Robotics
Over the past four years, a research team at the Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence (AMI) lab at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in Genova (Italy) has developed advanced avatar ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Telecom
At the height of his career, the pioneering electrical engineer Nikola Tesla became obsessed with an idea. He theorized that electricity could be transmitted wirelessly through the air at long distances—either via a series ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Hardware
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are leading a new project to ensure that the fastest supercomputers can keep up with big data from high energy physics research.
Dec 14, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Fingers pounding away on a screen, cloths wiping away at the smudges as a result…looks as if we are due for a better future in touchscreen technology. At Microsoft Research, a research team has a shared vision of what their ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
The molecular structure of organic semiconductors is key to the outdoor stability of organic solar cells. Molecular-level insight into one family of organic solar cell materials, known as Y-series nonfullerene acceptors (Y-NFAs), ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Engineering
Research in the International Journal of Biometrics introduces a new method for assessing a practitioner's precision in martial arts training. The method focuses on quickly identifying errors in the athlete's movements and ...
May 3, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
A common truism among statisticians is that "the data don't lie." However, recent findings by Italian researchers may make those who study data think twice before making such assumptions.
Business
Europe is sitting on a wealth of data that is the 21st century equivalent of a precious metal mine during the gold rush.
Aug 4, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
An ingredient in many toothpastes is sodium fluoride, a compound of fluorine. It is added to protect teeth against decay. But compounds containing fluorine have other practical uses that might surprise you. Scientists at ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Conformer search continues to be a topic of great interest in computational chemistry, drug design and material science. It is a challenging endeavor due to the high dimensionality of the search space and the computational ...
Apr 1, 2021
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