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Energy & Green Tech
Beyond shade: Researchers improve radiant cooling to make outdoor temperatures feel cooler
A team of UCLA engineers and researchers has developed a new technique to make it feel up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler outside while preserving a sense of safe and open space.
Jul 15, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Disappearing electronics: Biodegradable fiber electronics offer solution to e-waste and textile pollution
The world produces over 92 million tons of textile waste annually, much of it made from synthetic materials that can linger for centuries. Add to that the surge in wearable electronics—smartwatches, fitness trackers, sensor-laden ...
Jul 14, 2025
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Researcher develops generative learning model to predict falls
In a study published in the journal Information Systems Research, Texas Tech University's Shuo Yu and his collaborators developed a generative machine learning model to detect instability before a fall occurs. The hope is ...
Jul 11, 2025
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Walk-through screening system enhances security at airports nationwide
A new security screener that people can simply walk past may soon be coming to an airport near you. Last year, U.S. airports nationwide began adopting HEXWAVE—a commercialized walkthrough security screening system based ...
Jul 11, 2025
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Filters inspired by nose hair and nasal mucus promise cleaner air
One of the problems of conventional filters used in homes, businesses and public spaces is their poor performance. They rely on weak van der Waals forces to capture particles like dust and pollen, meaning they let a lot of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Ultrathin clay membrane layers offer low-cost alternative for extracting lithium from water
Lithium, the lightest metal on the periodic table, plays a pivotal role in modern life. Its low weight and high energy density make it ideal for electric vehicles, cellphones, laptops and military technologies where every ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Novel system turns quantum bottlenecks into breakthroughs
Quantum computers have operated under a significant limitation: They can run only one program at a time. These million-dollar machines demand exclusive use even for the smallest tasks, leaving much of their expensive and ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Stretchable electronics: Conductive polymer optimized for wearable biosensors
When aiming for stretchable, health-monitoring, skin-like sensor sheets, materials with demanding properties are required: they need to be flexible, biocompatible, and electrically conductive at the same time.
Jul 7, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A system for embedding invisible digital information in printed documents
A team of researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Adobe Research have presented Imprinto, a system for embedding invisible digital information in printed ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researcher develops 'SpeechSSM,' opening up possibilities for a 24-hour AI voice assistant
Recently, spoken language models (SLMs) have been highlighted as next-generation technology that surpasses the limitations of text-based language models by learning human speech without text to understand and generate linguistic ...
Jul 4, 2025
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Engineering
3D-printed magnetoelastic smart pen may help diagnose Parkinson's
Every year, tens of thousands of people with signs of Parkinson's disease go unnoticed until the incurable neurodegenerative condition has already progressed.
Jul 4, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Quantum machine learning improves semiconductor manufacturing for first time
Semiconductor processing is notoriously challenging. It is one of the most intricate feats of modern engineering due to the extreme precision required and the hundreds of steps involved, such as etching and layering, to make ...
Engineering
Laser-assisted cold spray: A new generation of innovative manufacturing technology
The Center for Industrial Photonics (CIP) at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) has developed an additive manufacturing technique—laser-assisted cold spray (LACS).
Jul 2, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI-powered assistive technologies are changing how we experience and imagine public space
New applications and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with wearable devices are changing the way users interact with their environments and each other. The impacts and reach of these new technologies have yet ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Stretchable polymer foam sensor detects wide range of motion with high sensitivity
A research team led by Prof. Wang Long from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a highly stretchable and conductive foam sensor with an ultra-wide ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Robotics
Reflected Wi-Fi signals could enable robots to find and manipulate hidden objects
A new imaging technique developed by MIT researchers could enable quality-control robots in a warehouse to peer through a cardboard shipping box and see that the handle of a mug buried under packing peanuts is broken.
Jul 1, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Hear here: How loudness and acoustic cues help us judge where a speaker is facing
As technology increasingly integrates complex soundscapes into virtual spaces, understanding how humans perceive directional audio becomes vital. This need is bolstered by the rise of immersive media, such as augmented reality ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Engineering
Dual-light 3D printing technique enables seamless blending of flexible and rigid materials
Inspired by how nature blends toughness and flexibility, such as the rigid structure of bone surrounded by pliable cartilage, all with elegant and precise geometric properties, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Shape memory polymers with nanotips help solve micro-LED chip transfer problem
A research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), has developed a novel dry adhesive technology that allows everything from microscale electronic components to common household materials to be easily ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Flexible e-textile uses 3D-printed sensors to monitor and optimize combat training routines
Traditional military training often relies on standardized methods, which has limited the provision of optimized training tailored to individual combatants' characteristics or specific combat situations. To address this, ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Machine learning methods are best suited to catch liars, according to science of deception detection
Scientists have revealed that Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), a type of deep learning algorithm, demonstrate superior performance compared to conventional non-machine learning approaches when used to detect lies and ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Robotics
Researchers launch open-source robotic exoskeleton to help people walk
Imagine a future in which people with disabilities can walk on their own, thanks to robotic legs. A new project from Northern Arizona University is accelerating that future with an open-source robotic exoskeleton.
Jun 25, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Self-healing electronic material uses graphene and polymer blend to mimic skin
Researchers at DTU have developed a new kind of electronic material that behaves almost exactly like human skin. The substance could be useful in soft robotics, medicine, and health care.
Jun 25, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Young Mozambican inventor bringing the blind smart 'vision'
When Armando Ernesto Chau straps on the futuristic smart glasses that a young Mozambican robotics student is developing in the family dining room, he has a vision of a life less confined to his modest home.
Jun 25, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Modified perovskite solar cells harvest energy from indoor fluorescent lighting
When you think of solar panels, you usually picture giant cells mounted to face the sun. But what if "solar" cells could be charged using fluorescent lights?
Jun 24, 2025
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