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Computer Sciences
World's first chatbot, ELIZA, resurrected from 60-year-old computer code
A small team of researchers from the U.S. and the U.K. has resurrected the code for a 60-year-old chatbot named ELIZA, believed to be the first electronic chatbot. In their paper posted to the arXiv preprint server, the team ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Next-generation lithium–sulfur batteries: Scientists develop large-area, high-capacity prototypes
Dr. Park Jun-woo's team at KERI's Next Generation Battery Research Center has overcome a major obstacle to the commercialization of next-generation lithium–sulfur batteries and successfully developed large-area, high-capacity ...
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New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.
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A self-assembled bilayer could enhance the thermal stability of perovskite solar cells
Over the past few years, photovoltaic (PV) technologies have become increasingly widespread, contributing to the ongoing quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While most solar cells on the market today are made of silicon, ...
Next-gen AI device utilizes ion-controlled spin wave interference in magnetic materials
A research team from NIMS and the Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC) has developed a next-generation AI device—a hardware component for AI systems—that incorporates an iono-magnonic reservoir. This reservoir controls spin ...
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Robotics
Use of robotic hand exoskeleton helps pianists improve their playing speed
A team of roboticists at Sony Computer Science Laboratories Inc. and the NeuroPiano Institute, in Kyoto, reports that a robotic exoskeleton strapped to the top of a piano player's hand allowed it to control the player's fingers ...
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Engineering
More versatile shape-shifting materials offer new possibilities for soft robotics and wearable tech
Finding new angles on an old artform, McGill researchers have increased the number of stable shapes that kirigami-based engineered materials can take, opening the way to a range of new applications. Their study is published ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New n-doped transparent conductor shows promise for all-polymer electrochromic displays
Recent technological advances have enabled the development of increasingly sophisticated and energy-efficient displays for electronic devices. To further improve existing displays and create even more efficient ones, some ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Programmable metasurface antenna exhibits remarkable wireless information mapping efficiency
In recent years, electronics engineers worldwide have been trying to develop new hardware that could further boost the speed and efficiency of wireless communications. Digitally programmable metasurfaces, advanced artificial ...
Hardware
Ultra-small neuromorphic chip learns and corrects errors autonomously
Existing computer systems have separate data processing and storage devices, making them inefficient for processing complex data like AI. A KAIST research team has developed a memristor-based integrated system similar to ...
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Engineering
Engineers develop polycatenated architected materials for innovative 3D designs
A team of engineers at the California Institute of Technology, working with colleagues from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Princeton University, has developed what they have named polycatenated architected materials ...
Robotics
Transforming how AI systems perceive human hands
Making Artificial Intelligence systems robustly perceive humans remains one of the most intricate challenges in computer vision. Among the most complex problems is reconstructing 3D models of human hands, a task with wide-ranging ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Alexa, should voice assistants have a gender?
Studies have long shown that men are more likely to interrupt, particularly when speaking with women. New research by Johns Hopkins engineers reveals that this behavior also extends to AI-powered voice assistants like Alexa ...
Jan 17, 2025
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Robotics
3D printing strategy can upgrade soft robots and extend their lifespan
Over the past decades, robotic systems have been rapidly advancing, fueled by the continuous introduction of more advanced electronics, mechanical components and software solutions. As a result, robots can easily become obsolete ...
Computer Sciences
Mathematical insight into neuron readout drives significant improvements in neural net prediction accuracy
Reservoir computing (RC) is a powerful machine learning module designed to handle tasks involving time-based or sequential data, such as tracking patterns over time or analyzing sequences. It is widely used in areas such ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Software
Artificial imagination with the 'exocortex:' Researcher proposes software to aid scientific inspiration and imagination
Artificial intelligence (AI) once seemed like a fantastical construct of science fiction, enabling characters to deploy spacecraft to neighboring galaxies with a casual command. Humanoid AIs even served as companions to otherwise ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Robotics
Artificial touch: Brain-controlled bionic hand now senses edges and motion
A complex sense of touch for individuals living with spinal cord injuries is a step closer to reality. A study published in Science, paves the way for complex touch sensations through brain stimulation while using an extracorporeal ...
Jan 16, 2025
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