Electronics & Semiconductors
Over the past decade or so, many researchers worldwide have been trying to develop brain-inspired computer systems, also known as neuromorphic computing tools. The majority of these systems are currently used to run deep ...
Engineering
The complex aerodynamics around a moving car and its tires are hard to see, but not for some mechanical engineers.
May 12, 2022
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Other
In a recent interview at the Code Conference in California, technology entrepreneur Elon Musk suggested we are living inside a computer simulation. On first hearing, this claim seems far-fetched. But could there be some substance ...
Jun 23, 2016
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Computer simulations can greatly contribute to the study of new promising materials for technological applications. These include so-called phase-change materials (PCMs), substances that release or absorb thermal energy while ...
Robotics
Across a vast array of robotic hands and clamps, there is a common foe: The heirloom tomato. You may have seen a robotic gripper deftly pluck an egg or smoothly palm a basketball—but, unlike human hands, one gripper is ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Robotics
To train robots how to work independently but cooperatively, researchers at the University of Cincinnati gave them a relatable task: Move a couch.
Aug 24, 2021
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Robotics
Jeffrey C. Trinkle has always had a keen interest in robot hands. And, though it may be a long way off, Trinkle, who has studied robotics for more than thirty years, says he's most compelled by the prospect of robots performing ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Computer Sciences
The fast and efficient generation of random numbers has long been an important challenge. For centuries, games of chance have relied on the roll of a die, the flip of a coin, or the shuffling of cards to bring some randomness ...
May 29, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Wind energy relies on efficient wind turbine blades, which act as airfoils, structures akin to an airplane wing. Air flow control accessories similar to those found in aircraft improve the turbine blade's aerodynamic performance.
Mar 22, 2022
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Computer Sciences
If everything moved 40,000 times faster, you could eat a fresh tomato three minutes after planting a seed. You could fly from New York to L.A. in half a second. And you'd have waited in line at airport security for that flight ...
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