicken fat into energy storage devices
The global move toward more sustainable, green energy has increased power reserves and the demand for energy storage devices. Unfortunately, some materials for these devices can be expensive and environmentally problematic. ...
May 10, 2024
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Researchers test AI systems' ability to solve the New York Times' connections puzzle
Can artificial intelligence (AI) match human skills for finding obscure connections between words? Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering turned to the daily Connections puzzle from The New York Times to find out.
May 10, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Manganese sprinkled with iridium reduces need for rare metal without altering rate of green hydrogen production
As the world is transitioning from a fossil fuel-based energy economy, many are betting on hydrogen to become the dominant energy currency. But producing "green" hydrogen without using fossil fuels is not yet possible on ...
May 9, 2024
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Robotics
A better way to control shape-shifting soft robots
Imagine a slime-like robot that can seamlessly change its shape to squeeze through narrow spaces, which could be deployed inside the human body to remove an unwanted item.
May 9, 2024
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Robotics
Robotic system feeds people with severe mobility limitations
Cornell researchers have developed a robotic feeding system that uses computer vision, machine learning and multimodal sensing to safely feed people with severe mobility limitations, including those with spinal cord injuries, ...
May 9, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
First transatlantic sustainable aviation fuel flight saved 95 metric tons of CO₂, results show
Findings from the Virgin Atlantic-led Flight100 project, which involved a consortium of experts from Imperial College London, University of Sheffield, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, BP, and others, show that Sustainable Aviation Fuel ...
May 9, 2024
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Software
New tool pinpoints security fixes in open-source software updates
Researchers have demonstrated a new tool that analyzes open-source software updates to specify which sections of code are being modified to address recently identified security vulnerabilities. The tool, called VFCFinder, ...
May 9, 2024
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Internet
Prototype browser extension adds Wikipedia-like citations on YouTube to curb misinformation
While Google has long been synonymous with search, people are increasingly seeking information directly through video platforms such as YouTube. Videos can be dense with information: text, audio, and image after image. Yet, ...
May 9, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
New study finds AI-generated empathy has its limits
Conversational agents (CAs) such as Alexa and Siri are designed to answer questions, offer suggestions—and even display empathy. However, new research finds they do poorly compared to humans when interpreting and exploring ...
May 9, 2024
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Robotics
Video shows how swarms of miniature robots simultaneously clean up microplastics and microbes
When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean up from oceans and waterways. These tiny bits of plastic also attract bacteria, ...
May 8, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
AI and holography bring 3D augmented reality to regular glasses
Researchers in the emerging field of spatial computing have developed a prototype augmented reality headset that uses holographic imaging to overlay full-color, 3D moving images on the lenses of what would appear to be an ...
May 8, 2024
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Hardware
A new, low-cost, high-efficiency photonic integrated circuit
The rapid advancement in photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which combine multiple optical devices and functionalities on a single chip, has revolutionized optical communications and computing systems.
May 8, 2024
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