Energy & Green Tech
It doesn't come on fast. It may take weeks to notice. You have the newly recharged lithium-ion AA batteries in the wireless kitty water fountain, and they last two days. They once lasted a week or more. Another round of charging, ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Engineering
With the growth of 3-D printing, it's entirely possible to 3-D print your own prosthetic from models found in open-source databases.
Apr 4, 2019
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Engineering
The week of Thanksgiving last year, a postcard arrived in mailboxes in Christiansburg. A link to a survey was on the back. On the front, there was a picture that was, by then, very familiar to the residents of a town that ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Engineering
Inspired by the workings of a bat's ear, Rolf Mueller, a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has created bio-inspired technology that determines the location of a sound's origin.
Apr 15, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In the very near future, recycling light energy may be easier than recycling any other item in your house.
Oct 31, 2016
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Want a smartphone that stretches, takes damage, and still doesn't miss a call?
Jun 26, 2021
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Internet
Even in nations with strict online censorship laws, citizens can still bypass firewalls and access hidden information.
Nov 30, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
As artificial intelligence programs continue to develop and access is easier than ever, it's making it harder to separate fact from fiction. Just this week, an AI-generated image of an explosion near the Pentagon made headlines ...
May 26, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers are always seeking more reliable and more efficient communications, for everything from televisions and cellphones to satellites and medical devices.
Oct 30, 2018
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Computer Sciences
Virginia Tech researchers have discovered limitations in ChatGPT's capacity to provide location-specific information about environmental justice issues. Their findings, published in the journal Telematics and Informatics, ...
Dec 16, 2023
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