Engineering
A team of researchers has designed a high-performance composite sponge that works effectively to filter particulate matter in high temperature and high humidity environments. The sponge, with its excellent mechanical properties, ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Popular voice assistants like Siri and Amazon Alexa have introduced automatic speech recognition (ASR) to the wider public. Though decades in the making, ASR models struggle with consistency and reliability, especially in ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
To bolster a just transition to cleaner, more resilient energy systems, the University of Michigan's Energy Equity Project has released the first standardized national framework for comprehensively measuring and advancing ...
Sep 1, 2022
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Robotics
In recent years, deep learning algorithms have achieved remarkable results in a variety of fields, including artistic disciplines. In fact, many computer scientists worldwide have successfully developed models that can create ...
Robotics
Researchers University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Université de Montréal and Mila have recently developed a hierarchical reinforcement learning framework to improve the precision of quadrupedal robots in soccer ...
Energy & Green Tech
Solar energy is not subject to supply shortages, is cheap and CO2-neutral. To achieve maximum energy yield, PV power plants are usually installed facing south with an angle of inclination of 20 to 35 degrees. As a result, ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Reducing energy demand worldwide can play a critical role in meeting international climate targets and effectively tackling climate change. Ultimately, such efforts could relieve some of the pressure on governments to decarbonize ...
Energy & Green Tech
In 2016, experts writing in Nature listed seven breakthroughs in how we process chemicals that could change the world for the better. We believe we've just ticked one of those off the list.
Jul 15, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
The rise in online working and collaboration wrought by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 continues apace. In parallel we see a rise in security issues surrounding the enabling technologies. A team from India ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Robotics
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Leeds, have assessed how robotics and autonomous systems might facilitate or impede the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Jun 22, 2022
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