Computer Sciences
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo and collaborator Matt Ploenzke reported a way to train machines to predict the function of DNA sequences. They used "neural nets," a type of artificial intelligence ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Goal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Yet according to new research by Copenhagen Business School the poor planning ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium metal batteries could double the amount of energy held by lithium-ion batteries, if only their anodes didn't break down into small pieces when they were used.
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Business
Tesla helped push bitcoin to an all-time high Monday after the carmaker announced a $1.5 billion investment in the digital money and plans to accept the cryptocurrency from customers buying its electric vehicles.
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British aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said Monday that it will temporarily shut its jet engine factories for a fortnight this summer to combat a coronavirus-fuelled slump in demand.
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Automotive
Chinese regulators have summoned representatives of US electric car giant Tesla after reported technical problems with their vehicles, notably concerning their safety, officials in Beijing said Monday.
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Automotive
The Morrison government on Friday released a plan to reduce carbon emissions from Australia's road transport sector. Controversially, it ruled out consumer incentives to encourage electric vehicle uptake. The disappointing ...
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Energy & Green Tech
In-home storage of electricity—which can be generated by residential solar panels—can save a homeowner money on their electric bills. It also can benefit the electric company and the power grid. That's the takeaway from ...
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Automotive
Replacing cars that run on fossil fuels with electric cars will be important in meeting climate goals—road transport produces more than 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But there are obstacles to wider uptake, particularly ...
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Internet
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way we work and interact with machines—and people—in the workplace. The surge in remote working brought on by the pandemic has magnified the need for unmanned work operations. More ...
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