Catalytic process with lignin could enable 100% sustainable aviation fuel
An underutilized natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions.
Sep 23, 2022
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Users trust AI as much as humans for flagging problematic content
Social media users may trust artificial intelligence (AI) as much as human editors to flag hate speech and harmful content, according to researchers at Penn State.
Sep 16, 2022
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New device paves way for technology to ease daily food, beverage tracking for seniors, chronically ill
University of Maine researchers invented a device that could serve as a launchpad for new technology to ease daily tracking of food and beverage consumption for seniors and people with chronic health conditions.
Sep 7, 2022
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Augmented reality could be the future of paper books, according to new research
Augmented reality might allow printed books to make a comeback against the e-book trend, according to researchers from the University of Surrey.
Aug 3, 2022
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Researchers create method for breaking down plant materials for earth-friendly energy
With energy costs rising, and the rapidly emerging effects of burning fossil fuels on the global climate, the need has never been greater for researchers to find paths to products and fuels that are truly renewable.
Jul 7, 2022
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A new wearable technology—for plants
Plants can't speak up when they are thirsty. And visual signs, such as shriveling or browning leaves, don't start until most of their water is gone. To detect water loss earlier, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials ...
May 4, 2022
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Researcher creates free comment moderation software for YouTube
As an expert in building a safer and fairer internet, Rutgers Assistant Professor Shagun Jhaver long suspected that digital content creators from minority groups suffered disproportionate online harassment. But when he heard ...
May 3, 2022
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New flow battery stores power in simple organic compound
The intermittent supply of green electricity requires large-scale storage to keep our power grids stable. Since normal batteries do not scale very well, the idea of using flow batteries, which store electricity in a fluid ...
Mar 16, 2022
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These solar panels pull in water vapor to grow crops in the desert
Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia created a solar-driven system that successfully grows spinach by using water drawn from the air while producing electricity. The proof-of-concept design, described March ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Teaching AI to see depth in photographs and paintings
Researchers in SFU's Computational Photography Lab hope to give computers a visual advantage that we humans take for granted—the ability to see depth in photographs. While humans naturally can determine how close or far ...
Aug 12, 2021
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