Robotics
A tailsitter is a fixed-wing aircraft that takes off and lands vertically (it sits on its tail on the landing pad), and then tilts horizontally for forward flight. Faster and more efficient than quadcopter drones, these versatile ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Internet
Reddit, the hugely popular discussion platform, suffered a major outage on Monday as the site's communities protested new fees being charged to provide access to developers.
Jun 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from the Materials Research Center of the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators from Beihang University have proposed a new 3D host configuration for ...
May 23, 2023
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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 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
High-voltage and high-power devices are critical for more efficient and sustainable high-power operations. One candidate for such next-generation devices is bipolar silicon carbide (SiC). SiC devices have already found commercial ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and four national laboratories have devised a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and geopolitical complications.
Sep 21, 2022
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Engineering
An invisible coating that can "fireproof" wood has been invented by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
Aug 18, 2022
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Robotics
For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it's a good idea—it's also the law.
Jul 6, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Today's artificial intelligence systems used for image recognition are incredibly powerful with massive potential for commercial applications. Nonetheless, current artificial neural networks—the deep learning algorithms ...
Jun 30, 2022
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