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Biomimetic resonant acoustic sensor detecting far-distant voices accurately to hit the market
A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has developed a bioinspired flexible piezoelectric acoustic sensor with multi-resonant ultrathin piezoelectric membrane ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Nitride ferroelectric semiconductors for next-generation electronics
For the first time, researchers achieved single-crystalline high quality ferroelectric III-V semiconductors that can be integrated into existing platforms for a broad range of ferroelectric, electronic, optoelectronic, and ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Computer Sciences
What could possibly go wrong with virtual reality?
YouTube is a treasure trove of virtual reality fails: users tripping, colliding into walls and smacking inanimate and animate objects. By investigating these "VR fails' on YouTube, researchers at the University of Copenhagen ...
Jun 01, 2021
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Telecom
Lean and mean: Maximizing 5G communications with an energy-efficient relay network
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a wirelessly powered relay network for 5G systems. The proposed battery-free communication addresses the challenges of flexible deployment of relay networks. ...
Jun 01, 2021
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Engineering
Ultrasonic welding makes parts for NASA missions, commercial industry
A manufacturing innovation that has applications for NASA spacecraft is being transferred to the private sector to support a variety of industries here on Earth.
May 31, 2021
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Engineering
Unique technology gives humans a leg up on walking
An exoskeleton designed by Queen's Engineering researchers that improves walking efficiency is the subject of a new study featured in the leading academic journal Science.
May 31, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Virtual body language may give untrustworthy avatars away
People who have something to hide while using full-body avatars in a collaborative virtual reality (VR) environment are less trusted than when they do not use a full-body avatar, because their body language could be interpreted ...
May 28, 2021
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Telecom
Fast computers, 5G networks and radar are bringing 'X-ray vision' closer to reality
Within seconds after reaching a city, earthquakes can cause immense destruction: Houses crumble, high-rises turn to rubble, people and animals are buried in the debris.
May 26, 2021
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Engineering
New nondestructive broadband imager is the next step toward advanced technology
One of the key aspects of academic and industrial research today is non-destructive imaging, a technique in which an object or sample is imaged (using light) without causing any damage to it. Often, such imaging techniques ...
May 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Achieving a national-scale, 100% renewable electric grid
With recently announced federal emissions-reduction targets, a push for national power-sector decarbonization, and plummeting wind and solar costs, the United States is poised to deploy major amounts of renewables, and fast.
May 20, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
New sensation: pioneering mind-controlled arm restores sense of touch
Imagine being able to control a robotic arm from a distance, using only your mind. Now imagine being able to feel when its fingers grasp an object, as though it were your own hand.
May 20, 2021
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Engineering
How energy-generating wastewater treatment can handle China's urban population boom
From 2016 to 2020 around 100 million people have moved from the countryside to China's cities. This massive migration to cities means wastewater treatment plant numbers have multiplied to meet demand. At the beginning of ...
May 20, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Uploading thoughts to the mainframe may be the stuff of science fiction—but humans have imagined it for centuries
Modern transhumanism is the belief that, in the future, science and technology will enable us to transcend our bodily confines. Scientific advances will transform humans and, in the process, eliminate aging, disease, unnecessary ...
May 17, 2021
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Engineering
New sensors detect explosive materials, viral particles at part-per-quadrillion level
We are frequently reminded of how vulnerable our health and safety are to threats from nature or those who wish to harm us.
May 14, 2021
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