Energy & Green Tech
Plastic waste is an increasing problem the world over, with food packaging and single-use items such as plastic knives and forks representing a significant component of the waste stream. There have been efforts to replace ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Purdue University researchers have created transparent organic conductors from patent-pending polymers that achieve the same results and properties as traditional conductors made from rare-earth minerals but are less expensive ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists are striving to develop ever-smaller Internet of Things devices, like sensors tinier than a fingertip that could make nearly any object trackable. These diminutive sensors have miniscule batteries which are often ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Business
Shaping AI is an ongoing international social science research study that examines public debates about artificial intelligence in four countries across a ten-year period (2012–2022). Academics at the University of Warwick ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Robotics
Reaching into your pocket to retrieve your phone seems like no big deal. For a robot, however, it is. Like many routine gestures that we take for granted, it's actually very complex. Doing so requires large movements from ...
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Engineering
Have you ever dreamed of having your own Grand Designs moment? An opportunity to live in a space designed for you, perfectly fitting your lifestyle, needs and daily routines.
Apr 24, 2023
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Telecom
A microsatellite for maritime communications developed by the Satellite Technology And Research Center (STAR) under the National University of Singapore's College of Design and Engineering (NUS CDE), and A*STAR's Institute ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The world needs cheap and powerful batteries that can store sustainably produced electricity from wind or sunlight so that we can use it whenever we need it, even when it's dark outside or there's no wind blowing. Most common ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers made a cathode in the shape of a thread-like fiber. The researchers were then able to use the fiber to create a zinc-ion battery prototype that could power a wrist ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), which are being developed for use in electric vehicles, rely on nanoparticles called catalysts to trigger electricity-producing reactions between hydrogen and oxygen. Most PEMFC ...
Apr 24, 2023
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