Consumer & Gadgets
There's no doubt generative AI's ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs.
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Engineering
A type of large insect known as a cicada is able to keep its wings clean of dust and dirt through a remarkable process that could be applied within modern technology.
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Hardware
Semiconductors are the heart of almost every electronic device. Without semiconductors, our computers would not be able to process and retain data; and LED (light-emitting diode) lightbulbs would lose their ability to shine.
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Engineering
Material used in organic solar cells can also be used as light sensors in electronics. This has been shown by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, who have developed a type of sensor able to detect circularly polarized ...
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Engineering
UC Riverside chemical engineers have designed a fuel that ignites only with the application of electric current. Since it doesn't react to flames and cannot start accidental fires during storage or transport, it is a "safe" ...
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Energy & Green Tech
For decades, researchers have assumed that the inevitable filmy buildup on electrodes inside rechargeable batteries is the driver of performance loss. Now, we know that view is backward.
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Business
The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix's once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a ...
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Engineering
Continuous monitoring of sweat can reveal valuable information about human health, such as the body's glucose levels. However, wearable sensors previously developed for this purpose have been lacking, unable to withstand ...
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Engineering
Sandcastle worms are marine creatures about two inches long that build huge colonies of honeycombed, reef-like structures by cementing sand grains together.
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Robotics
A team of mechanical engineers at Chung-Ang University in South Korea has developed an exosuit that can help runners cover short distances faster. Their project is reported in the journal Science Robotics.
