Tech Xplore - consumption

Green composite material made from flax and chitosan

Composite materials provide stability in aircraft parts, sports equipment, and everyday household items. However, most of these materials have a poor carbon footprint and are not naturally degradable. A more sustainable alternative ...

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AI 'brain' created from core materials for OLED TVs

ChatGPT's impact extends beyond the education sector and is causing significant changes in other areas. The AI language model is recognized for its ability to perform various tasks, including paper writing, translation, coding, ...

Mar 24, 2023

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Can the heat from running computers help grow our food? It's complicated

Digital technologies are changing how food is produced. And it's more than harvesting robots that are arriving on the scene. Companies are now pairing data centers with greenhouses, capturing the heat emitted by computing ...

Mar 22, 2023

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A hybrid unicycle that can move on the ground and fly

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, can help humans to tackle a variety of real-world problems; for instance, assisting them during military operations and search and rescue missions, delivering packages ...

Mar 21, 2023 feature

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What's the impact of charging EVs on a power grid under strain?

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia doubled in 2022 and Tesla's Model 3 emerged as the best-selling mid-size car, the first time an EV has held this title. Despite these headlines, Australia is off to a slow ...

Mar 21, 2023

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Study highlights lower energy consumption thanks to daylight saving time

This weekend it happens once again: Europeans will put the clocks forward by one hour. With the start of daylight-saving time, discussions break out—as they do every year—about whether or not we should eliminate the time ...

Mar 21, 2023

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Careful planning of EV charging station placement could lessen or eliminate need for new power plants, study shows

National and global plans to combat climate change include increasing the electrification of vehicles and the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources. But some projections show that these trends might require ...

Mar 15, 2023

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A system that allows robots to cut objects made of multiple materials

Humans innately learn to adapt their movements based on the materials they are handling and the tasks that they are trying to complete. When chopping specific fruits or vegetables, for instance, they might learn to cut around ...

Mar 13, 2023 feature

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Optical computing for object classification through diffusive random media

Object recognition through random scattering media has been an important but challenging task in many fields, such as biomedical imaging, oceanography, security, robotics, and autonomous driving. Numerous computational solutions ...

Mar 13, 2023

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How cars 'waste' two thirds of their fuel

With the rise in gas prices showing no signs of abating, it seems like an appropriate time to ask ourselves: are our cars not efficient enough? Europe has decided to ban the production of new combustion engine-powered vehicles ...