Engineering
New spin-out Aegis Fibretech is commercializing a novel ultra-lightweight insulation to improve efficiency and safety in cars, electric cars and motorsport.
Feb 24, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Badly behaved artificial intelligence (AI) systems have a long history in science fiction. Way back in 1961, in the famous Astro Boy comics by Osamu Tezuka, a clone of a popular robot magician was reprogrammed into a super-powered ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Internet
When three former PayPal employees, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, registered the domain www.youtube.com 20 years ago, they wanted to create an online dating site based around videos of users. In 2016, Chen told ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Engineering
A Penn State engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expands research in aerodynamics, unlocking new possibilities ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Software
With "Monster Hunter Wilds" pitting intrepid players against a menagerie of rampaging beasts on PC and consoles from Friday, the game's creators tell AFP they hope the 20-year-old franchise can still find new audiences.
Feb 24, 2025
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Robotics
Humanoid robots, which have a body structure that mirrors that of humans, could rapidly and effectively tackle a wide range of tasks in real-world settings. These robots and their underlying control algorithms have improved ...
Robotics
Researchers from the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a multi-mode swimming soft robotic fish. Drawing inspiration from the highly sensitive lateral line sensing system and ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have developed a wearable bionic device that replicates birds' exceptional visual capabilities and operates with near-zero power consumption. This innovation represents ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
A year before Elon Musk helped start OpenAI in San Francisco, philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen already had established his own nonprofit artificial intelligence research laboratory in Seattle.
Feb 24, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A multi-institutional team of Chinese chemists, molecular engineers, and materials scientists has found a way to rejuvenate lithium-ion batteries after they lose their recharging ability. Their study is published in the journal ...
