Machine learning & AI
Everyone knows that the Computer—an artificial intelligence (AI)-like entity—on a Star Trek spaceship does everything from brewing tea to compiling complex analyses of flux data. But how are they used at real research ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Engineering
A trio of researchers from Heriot-Watt University, University Paul Sabatier and the University of Sussex has developed an AI-based device equipped with a laser that can be used to shoot and kill roaches automatically. In ...
Robotics
Cornell University researchers have installed electronic "brains" on solar-powered robots that are 100 to 250 micrometers in size—smaller than an ant's head—so that they can walk autonomously without being externally ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Engineering
Sandblasting—that was yesterday. Laser beams can now clean and structure surfaces more precisely and cost-effectively and in more environmentally friendly ways than conventional systems. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Engineering
Lasers have become a major part of our day-to-day lives.
Sep 12, 2022
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Engineering
An example of hybrid technology in its purest form has been developed and built by the Fraunhofer ILT for the DVS research project KoaxHybrid. In Aachen, the institute engineers have developed a new optical system with glass ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Engineering
Whether in photosynthesis or in a photovoltaic system: If you want to use light efficiently, you have to absorb it as completely as possible. However, this is difficult if the absorption is to take place in a thin layer of ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A do-it-yourself device that started life as a hobby and took off during COVID-19 could help to unlock the next generation of solar energy, including advanced technology for space missions.
Aug 24, 2022
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Engineering
On a scorching day in July, representatives from multiple colleges at the University of Arkansas, as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gathered at the University of Arkansas Harvell Civil Engineering Research ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Engineering
Powder-based laser beam melting (LPPF) is probably the best-known AM process and has great potential for industrial applications. But how can the limited range of materials for this process be circumvented and the market ...
Jul 25, 2022
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