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Automotive
Tesla's Cybercab: Elon Musk unveils robotaxi, pledges it 'before 2027'
Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled what he said was a robotaxi capable of self-driving, predicting it would be available by 2027—about a decade after he first promised an autonomous vehicle.
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Engineering
Dragonfly wing pattern reinforces vaults and domes better than ancient Roman and tech-generated methods
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the University of Granada, Spain, have determined the most efficient ways to reinforce vaults and domes in architecture. The team compared how well various traditional and unconventional ...
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Scientists improve catalytic converter efficiency to cut harmful pollution from hydrogen engines
Hydrogen-burning internal combustion engines offer great promise in the fight against climate change because they are powerful without emitting any earth-warming carbon. They can power heavy-duty trucks and buses and are ...
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Streamlining solar cell structure and fabrication for more affordable energy
A new fabrication technique for substantially enhancing the prospects of commercializing perovskite solar cells through improved stability, reliability, efficiency and affordability is underway at City University of Hong ...
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AI-powered software narrates surroundings for visually impaired in real time
A world of color and texture could soon become more accessible to people who are blind or have low vision, via new software that narrates what a camera records.
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Robotics
New data augmentation algorithm could facilitate the transfer of skills across robots
In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide range of systems designed to tackle various real-world tasks, ranging from completing household chores to delivering packages or finding target objects in delineated environments.
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Engineering
Hypersaline brine produced by fracking has left us in a pickle, but new process could help dry it up
Seemingly miraculous innovations have made it possible to slake the ever-growing thirsts of our industrial society. Need more energy? Frack it from deep-bedded rocks. Fresh water? Desalinate ocean flows. Precious metals? ...
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Engineering
Researchers achieve world-record resolution in turbulence simulations
From the water that comes out of the faucet to the chemical reactions in jet engines that propel planes, turbulence affects our everyday lives. Researchers at Georgia Tech are studying the complex physics of turbulence in ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Organic compound boosts solar cell stretchability without sacrificing power
A solar cell developed by RIKEN physicists can be stretched without greatly affecting its ability to convert light into electricity. It is thus promising for powering the next generation of wearable electronics.
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Engineering
By mimicking ironing, researchers perfect 3D printing control over color, texture, and shade
Multimaterial 3D printing enables makers to fabricate customized devices with multiple colors and varied textures. But the process can be time-consuming and wasteful because existing 3D printers must switch between multiple ...
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Engineering
New composite material uses ultra-thin rubber-like layers to combine stiffness with high damping capacity
A compressor hums, an air conditioning system rattles, a railway carriage chassis clatters, sending reverberations through its passengers. Vibrations are not only annoying but can also be harmful. Over the long term, they ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple unveils Depth Pro, an AI app that can map the depth of a 2D image
A team of engineers at Apple has developed an AI-based model called Depth Pro that can map the depth of a 2D image. The team has written a paper describing the app and its capabilities and has posted it on the arXiv preprint ...
Energy & Green Tech
New technology converts wastewater to sustainable aviation fuel with potential 70% reduction in emissions
Made from renewable materials like biomass and agricultural waste, sustainable aviation fuel has enormous potential to decarbonize the aviation industry. But widespread adoption has yet to take off.
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Energy & Green Tech
Engineers develop a way to streamline solar cell testing, accelerating a process that can be slow and costly
The process of testing new solar cell technologies has traditionally been slow and costly, requiring multiple steps. Led by a fifth-year Ph.D. student, a Johns Hopkins team has developed a machine learning method that promises ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Ordered defects enhance solution-deposited semiconductors enabling larger high-performance displays
Standard manufacturing techniques for semiconductor devices—the technologies that make electronics possible—involve processing raw materials at high temperatures in vacuum vessels. This fundamentally limits manufacturing ...
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Security
Internet Archive reels from 'catastrophic' cyberattack, data breach
The Internet Archive, an online repository of web pages, was offline Thursday after its founder confirmed a major cyberattack that exposed the data of millions of users and left the site defaced.
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Engineering
The new fashion: Clothes that help combat rising temperatures
A team of international researchers has developed a natural fabric that urban residents could wear to counter rising temperatures in cities worldwide, caused by buildings, asphalt, and concrete.
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