Researchers uncover a hardware security vulnerability on Android phones
Could your smartphone be spying on you?
Apr 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Technology enhances solar option during outages
During a power outage, we might not think of using the sun as a backup generator. But solar energy is playing a key role in keeping the lights on when the power is knocked out.
Apr 4, 2022
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Internet
The metaverse has been heavily hyped, but it could enable entirely new ways of screen production
Screen production was hit hard by the pandemic, with delayed releases and interrupted or canceled production. One day we might even get to see Mission Impossible 7.
Apr 4, 2022
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Engineering
Flameless cooking appliance offers an alternative to safely reduce emissions
A prototype cooking appliance developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses a 50% blend of hydrogen and natural gas, offering an alternative to safely reduce emissions that contribute to the nation's carbon footprint.
Apr 4, 2022
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Internet
Five fact-checking tips from disinformation experts
For International Fact Checking Day (April 2), we met with the European Digital Media Observatory, which is an EU-wide platform for combatting disinformation while protecting the core value of freedom of expression.
Apr 4, 2022
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Robotics
A new approach that could improve how robots interact in conversational groups
To effectively interact with humans in crowded social settings, such as malls, hospitals, and other public spaces, robots should be able to actively participate in both group and one-to-one interactions. Most existing robots, ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Making a 'sandwich' out of magnets and topological insulators shows potential for lossless electronics
A Monash University-led research team has discovered that a structure comprising an ultra-thin topological insulator sandwiched between two 2D ferromagnetic insulators becomes a large-bandgap quantum anomalous Hall insulator.
Apr 4, 2022
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Engineering
The science behind sash windows and how they ventilate our homes
Researchers have assessed the natural ventilation flow rate through a sash window—a common feature in domestic buildings—to inform smart and low energy building design.
Apr 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process
To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer. Scientists and engineers see far more potential.
Apr 4, 2022
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Other
Players with disabilities score in video game world
Carlos Vasquez is a master of video fighting game "Mortal Kombat" despite being unable to see the action on screen because he is blind.
Apr 4, 2022
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