Computer Sciences
A team led by Paderborn scientists Professor Thomas D. Kühne and Professor Christian Plessl has succeeded in becoming the first group in the world to break the major "exaflop" barrier—more than 1 trillion floating-point ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Software
Adding an organic matter power source to a solar energy unit could provide 100% heating for a single-story home during the coldest months of the year and help the environment. In the warmer months, the system could generate ...
May 31, 2022
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Engineering
The complex aerodynamics around a moving car and its tires are hard to see, but not for some mechanical engineers.
May 12, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Under a project led by the RIKEN Center for Computational Science, researchers have used computer simulations to show that weather phenomena such as sudden downpours could potentially be modified by making small adjustments ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Wind energy relies on efficient wind turbine blades, which act as airfoils, structures akin to an airplane wing. Air flow control accessories similar to those found in aircraft improve the turbine blade's aerodynamic performance.
Mar 22, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
With the insertion of a little math, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have shown that neuromorphic computers, which synthetically replicate the brain's logic, can solve more complex problems than those posed by artificial ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
All-solid-state batteries are now one step closer to becoming the powerhouse of next-generation electronics, as researchers from Tokyo Tech, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and Yamagata ...
Jan 7, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
In the ongoing race to develop ever-better materials and configurations for solar cells, there are many variables that can be adjusted to try to improve performance, including material type, thickness, and geometric arrangement. ...
Dec 9, 2021
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Robotics
Let's say you wanted to build the world's best stair-climbing robot. You'd need to optimize for both the brain and the body, perhaps by giving the bot some high-tech legs and feet, coupled with a powerful algorithm to enable ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Cost-slashing innovations are underway in the electric power sector and could give electricity the lead over fossil-based combustion fuels in the world's energy supply by mid-century. When combined with a global carbon price, ...
Nov 25, 2021
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