Sign language glossary aims to widen tech access
Experts at Edinburgh have helped to produce a sign language glossary for deaf people who are engaged in digital technology.
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Mining garbage and the circular economy
Over the last century, we have mined more and more raw materials, and manufactured products from those materials. Increased prices for mined raw materials and improved recycling technology have enabled some industries to ...
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Robotics
Developing a crowd-friendly robotic wheelchair
Robotic wheelchairs may soon be able to move through crowds smoothly and safely. As part of CrowdBot, an EU-funded project, EPFL researchers are exploring the technical, ethical and safety issues related to this kind of technology. ...
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Engineering
New method purifies hydrogen from heavy carbon monoxide mixtures
Refining metals, manufacturing fertilizers and powering fuel cells for heavy vehicles are all processes that require purified hydrogen. But purifying, or separating, that hydrogen from a mix of other gases can be difficult, ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers find topological phenomena at high technologically relevant frequencies
New research published in Nature Electronics describes topological control capabilities in an integrated acoustic-electronic system at technologically relevant frequencies. This work paves the way for additional research ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Q & A: What does being energy independent really mean?
The rapid rise in gas prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has renewed calls for the U.S. to become "energy independent."
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Telecom
Better AI, unhackable communication, spotting submarines: The quantum tech arms race is heating up
Quantum technology, which makes use of the surprising and often counterintuitive properties of the subatomic universe, is revolutionizing the way information is gathered, stored, shared and analyzed.
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Silicon FinFETs hosting hole spin qubits at temperatures over 4 Kelvin
The idea of creating a spin-based quantum computer using quantum dots was first introduced by Daniel Loss and David Di Vincenzo in 1998. Since then, countless engineers and physicists worldwide have been trying to realize ...
