Engineering
It may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people around you, even without wearing headphones. In a new advancement in audio engineering, a team of researchers led by Yun Jing, ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Robotics
We move thanks to coordination among many skeletal muscle fibers, all twitching and pulling in sync. While some muscles align in one direction, others form intricate patterns, helping parts of the body move in multiple ways.
Mar 17, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A Cornell-led research team has developed an artificial intelligence-powered ring equipped with micro-sonar technology that can continuously—and in real time—track fingerspelling in American Sign Language (ASL).
Mar 17, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As the global demand for sustainable energy solutions continues to grow, Lithuanian researchers have taken a step forward by developing a technology that not only transforms waste into valuable hydrogen but also eliminates ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Internet
The use of information technology (IT) has significant environmental and social impacts, including human mortality from climate change. One striking example is the carbon emissions and impacts associated with digital communication.
Mar 17, 2025
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Automotive
A pioneering rigid shipping mast has set off on its first journey, harnessing the wind to propel a cargo ship from England to Canada and using less fuel to help reduce emissions.
Mar 17, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's surface, offer vast potential for clean energy from renewable resources such as ocean currents ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As the world increasingly prioritizes sustainable energy solutions, solar power stands out as a leading candidate for clean energy generation. However, traditional solar cells have encountered several challenges, particularly ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Engineering
Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) systems represent cutting-edge technology in infrastructure monitoring, capable of detecting minute vibrations along fiber optic cables spanning tens of kilometers. These systems have proven ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Robotics
An AI-powered robot that can prepare cups of coffee in a busy kitchen could usher in the next generation of intelligent machines, a study suggests.
Mar 18, 2025
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Engineering
It's difficult to build devices that replicate the fluid, precise motion of humans, but that might change if we could pull a few (literal) strings. At least, that's the idea behind "cable-driven" mechanisms in which running ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Prototyping large structures with integrated electronics, like a chair that can monitor someone's sitting posture, is typically a laborious and wasteful process.
Mar 18, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A collaborative team of researchers from Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London has achieved a significant milestone in sustainable energy technology, as detailed in their latest publication in Nature ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Engineering
Snap a photo of your meal, and artificial intelligence instantly tells you its calorie count, fat content, and nutritional value—no more food diaries or guesswork.
Mar 18, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study resulting from a collaboration between King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) shows how nanomaterials can significantly reduce the ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Robotics
When groups make decisions—whether it's humans aligning on a shared idea, robots coordinating tasks, or fish deciding where to swim—not everyone contributes equally. Some individuals have more reliable information, whereas ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Engineering
Using seawater, electricity and carbon dioxide (CO2), Northwestern University scientists have developed a new carbon-negative building material.
Mar 19, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A recent study evaluating garnet-type solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries finds that their expected energy density advantages may be overstated. The research reveals that an all-solid-state lithium metal battery ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, investigated how to use bio-based materials to produce effective UV protection films for solar cells. The study, published in ACS Applied Optical Materials, was the first to ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Business
In today's attention economy, impact-driven organizations are arguably at a disadvantage. Since they have no tangible product to sell, the core of their appeal is emotional rather than practical—the "warm glow" of contributing ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have shown that even without altering the perovskite emissive layer, incorporating polycaprolactone-silver nanoparticles (PCL@AgNPs-P) as an emission gain layer can significantly enhance the luminance and external ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Robotics
A team of mechanical engineers at Beihang University, working with a deep-sea diving specialist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a mechanic from Zhejiang University, all in China, have designed, built, and tested ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, usually requires liquid mercury, which is extremely toxic. Now, researchers have developed a mercury-free ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Robotics
Legged robots, which are often inspired by animals and insects, could help humans to complete various real-world tasks, for instance delivering parcels or monitoring specific environments. In recent years, computer scientists ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
So-called "memristors" consume extremely little power and behave similarly to brain cells. Researchers from Jülich, led by Ilia Valov, have now introduced novel memristive components that offer significant advantages over ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Engineering
A research team at UNIST has identified the causes of oxygen generation in a novel cathode material called quasi-lithium and proposed a material design principle to address this issue.
Mar 20, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
A team of AI researchers at startup METR is proposing a new metric to quantify the capabilities of AI systems in terms of human capabilities. They have published a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing the new metric, ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Lead halide perovskites have achieved remarkable power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of up to 26.1%. However, their instability against moisture and heat, along with toxicity concerns, limits their commercial viability. To ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A team of physicists, engineers, opticians and photonics specialists at Zhejiang University, in China, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., has found a way to make pixels smaller ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
A paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for regulations to protect customers' personal and genetic data in light of biotech company 23andMe's uncertain future.
Mar 21, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
In recent years, researchers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced battery technologies that can be charged faster and store more energy, while also remaining safe and stable over time. Lithium-metal batteries ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researchers from the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science have developed an AI-based method that accelerates DNA-based data retrieval by three orders of magnitude while significantly improving accuracy. The ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Increasing energy demands and problems associated with burning fossil fuels have heightened interest in more sustainable energy sources, such as sunlight. But there are still areas where carbon-based fuel remains the standard, ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Engineering
While biodiesel provides a cleaner-burning alternative to petroleum diesel, it produces CO2 and hazardous wastewater during manufacturing, requiring extra steps to achieve sustainability. A diagnostic study led by University ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers have developed new technology to detect dangerous gas leaks in lithium-ion batteries
Mar 21, 2025
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Engineering
A new method inspired by coral reefs can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transform it into durable, fire-resistant building materials, offering a promising solution for carbon-negative construction.
Mar 22, 2025
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Robotics
More than 11 years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government has approved a new search for the missing debris of the aircraft.
Mar 22, 2025
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Automotive
Jaguar's ambition to seduce younger, richer drivers was on full display in Paris with a presentation of its newest prototype, the Type 00, which promises all-electric luxury... at a steep price.
Mar 22, 2025
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Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity on Friday expressed its interest in buying TikTok, which faces a deadline to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States.
Mar 22, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Existing tax policies during the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources will lead to major energy injustices and skewed priorities, new research published in Climate Policy shows.
Mar 23, 2025
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