Telecom
A team of researchers at Q-CTRL, a quantum infrastructure software-maker based in Sydney, Australia, has announced the successful demonstration of its newly developed quantum navigation system called "Ironstone Opal."
Apr 21, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists say they have created a methodology that could replace two diesel engines powering a ferry boat with pneumatic propellers.
Apr 21, 2025
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Robotics
The likelihood of two human fingerprints being identical is extremely low—about 1 in 640 billion. Even identical twins, despite sharing the same genetic information, have unique fingerprints. A new technology now allows ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Software
Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is doing, whether it's cooking, vacuuming or washing the dishes. And while it's valuable ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Chinese battery giant CATL launched on Monday a new sodium-ion battery it says will restructure the electric car industry, and a new system to combine two battery technologies into one car.
Apr 21, 2025
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Business
Of course, Google has an unlawful monopoly on online ads, as a federal judge found Thursday, just like a different federal judge found last year that Google has an unlawful monopoly on online searching; everyone knows that ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Engineering
Nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now infamous failure, in the face of moderate winds the morning of Nov. 7, 1940, ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Could gaming provide a path to better mental health and life skills? A new study from Aalto University reveals how one notoriously challenging video game is helping players find resilience, meaning and hopefulness in real ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Engineering
A technology for hydrogen (H2) production has been developed by a team of researchers led by Professors Seungho Cho and Kwanyong Seo from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Computer Sciences
A group of computer scientists at Microsoft Research, working with a colleague from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has introduced Microsoft's new AI model that runs on a regular CPU instead of a GPU. The researchers ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Robotics
Cornell University researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence—called RHyME (Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under Mismatched Execution)—that allows robots to learn tasks by watching ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
A team of researchers from the Institute for Basic Science, Yonsei University, and the Max Planck Institute have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique that brings machine vision closer to how the human brain ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
In the U.S., 12 million hectares of land—an area about the size of New York state—are currently used to grow corn for ethanol. But strategically converting a small portion of that to solar facilities could vastly increase ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers from the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University introduced a novel method for fabricating functional flat-to-shape objects using a computer-controlled ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Engineering
In metamaterials design, the name of the game has long been "stronger is better." Metamaterials are synthetic materials with microscopic structures that give the overall material exceptional properties. A huge focus has been ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
MIT researchers have created a periodic table that shows how more than 20 classical machine-learning algorithms are connected. The new framework sheds light on how scientists could fuse strategies from different methods to ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Engineering
A research team has developed an innovative single-step laser printing technique to accelerate the manufacturing of lithium-sulfur batteries. Integrating the commonly time-consuming active materials synthesis and cathode ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Essential for many industries ranging from Hollywood computer-generated imagery to product design, 3D modeling tools often use text or image prompts to dictate different aspects of visual appearance, like color and form. ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Robotics
In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of material that can expand, assume new shapes, move and follow electromagnetic commands like a remotely ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Quantum computers promise to speed calculations dramatically in some key areas such as computational chemistry and high-speed networking. But they're so different from today's computers that scientists need to figure out ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
QUT researchers have identified a new material which could be used as a flexible semiconductor in wearable devices by using a technique that focuses on the manipulation of spaces between atoms in crystals.
Apr 23, 2025
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Computer Sciences
ChatGPT and alike often amaze us with the accuracy of their answers, but unfortunately, they also repeatedly give us cause for doubt. The main issue with powerful AI response engines (artificial intelligence) is that they ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Software
Coordinating complicated interactive systems, whether it's the different modes of transportation in a city or the various components that must work together to make an effective and efficient robot, is an increasingly important ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Hardware
In a new Nature Communications study, researchers have developed an in-memory ferroelectric differentiator capable of performing calculations directly in the memory without requiring a separate processor.
Apr 24, 2025
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Engineering
Lithium-ion batteries have been a staple in device manufacturing for years, but the liquid electrolytes they rely on to function are quite unstable, leading to fire hazards and safety concerns. Now, researchers at Penn State ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Engineering
A U of A engineering researcher is using sunlight and semiconductor catalysts to produce hydrogen by splitting apart water molecules into their constituent elements.
Apr 24, 2025
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Robotics
New research led by Imperial College London and co-authored by the University of Bristol, has revealed that aerial robotics could provide wide-ranging benefits to the safety, sustainability and scale of construction.
Apr 24, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function. For example, language ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Hardware
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, researchers at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) have identified a breakthrough that could make AI technologies faster and more efficient.
Apr 25, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Cyberattacks can snare workflows, put vulnerable client information at risk, and cost corporations and governments millions of dollars. A botnet—a network infected by malware—can be particularly catastrophic. A new Georgia ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego offers a first-of-its-kind look at how deeper coordination among Western U.S. states could lower the cost of decarbonizing the electric grid—and speed ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Engineering
Many products in the modern world are in some way fabricated using computer numerical control (CNC) machines, which use computers to automate machine operations in manufacturing. While simple in concept, the ways to instruct ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Engineering
Over the past decades, electronics engineers have developed a wide range of wearable devices that can be used to track some physiological processes and collect health or fitness-related data. These devices rely on miniature ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
It is becoming harder and harder to ignore the environmental costs of textiles, and demand is still growing by leaps and bounds each year.
Apr 25, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing productivity and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. It powers self-driving cars, social media feeds, fraud detection and medical diagnoses. Touted as a game changer, it is ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Over the past few decades, solar cells have become increasingly widespread, with a growing number of individuals and businesses worldwide now relying on solar energy to power their homes or operations. Energy engineers worldwide ...
Apr 26, 2025
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Automotive
California regulators have released a new proposal to allow the testing of self-driving heavy duty trucks on public roads.
Apr 26, 2025
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Automotive
In fluid synchronization, dozens of robotic arms picked up metal parts and welded them onto vehicle beds, as car skeletons gradually took shape and progressed along an automated factory floor near the eastern Chinese city ...
Apr 26, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
President Xi Jinping said China must "overcome" the challenges of developing core AI technologies including high-end chips, state media reported Saturday, as Beijing seeks to become a world leader in the rapidly developing ...
Apr 26, 2025
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Security
Oregon's environmental agency won't say if a group of hackers stole data in a cyberattack that was first announced earlier this month.
Apr 26, 2025
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Automotive
Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary.
Apr 26, 2025
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Robotics
A team of roboticists at Tsinghua University, working with a trio of colleagues from Beihang University, all in China, has designed a new type of microrobot that can continuously transform its shape and "lock" into specific ...
Apr 27, 2025
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Automotive
At the huge Auto Shanghai industry show this week, the chatter was less about powerful engines and more about cutting-edge technology and passenger comfort.
Apr 27, 2025
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