Farm robots inspired by ant brains
With the rapid-paced rise of AI in everyday life, nothing, not even the traditional farmer, is untouched by the technology.
Robotics
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Robotics
New exosuit helps runners sprint faster
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.
Energy & Green Tech
Phosphazene-based electrolytes for high-voltage lithium batteries that work in extreme environments
Lithium metal batteries have numerous notable advantages over other existing battery systems, including high energy density. Nonetheless, the use of most existing high-energy lithium metal batteries in extreme environments ...
Energy & Green Tech
Replacing tape used to make lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce self-discharge
A team of chemists and physicists at Dalhousie University in Canada has found that replacing the type of tape used to make lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce the amount of self-discharge in smartphones ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
An adhesive and stretchable epicardial patch to precisely monitor the heart's activity
Epicardial patches are carefully engineered tissue patches that can be placed near or on a patient's heart. These devices can help doctors to diagnose and treat a variety of heart conditions, including arrhythmia and heart ...
Business
Is explosive growth ahead for AI?
As we plunge head-on into the game-changing dynamic of general artificial intelligence, observers are weighing in on just how huge an impact it will have on global societies. Will it drive explosive economic growth as some ...
Computer Sciences
AI model beats PNG and FLAC at compression
What would we do without compression?
