Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust.
Jun 26, 2017
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Machine learning & AI
Machine learning tool improves tracking of tiny moving particles
Scientists have developed an automated tool for mapping the movement of particles inside cells that may accelerate research in many fields, a new study in eLife reports.
Aug 13, 2019
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Robotics
New filter enhances robot vision on 6-D pose estimation
Robots are good at making identical repetitive movements, such as a simple task on an assembly line. (Pick up a cup. Turn it over. Put it down.) But they lack the ability to perceive objects as they move through an environment. ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Engineering
Student designs wearable purifier to protect underground train users and improve air quality
Commuters on underground trains worldwide may soon breathe easier, thanks to an invention by a Loughborough University student.
Jul 4, 2024
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Engineering
Wing-screen wipers: How self-cleaning cicadas could help us have cleaner cars
A type of large insect known as a cicada is able to keep its wings clean of dust and dirt through a remarkable process that could be applied within modern technology.
Sep 28, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A technique to guide the development of faster and longer lasting next-generation batteries
Clean and efficient energy storage technologies are essential to establishing a renewable energy infrastructure. Lithium-ion batteries are already dominant in personal electronic devices, and are promising candidates for ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Tortuosity gradient transport paths enable high-electrochem-active solid-state batteries
Tremendous interest in high-security and high-energy batteries in energy-storage systems has led to the rapid development of all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs). However, the electrochemical performance of ASSLBs is ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Alternative fuels originating either from renewable or circular-economy feedstock decrease particle number emission
Alternative fuels originating either from renewable or circular-economy feedstock will not bring penalties in terms of number-based particle emissions in high- or medium-speed non-road engines. This is a conclusion of Teemu ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Engineering
Paving the way for new light-powered devices
The field of photonics involves the study of new ways to generate and harness light, akin to how many of the devices used in everyday life run on electric current. While photonic devices have the potential to transform the ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Solution to energy storage may be beneath your feet
Anyone who has ever hot-footed it barefoot across the beach on a sunny day walks away with a greater understanding of just how much heat sand can retain. That ability is expected to play a vital role in the future, as technology ...
Mar 29, 2024
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