Engineering
Deployable structures—objects that transition from a compact state to an expanded one—are used everywhere from backyards to Mars. But as anyone who has ever struggled to open an uncooperative folding chair knows, transforming ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Engineering
At low temperatures, concrete tends to set unevenly, which can lead to a collapse. A team of engineers from RUDN University suggested using infrared light and adding silicon and ash to concrete to solve this issue. The technology ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
A new carbon fiber material could bring cost and performance benefits to the wind industry if developed commercially, according to a study led by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories.
Jan 15, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
By deconstructing and analyzing the tried-and-tested methods used in massively parallel computations, a KAUST-led collaboration has developed a groundbreaking framework for efficient parallel computations at scale. The framework ...
Oct 15, 2019
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Engineering
Ever wonder why your commute or vacation route has a lane closed down for days or even months at a time?
Aug 29, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen mobility contributes to the energy transition by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Thanks to the long range and the short refueling time of fuel-cell vehicles, hydrogen is of high interest especially for large-scale ...
Jul 17, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Smartphones, security cameras, and speakers are just a few of the devices that will soon be running more artificial intelligence software to speed up image- and speech-processing tasks. A compression technique known as quantization ...
Apr 24, 2019
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Hardware
A novel technique developed by MIT researchers rethinks hardware data compression to free up more memory used by computers and mobile devices, allowing them to run faster and perform more tasks simultaneously.
Apr 16, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Your friend texts you a photo of the dog she's about to adopt but all you see is a tan, vaguely animal-shaped haze of pixels. To get you a bigger picture, she sends the link to the dog's adoption profile because she's worried ...
Mar 25, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Most efforts to reduce the adverse air pollution and climate impacts of today's vehicles focus on cars and light-duty trucks that are typically fueled by gasoline, with strategies that range from electrification and carpooling ...
Jun 14, 2018
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