Robotics
When robots come across unfamiliar objects, they struggle to account for a simple truth: Appearances aren't everything. They may attempt to grasp a block, only to find out it's a literal piece of cake. The misleading appearance ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The global population has grown to exceed 8 billion, and the demand for textiles has increased with it. Common synthetic fibers like polyester can be manufactured quickly and cheaply, but their negative environmental impacts ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.
Oct 30, 2023
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Engineering
In computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD), 3D objects are often represented by the contours of their outer surfaces. Computers store these shapes as "thin shells," which model the contours of the skin of an animated ...
May 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The electric vehicle market has been experiencing explosive growth, with global sales surpassing $1 trillion in 2022 and Korea's domestic sales exceeding 108,000 units. Inevitably, demand is growing for high-capacity batteries ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a method of harnessing artificial intelligence to discover new and more efficient materials for clean energy technology.
Feb 8, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Reservoir computing is an emerging computation framework based on the use of recurrent neural networks (i.e., networks in which data persists or reoccurs in patterns). This framework has the potential of reducing the time ...
Energy & Green Tech
The construction of new LNG terminals with the aim of reducing energy dependence on Russian natural gas raises concerns that the associated fossil fuel infrastructure could hinder the transition of the energy system to renewable ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A research team consisting of Specially Appointed Professor Yoichiro Kurita (Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Engineering
A large team of researchers at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, working with colleagues from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Delft University of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has found ...
