Engineering
A longstanding challenge in materials engineering has been how to extend the fatigue life of critical nickel-based superalloy structures (e.g., Inconel 718) that contain holes. These hole structures, commonly used for bolts ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Reliable electricity supply is vital in desert locations, where maintaining cooling systems during heat waves can be essential for human health. For communities considering a shift to renewable energy, accounting for extreme ...
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Business
A woman strolls into a grocery store, thinking about grabbing some apples. Before she even reaches the produce aisle, a security camera has scanned her face. Whether the system is checking for shoplifters or simply logging ...
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Energy & Green Tech
A new academic study has found that newer forms of blockchain technology could significantly cut the vast energy consumption associated with digital currencies, addressing one of the sector's most persistent criticisms. Published ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Workplace hearing loss is one of the most common work-related illnesses. While hearing loss is preventable with earplugs, they can be uncomfortable, and users often remove them despite the risks. Low-frequency sounds, such ...
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Business
Half of the world's largest digital platforms fail to meet minimum standards of transparency regarding the advertising they carry. This is one of the main findings of the study Data Not Found carried out by our research group ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world's biggest challenges—plastic pollution and clean energy—by transforming waste plastics into valuable fuels using sunlight.
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Security
The chief executive of the UK Biobank, one of the world's largest biomedical databases, recently wrote to more than 500,000 participants telling them that some of their data had been made available for sale online through ...
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Business
In a new analysis, two UCL researchers argue that the present system used to allocate billions in research funding was designed for a world without AI agents and may no longer be fit for that purpose.
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Software
Even though he wanted to bike commute from his Capitol Hill home to the University of Washington, Jared Hwang often took transit because he struggled to find a good bike route. Apps like Google Maps and Strava might suggest ...
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