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Electronics & Semiconductors
Engineers develop a bendable, programmable, non-silicon microprocessor that requires only 6 mW of power
A team of microchip engineers at Pragmatic Semiconductor, working with a pair of colleagues from Harvard University and another from Qamcom, has developed a bendable, programmable, non-silicon 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor. ...
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Machine learning & AI
AI pareidolia: Can machines spot faces in inanimate objects?
In 1994, Florida jewelry designer Diana Duyser discovered what she believed to be the Virgin Mary's image in a grilled cheese sandwich, which she preserved and later auctioned for $28,000. But how much do we really understand ...
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Don't believe the hype: Artificial general intelligence is far from inevitable, researchers say
Will AI soon surpass the human brain? If you ask employees at OpenAI, Google DeepMind and other large tech companies, it is inevitable. However, researchers at Radboud University and other institutes show new proof that those ...
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Study sheds light on the paths leading to the degradation of layered Li-rich oxide cathodes
In recent years, researchers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced battery technologies that can store more energy, recharge faster, discharge slower, and have longer lifespans. To achieve this, many have been ...
Using Turing patterns to enhance soft pneumatic technology
According to a recent study in Scientific Reports, Turing patterns can be used to develop a new method for designing and producing fabric-based soft pneumatic actuators (FSPAs).
Electronics & Semiconductors
Shape-morphing brain sensor adheres to curved surfaces for ultrasound neurostimulation
Transcranial focused ultrasound, a non-invasive technique to stimulate specific areas of the brain using high-frequency sound waves, could be a promising treatment strategy for many neurological disorders. Most notably, it ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Robotics
LiDAR-based system allows unmanned aerial vehicle team to rapidly reconstruct environments
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have proved to be highly effective systems for monitoring and exploring environments. These autonomous flying robots could also be used to create detailed maps and ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
As LLMs grow bigger, they're more likely to give wrong answers than admit ignorance
A team of AI researchers at Universitat Politècnica de València, in Spain, has found that as popular LLMs (Large Language Models) grow larger and more sophisticated, they become less likely to admit to a user that they ...
Engineering
Scientists develop novel digital encoding system using fluorescent pixels
A team of scientists has developed a novel digital encoding and data storage system based on a combination of microcapsules containing different luminescent dyes and phase change materials. This work represents an important ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Engineering
Study highlights complex ocean conditions facing world's most powerful tidal turbine
The number of tidal power and other offshore renewable energy installations is set to grow significantly around the UK coastline over the coming decades.
Sep 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Organic supramolecular crystals with high hydrogen storage performance could enhance fuel-cell vehicle efficiency
Hydrogen is often seen as the fuel of the future on account of its zero-emission and high gravimetric energy density, meaning it stores more energy per unit of mass compared to gasoline. Its low volumetric density, however, ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Untapped potential: Study shows how water systems can help accelerate renewable energy adoption
Stanford-led research reveals how water systems, from desalination plants to wastewater treatment facilities, could help make renewable energy more affordable and dependable. The study, published Sept. 27 in Nature Water, ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Business
Clean energy transition: The impact of financial costs on the development of renewable energy sources
It is widely recognized that finance is one of the critical enablers of accelerating climate action. However, renewable energy deployment (particularly in developing countries) requires more financing than fossil fuel-based ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
New continuous reaction process can help turn plant waste into sustainable aviation fuel
Washington State University scientists successfully tested a new way to produce sustainable jet fuel from lignin-based agricultural waste. Published in the journal Fuel Processing Technology, the team's research demonstrated ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
New tandem solar cells break efficiency record—they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the sun
The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around the world. Even in gray and rainy UK, solar power is becoming a major player in electricity generation.
Sep 26, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Computing scheme accelerates machine learning while improving energy efficiency of traditional data operations
Artificial intelligence (AI) models like ChatGPT run on algorithms and have great appetites for data, which they process through machine learning, but what about the limits of their data-processing abilities? Researchers ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Engineering
New study shows AI can forecast mining disasters
Artificial Intelligence can forecast gas-related incidents in coal mines within half an hour, according to a new study exploring how the technology can reduce the risk of disasters.
Sep 26, 2024
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