Why you don't want 'phantom energy' on a spacecraft
You may not have heard of piezoelectric materials, but odds are, you have benefitted from them.
May 8, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
News tagged with electric signals
Machine learning & AI
Networks of silver nanowires seem to learn and remember, much like our brains
Over the past year or so, generative AI models such as ChatGPT and DALL-E have made it possible to produce vast quantities of apparently human-like, high-quality creative content from a simple series of prompts.
Apr 29, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Developing technology to mimic the function of skin
Scientists at UNSW Sydney have combined artificial synapses with advanced sensors to mimic the properties of human skin, in new research published in Advanced Functional Materials.
Apr 26, 2023
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Engineering
Building a transistor out of treated wood
A team of organic chemists and engineers from Linköping University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, both in Sweden, has demonstrated that working transistors can be made from treated wood. The results have been published ...
Robotics
Origami-inspired robots can sense, analyze and act in challenging environments
Roboticists have been using a technique similar to the ancient art of paper folding to develop autonomous machines out of thin, flexible sheets. These lightweight robots are simpler and cheaper to make and more compact for ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Study shows human brain can assist with computational ghost imaging
Interacting with computers by brain activity seems less futuristic these days, thanks to researchers and entrepreneurs who have been attempting to tap the potential of brain-computer interfaces for augmented cognitive abilities.
Mar 29, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A squid-inspired artificial skin that endures harsh environments
Countless hardware and software solutions created over the past decades draw inspiration from animals and natural phenomena. This includes electronic skins (e-skins), flexible and stretchable electronic circuits designed ...
Business
The hidden costs of AI: Impending energy and resource strain
New technologies like the rapidly advancing deep learning models have led to increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) models. With promises ranging from autonomous vehicles—land, air, and seafaring—to highly ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Internet
Researchers test smart surfaces to improve wireless communication and localization
It's happened to anyone with a cell phone—dropped calls or dead air because suddenly there is no service available. Or worse, the location pin drops on the navigation app.
Mar 3, 2023
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Engineering
Wireless, soft e-skin for interactive touch communication in the virtual world
Sensing a hug from each other via the internet may be a possibility in the near future. A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently developed a wireless, soft e-skin that can both detect and deliver ...
Feb 23, 2023
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