Robots are learning to think like humans. Can they meet Amazon's demands for speed?
In a lab at the University of Washington, robots are playing air hockey.
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Engineering
Study: More than 4.6 million English homes experience summertime overheating
The summer of 2018 saw temperatures far above the long-term average in the Northern Hemisphere. It was England's hottest ever summer, with four heat waves resulting in 1,067 excess deaths. The temperatures experienced in ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Wide-bandgap power at silicon cost: Project develops competitive GaN process technologies
Can we contribute to the worldwide energy challenge by maximizing the efficiency in power conversion at a low cost? The answer is: YESvGaN! The goal of the YESvGaN consortium is to create a new class of vertical power transistors ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Lab's AI work results in increased revenue, decreased land requirements for wind power industry
The wind industry could benefit from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to design and deploy wind plants, according to an article in Nature Energy written by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable ...
May 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable energy battery systems could harness eggshell proteins for electricity conduction
Chicken eggshells may be the answer to developing safer, sustainable and cost-effective rechargeable battery storage systems, according to new research.
Oct 18, 2023
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Business
Alibaba posts loss, slower revenue amid lower consumption
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group on Thursday posted net losses and missed market expectations for revenue in its quarter ended September amid a slowing economy and depressed consumer sentiment.
Nov 17, 2022
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Lessons learned from the chip crisis in the automotive industry
The chip crisis has kept the automotive industry on its toes in recent years. In many companies, shifts had to be canceled, model series had to be put on hold and entire plants had to be temporarily closed due to a shortage ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
New modelling shows China's demand for coal imports will dramatically drop by 2025
China's demand for coal imports, including from Australia, will drop significantly by 2025, according to new modeling led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Apr 20, 2022
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Security
Microsoft fixes cloud platform vulnerability after warning
Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a cloud-based database product used by many big companies.
Aug 28, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Wind-powered cargo ships are the future: Debunking 4 myths that stand in the way of cutting emissions
Sailing cargo ships are making a genuine comeback.
Feb 14, 2023
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