Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are an integral part of society, from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. While Li-ion batteries have been a major success to date, scientists worldwide are racing to design even better ...
Jan 13, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
The language "engines" that power generative artificial intelligence (AI) are plagued by a wide range of issues that can hurt society, most notably through the spread of misinformation and discriminatory content, including ...
Jan 13, 2025
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Engineering
Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based, or organic, materials could outperform conventional silicon and gallium arsenide for generating electricity in the final frontier, a study from the University ...
Jan 10, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Within five years, transport is expected to be Australia's top source of greenhouse gas emissions. While renewables and storage are bringing down emissions from the electricity sector, emissions from transport are still growing. ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Engineering
Detonation is a combustion phenomenon that races through at supersonic speeds, significantly impacting combustion chamber performance. Early detonation flow field designs relied heavily on two-dimensional, idealized models. ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Rooftop solar panels are popular in many parts of the world, but power is generated much more cheaply and efficiently in utility-scale solar farms. Often, though, these large-scale solar farms are deployed in desert habitats, ...
Jan 3, 2025
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Automotive
Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in preliminary merger talks to help them compete against Tesla and Chinese electric vehicle makers, media reports said Wednesday.
Dec 17, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Shares in Japanese chipmaker Kioxia closed 10 percent higher in Tokyo on Wednesday after an initial public offering that valued the firm at more than $5 billion.
Dec 18, 2024
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Robotics
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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Automotive
The world's largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Wednesday it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year.
Dec 18, 2024
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