Computer Sciences
Among the marvels of the human brain is its ability to generalize. We see an object, like a chair, and we know it's a chair, even when it's a slightly different shape, or it's found in an unexpected place or in a dimly lit ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have invented compact wearable devices that deliver rich, expressive, and pleasant tactile sensations that go far beyond the buzzing vibrations of today's consumer ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
With no one in the driver seat, the SUV pulling up resembles an autonomous robotaxi like those becoming increasingly present in some cities—but the car from German startup Vay is something else.
Jan 8, 2025
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Engineering
A team of metallurgists and geochemists at Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, working with a mechanical engineer from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has improved their previous electrokinetic mining technique by scaling ...
Machine learning & AI
EPFL researchers have developed 4M, a next-generation, open-sourced framework for training versatile and scalable multimodal foundation models that go beyond language.
Jan 7, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
The batteries used in our phones, devices and even cars rely on metals like lithium and cobalt, sourced through intensive and invasive mining. As more products begin to depend on battery-based energy storage systems, shifting ...
Jan 7, 2025
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Internet
Kyushu University researchers have successfully developed an ultra-high-speed optical modulator that can operate at more than 10 times the speed of current devices. This modulator was made thanks to a new method the team ...
Jan 7, 2025
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Engineering
Thanks to the rapid progress of information technology and artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been taking off. In fact, AV technology is now advanced enough that the vehicles are being used for logistics ...
Jan 7, 2025
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Engineering
A research team led by Professor Chuyang Tang, Chair Professor from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed a novel nanofiltration membrane using natural ...
Jan 7, 2025
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Engineering
Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and rocket boosters, aluminum is the second-most-produced metal in the world after steel. By the end of this decade, demand is projected to drive up aluminum ...
Jan 7, 2025
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