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Investors swoop in to save German flying taxi startup
A German flying taxi firm was Tuesday saved from collapse after investors swooped in to take it over, in a case that has fired debate about support for the country's startup scene.
Dec 24, 2024
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Engineering
Nondestructive microwave radar finds moisture hiding inside a building's walls
For homeowners, moisture buildup can cause the biggest headaches. Mold grows on drywall and wood-based materials, creeping along walls, floors and ceilings. Building materials begin to erode and rot. As insulation becomes ...
Dec 23, 2024
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Charge your phone in your pocket with new wireless technology
A groundbreaking advancement in technology is paving the way for mobile phones and other electronic devices to recharge simply by being kept in a pocket. This innovative system enables wireless charging throughout three-dimensional ...
Dec 19, 2024
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AI system can envision an entire world from a single picture
Johns Hopkins computer scientists have created an artificial intelligence system capable of "imagining" its surroundings without having to physically explore them, bringing AI closer to humanlike reasoning.
Dec 19, 2024
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Laser-based artificial neuron mimics nerve cell functions at lightning speed
Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron. With a signal processing speed of 10 GBaud—a billion times ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Engineering
Watch 'ant-like' robot swarms conquer obstacles and transport heavy loads
Scientists in South Korea have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size.
Dec 18, 2024
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Engineering
Harnessing corrosion: Scientists transform dealloying into sustainable lightweight alloy design
Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials (MPI-SusMat) researchers have transformed dealloying—traditionally seen as a corrosive, destructive process—into a groundbreaking method for creating lightweight, high-strength ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Robotics
New knit haptic sleeve simulates realistic touch
Wearable haptic devices, which provide touch-based feedback, can provide more realistic experiences in virtual reality, assist with rehabilitation, and create new opportunities for silent communication. Currently, most of ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Video: Biometrics for authenticating artworks
In the art world, a certificate of authenticity is the traditional guarantee of originality. Typically issued by artists, art dealers or private sellers, these certificates serve to distinguish genuine works from forgeries. ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Innovative AI system of Arabic vowel signs can help learners and speakers read texts fluently
A newly developed automated system can add vowel signs to computerized Arabic texts, enabling learners and speakers to read them in an easy and accurate manner, scientists reveal.
Dec 17, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Wearable energy harvester achieves 280 times efficiency boost
A team led by Prof. Jang Kyung-In from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (DGIST) has developed a three-dimensional stretchable piezoelectric energy harvester that can harvest electrical energy using ...
Dec 16, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Breaking barriers: Study uses AI to interpret American Sign Language in real-time
Sign language serves as a sophisticated means of communication vital to individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, relying on hand movements, facial expressions, and body language to convey nuanced meaning. American Sign ...
Dec 16, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Study reveals vulnerability of metaverse platforms to cyber attacks
Having access to virtual worlds from your home computer via your web browser and being able to interact with others in a secure and private manner: that is the promise of metaverse platforms.
Dec 13, 2024
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Engineering
Turning 3D printing's biggest flaw into its smartest feature
Civil and systems engineers at Johns Hopkins University have turned a longstanding problem with 3D printers into a multifunctional feature: The team developed a new printing technique that solves the fundamental weakness ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Engineering
Beyond batteries: Researchers bring body-heat powered wearable devices closer to reality
A QUT-led research team has developed an ultra-thin, flexible film that could power next-generation wearable devices using body heat, eliminating the need for batteries.
Dec 12, 2024
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Telecom
Low-cost vortex beam generators could boost 5G/6G networks
Researchers have developed a 3D-printed device that generates twisting light beams with orbital angular momentum (OAM), a form of rotational energy that can carry more data than regular beams. The efficient, compact and low-cost ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Coming soon—offline speech recognition on your phone
More than one in four people currently integrate speech recognition into their daily lives. A new algorithm developed by a University of Copenhagen researcher and his international colleagues makes it possible to interact ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Telecom
Shaping the future of indoor wireless connectivity: Quantum-inspired modular optical phased arrays
As our devices multiply and data demands grow, traditional wireless systems are hitting their limits. To meet these challenges, we have turned to an innovative solution. At the University of Melbourne and Monash University, ...
Engineering
Shape-changing device helps visually impaired people perform location task as well as sighted people
A piece of navigation technology that uses the ability to sense information through touch can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, according to new Imperial-led research.
Dec 10, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management beyond visual line of sight
NASA's Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Traffic Management Beyond Visual Line of Sight (UTM BVLOS) subproject aims to support the growing demand for drone flights across the globe.
Dec 10, 2024
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Engineering
Free-fall system inspects the quality of precision stamped parts during the production process
In industrial stamping processes, several hundred sheet metal parts are typically produced per minute. Together with the stamped parts manufacturer Quittenbaum GmbH, researchers at Fraunhofer IPM have now for the first time ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
By tweaking materials, scientists create transistors that remember
A team of Johns Hopkins materials scientists made a surprising discovery that could change the way memory works in electronics. By tweaking the materials used in organic material-based logic switches called transistors, they ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Battery-like computer memory keeps working above 1,000°F
Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of engineers led by the University ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Google announces quantum computing chip breakthrough
Google on Monday showed off a new quantum computing chip that it said was a major breakthrough that could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality.
Dec 9, 2024
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Engineering
Magnetically controlled kirigami surfaces move objects: No grasping needed
Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of a flexible dimpled surface, allowing it to manipulate objects without actually grasping ...
Dec 6, 2024
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