New computer models can help improve airport landing delays
Airport operations are affected by the unpredictable nature of flight times, departure delays, weather conditions, and other factors.
Feb 27, 2024
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Computer Sciences
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Energy & Green Tech
New study shows how pyrolysis tech could improve life in rural India
A new approach to waste management could help villages in rural India cut indoor air pollution, improve soil health, and generate clean power, researchers say.
Feb 23, 2024
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Robotics
How ancient sea creatures can inform soft robotics
Soft robotics is the study of creating robots from soft materials, which has the advantage of flexibility and safety in human interactions. These robots are well-suited for applications ranging from medical devices to enhancing ...
Feb 10, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers figure out optimal stiffness-toughness trade-off
Using 3D printing, researchers at the U of A and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a novel approach for achieving an optimal combination of stiffness and toughness in microstructured composites.
Feb 6, 2024
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Engineering
Space reflectors could ensure bright future for solar power farms
Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth that reflect sunlight toward future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say.
Feb 5, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Crash tests indicate nation's guardrail system can't handle heavy electric vehicles
Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising concerns about the nation's roadside safety ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Researchers harness large language models to accelerate materials discovery
Princeton researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict the behavior of crystalline materials, a key step in advancing technologies such as batteries and semiconductors. Although computer simulations ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
New insight into how brain adjusts synaptic connections during learning may inspire more robust AI
Researchers from the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University's Department of Computer Science have set out a new principle to explain how the brain adjusts connections between neurons during learning. This new ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Robotics
Once is enough: Helping robots learn quickly in new environments
Alone at home, your bones creaky due to old age, you crave a cool beverage. You turn to your robot and say, "Please get me a tall glass of water from the refrigerator." Your AI-trained companion obliges. Soon, your thirst ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Engineering
Disasters at sea trigger ship-safety advances
When one of the world's largest container ships crashed into the bank of the Suez Canal in 2021, a major gateway for global trade became blocked with an estimated $9.6 billion in daily commerce being held up.
Dec 1, 2023
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