Panasonic launches mobility service at Tokyo transportation hub
Panasonic has begun testing robotic mobility devices at the newly constructed Takanawa Gateway train station in Tokyo.
Automotive
13/07/2020
Energy & Green Tech
Wanted: The best storage battery
The global economy's demand for lithium-ion batteries will be rising sharply in the future. Electric cars depend on them, as do laptops, smartphones and power tools for the construction industry and the DIY sector. Soon another ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Engineering
Mini-LED, Micro-LED, and OLED displays: Present status and future perspectives
Display technology has become ubiquitous in our daily life; its widespread applications cover smartphones, tablets, desktop monitors, TVs, data projectors, and augmented reality/virtual reality devices. Presently, liquid ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Chemists advance solar energy storage aimed at global challenges
Increasing demand for electrification in rural areas poses challenges, but also creates opportunities for development of decentralized electrification systems. Compared with conventional electrical grids based on large, centralized ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
New way of studying genomics makes deep learning a breeze
Researchers from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine have developed a new tool that makes it easier to maximize the power of deep learning for studying genomics. They describe the new approach, Janggu, in the ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Enigma code-breaking machine rebuilt at Cambridge
Cambridge Engineering alumnus Hal Evans has built a fully-functioning replica of a 1930s Polish cyclometer—an electromechanical cryptologic device that was designed to assist in the decryption of German Enigma ciphertext. ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Gaze-controlled robotic arm for the speech and motor impaired
People with severe speech and motor impairment (SSMI), a condition caused by disorders like cerebral palsy, have difficulty physically operating devices such as a joystick, mouse or trackball, or use speech recognition systems. ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Airlines got travelers comfortable about flying again once before – but 9/11 and a virus are a lot different
The U.S. airline industry has generally faced two obstacles in enticing more people to fly: fear and fares.
Jul 13, 2020
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Robotics
Using a quantum-like model to enable perception in robots with limited sensing capabilities
Over the past few years, researchers have been trying to apply quantum physics theory to a variety of fields, including robotics, biology and cognitive science. Computational techniques that draw inspiration from quantum ...
Energy & Green Tech
Understanding the love-hate relationship of halide perovskites with the sun
Solar cells made of perovskite are at the center of much recent solar research. The material is cheap, easy to produce, and almost as efficient as silicon, the material traditionally used in solar cells. However, perovskite ...
Jul 13, 2020
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