Engineering
As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such as single-use plastic bags, a novel study by Penn State researchers demonstrates a process to make paper bags stronger—especially when they get wet—to ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) has created a totally edible and rechargeable battery, starting from materials that are normally consumed as part of our daily ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Solid-state batteries are considered as beacon of hope in battery research because, among other things, they can store higher amounts of energy and are faster to charge than conventional liquid electrolytes.
Apr 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto has created a triple-junction perovskite solar cell with record efficiency by overcoming a key limitation of previous designs.
Apr 12, 2023
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Engineering
Easily maneuverable wheelchairs, wheeled walkers and hospital beds; shopping trolleys and bicycle trailers that glide nimbly around corners; trolleys and handcarts that help you to pull and push even heavy loads: All this ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous today, but that does not mean that they are the best solution for all areas of application. TU Wien has now succeeded in developing an oxygen-ion battery that has some important advantages. ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel method for evaluating the interpretability of artificial intelligence ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Software
A group of engineers at CREATE Lab (Computational Robot Design & Fabrication Lab), EPFL, in Lausanne Switzerland, has designed and built a robot arm that is capable of designing paper airplanes, building them and then launching ...
Business
The U.K. prime minister, Rishi Sunak, recently hinted that he may ban the social media application TikTok from devices used by government employees.
Mar 15, 2023
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Robotics
Recently, a research team from Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, proposed a bionic quadruped soft thin-film microrobot actuated by magnetic fields with a mass of only 41 mg, which promises ...
Mar 7, 2023
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