Researchers use grasshoppers to detect explosive chemical vapors
The year was 2016 and the headlines talked about something called cyborg insects and reflected on a branch of technology called biorobotics.
Engineering
News tagged with electrical activity
Energy & Green Tech
Higher efficiency catalyst could prove key to green hydrogen
The race to make the widespread use of intermittent renewable energy a reality has taken a step forward with new research by experts from the University of Adelaide who are improving the efficiency of iridium-based catalysts.
Jun 23, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
AI-generated faces look just like real ones, but evidence shows your brain can tell the difference
For a while, limitations in technology meant that animators and researchers were only capable of creating human-like faces which seemed a little "off."
Nov 8, 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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Engineering
Agent Unicorn headset for ADHD children may make understanding easier
The quest for a better understanding among scientists of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) goes on.
Business
The challenges of mining for electric-vehicle batteries
In August 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Signed by President Joe Biden, the legislation attempted to curb inflation, lower the deficit, and invest heavily into domestic clean energy.
Mar 6, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Headset viewers can expect film changes according to how they feel
Imagine, watching a movie that you can control, story threads and all. The idea is to do so, as a viewer, if wearing an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset. Rachel Metz wrote about it in MIT Technology Review.
Engineering
Monitoring electromagnetic signals in the brain with MRI
Researchers commonly study brain function by monitoring two types of electromagnetism—electric fields and light. However, most methods for measuring these phenomena in the brain are very invasive.
Oct 22, 2018
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Business
Renewables are cheaper than ever, yet fossil fuel use is still growing. Here's why
Wind and solar are the world's fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.
Sep 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Thicker, denser, better: New electrodes may hold key to advanced batteries
The demand for high-performance batteries, especially for use in electric vehicles, is surging as the world shifts its energy consumption to a more electric-powered system, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and prioritizing ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Electrical phenomena
Electrical phenomena are commonplace and unusual events that can be observed which illuminate the principles of the physics of electricity and are explained by them. Electrical phenomena are a somewhat arbitrary division of electromagnetic phenomena.
Some examples are
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