New solar panel design could lead to wider use of renewable energy
Designing solar panels in checkerboard lines increases their ability to absorb light by 125 per cent, a new study says.
Oct 08, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Optica
Optica focuses on the rapid dissemination of high-impact results in all areas of optics and photonics. Optica is a dedicated venue for authors to publish high-profile research in both theoretical and applied optics and photonics.
- Publisher
- The Optical Society
- Website
- http://www.opticsinfobase.org/optica/home.cfm
- Impact factor
- 7.727 (2016)
Electronics & Semiconductors
A memristor-based Hopfield neural architecture to solve combinatorial optimization problems
Over the past few years, many researchers have tried to develop techniques and technologies that can solve combinatorial optimization problems, which entail identifying an optimal item or solution within a set number of possibilities. ...
Aug 12, 2020 feature
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Engineering
Bioinspired camera could help self-driving cars see better
Inspired by the visual system of the mantis shrimp—among the most complex found in nature—researchers have created a new type of camera that could greatly improve the ability of cars to spot hazards in challenging imaging ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Computer Sciences
Optical pre-processing makes computer vision more robust and energy efficient
Image analysis is ubiquitous in contemporary technology: from medical diagnostics to autonomous vehicles to facial recognition. Computers that use deep-learning convolutional neural networks—layers of algorithms that process ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
New application of blue light sees through fire
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that ordinary blue light can be used to significantly improve the ability to see objects engulfed by large, non-smoky natural gas ...
Jul 23, 2018
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