Brain cell differences could be key to learning in humans and AI
Researchers have found that variability between brain cells might speed up learning and improve the performance of the brain and future AI.
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Engineering
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Business
Nationwide pilot program offers business insurance to Amazon Business Prime members
Nationwide is testing a pilot program that offers insurance coverage to Amazon's Business Prime members.
Oct 6, 2021
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Engineering
Building efficient and thermally stable perovskite solar cells using Ti₃C₂TₓMXene
A new generation of cheap, sustainable and efficient solar cells is a step closer, thanks to scientists at The University of Queensland.
Oct 6, 2021
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Automotive
Can bats help us design a better driverless car?
Fruit bats aren't the first words that comes to mind when you think of driverless cars. But in their nightly forays for fruit and nectar, they routinely solve many of the engineering challenges that have stalled efforts ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
First evidence shows solar parks can cool surrounding land
Scientists using satellite technologies have discovered for the first time that large scale solar parks have a cooling effect on the land surrounding them.
Oct 6, 2021
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Automotive
GM, GE look to develop rare earth materials supply chain
General Motors and General Electric are looking at developing a supply chain of rare earth materials that help make electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment.
Oct 6, 2021
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Robotics
A new model to synthesize emotional speech for companion robots
Over the past few decades, roboticists have designed a variety of robots to assist humans. These include robots that could assist the elderly and serve as companions to improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
Internet
Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance
The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine maintenance, the company said.
Oct 6, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Natural gas price spikes 25% on soaring demand
European and UK gas prices surged on Wednesday by more than 25 percent, energised by soaring demand before the northern hemisphere winter.
Oct 6, 2021
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Robotics
Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in "undesirable social behaviour", adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state that is fuelling privacy ...
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