Brain cell differences could be key to learning in humans and AI
Researchers have found that variability between brain cells might speed up learning and improve the performance of the brain and future AI.
Oct 06, 2021
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News tagged with electronic systems
Engineering
Engineers harvest Wi-Fi signals to power small electronics
With the rise of the digital age, the amount of Wi-Fi sources to transmit information wirelessly between devices has grown exponentially. This results in the widespread use of the 2.4GHz radio frequency that Wi-Fi uses, with ...
May 18, 2021
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Security
Scientists found a way to maintain the cybersecurity of electronics in vehicles
Specialists from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) improved the cybersecurity system mechanism, based on the ECU (Electronic Control Unit) in modern vehicles. The research results were published ...
Feb 09, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Technical roadmap guides research direction for grid-forming inverters
Power electronics—including the inverters that interface solar, wind, battery energy storage, and electric vehicles—are on track to gradually, or even entirely, displace traditional generation. In doing so, inverters ...
Dec 24, 2020
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Engineering
An operational amplifier fabricated using a 2-D semiconductor
Analog electronics are electronic systems that operate with currents and voltages that continuously change over time, rather than switching only between two levels, like digital electronics. Most existing analog devices are ...
Sep 14, 2020 feature
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Engineering
Hybrid inverter integrates distributed energy resources, supports smart grid function
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed an intelligent power electronic inverter platform that can connect locally sited energy resources such as solar panels, energy storage and electric vehicles and smoothly ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
New technology makes homes more energy independent, helps divert power during blackouts
In a new study, researchers from Texas A&M University and industry have designed a smart technology that can help utility companies better serve communities affected by blackouts. The researchers said their single device ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Security
Blockchain a stronger option for American election modernization
The term "blockchain" is familiar to anyone who has delved into so-called cryptocurrency. It represents an incorruptible digital ledger of transactions associated with a given digital coin in this technology. However, the ...
Jul 03, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A system for the nonreciprocal transmission of microwave acoustic waves
Acoustic waves have been found to be highly versatile and promising carriers of information between chip-based electronic devices. This characteristic is ideal for the development of a number of electronic components, including ...
Jun 05, 2020 feature
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Hi Tech & Innovation
In pandemic, using drones to drop medical supplies from sky
With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box ...
May 27, 2020
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