Energy & Green Tech
Interest in small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, is skyrocketing with tech companies including Google, Amazon and Microsoft investing in the emerging low-carbon energy technology.
Nov 4, 2024
0
90
Computer Sciences
The advent of the internet has changed the way people access and share information, making it easier for malicious individuals to spread biased, unreliable or false news. Recent technological advances, including artificial ...
Nov 4, 2024
0
50
Engineering
A team of engineers and materials scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, in Saudi Arabia, working with a colleague from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, in Germany, has developed ...
Nov 4, 2024
0
50
Engineering
Silicon transistors, which are used to amplify and switch signals, are a critical component in most electronic devices, from smartphones to automobiles. But silicon semiconductor technology is held back by a fundamental physical ...
Nov 4, 2024
0
46
Electronics & Semiconductors
Over the past decade, wearable electronics—especially those with health care applications—have become increasingly popular, but researchers are still figuring out the best way to power them.
Nov 4, 2024
0
45
Engineering
If we want to use hydrogen as fuel for cars or airplanes, or for chemical storage of excess renewable energy, it would be most efficient if it were liquid. However, this would require cooling it down to minus 253°C or 20°K, ...
Nov 4, 2024
0
20
Machine learning & AI
Imagine being a passenger in a self-driving car as the vehicle starts veering off the road. It's not a faulty sensor causing the dangerous situation—it's a cyberattack. Hackers can access the deep learning (DL) neural networks ...
Nov 4, 2024
0
14
Engineering
Wind turbines and photovoltaics (PVs) are becoming increasingly widespread worldwide, which could contribute to reducing air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions. To produce energy, however, these renewable energy solutions ...
Nov 5, 2024
0
77
Engineering
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science developed an AI-powered system that mimics the human sense of smell to detect and track toxic gases in real time. Using advanced artificial ...
Nov 5, 2024
0
66
Machine learning & AI
Large language models can do impressive things, like write poetry or generate viable computer programs, even though these models are trained to predict words that come next in a piece of text.
Nov 5, 2024
4
43
Computer Sciences
A team of computer scientists and AI researchers at the University of California, San Diego, working with a colleague from Tsinghua University, has developed a tactic that helps LLM models more easily determine when they ...
Nov 5, 2024
0
42
Computer Sciences
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have become increasingly better at synthesizing images and videos showing humans, animals and objects. The automated generation of videos in which human characters engage in specific activities ...
Nov 5, 2024
0
33
Engineering
Scientists at TU Delft have developed a new model that better describes human behavior when merging into motorway traffic. Current models often assume that drivers are constantly trying to optimize their behavior to reach ...
Nov 5, 2024
0
30
Energy & Green Tech
Energy storage is an essential part of many rapidly growing sustainable technologies, including electric cars and renewable energy generation. Although lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominate the current market, lithium is ...
Nov 5, 2024
0
27
Engineering
High-dielectric-constant elastomers possess outstanding softness and stretchability. They allow a fast response and have a high reliability, and thus have been widely applied to wearable electronics.
Nov 6, 2024
0
65
Hardware
Edge computing devices, devices located in proximity to the source of data instead of in large data centers, could perform computations locally. This could reduce latency, particularly in real-time applications, as it would ...
Nov 6, 2024
0
62
Electronics & Semiconductors
A Northwestern University-led team of engineers has developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates the skin to deliver various complex sensations.
Nov 6, 2024
1
52
Engineering
A study led by Dr. Haitham Kanakri and Dr. Euzeli Dos Santos, Jr., has unveiled a novel capacitorless solid-state power filter (SSPF) for single-phase DC-AC converters. This innovative technology employs a high-frequency ...
Nov 6, 2024
0
34
Robotics
In recent years, roboticists have introduced robotic systems that can complete missions in various environments, ranging from the ground to underground, aboveground and underwater settings. While several of these robots can ...
Nov 6, 2024
0
33
Engineering
A research team developed a transparent radiative cooling film featuring a perforated structure resembling an insect screen, designed to regulate solar heat and lower interior temperatures. This breakthrough was recently ...
Nov 6, 2024
0
31
Engineering
The atoms of amorphous solids like glass have no ordered structure; they arrange themselves randomly, like scattered grains of sand on a beach. Normally, making materials amorphous—a process known as amorphization—requires ...
Nov 6, 2024
0
27
Electronics & Semiconductors
Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Nov 7, 2024
0
68
Electronics & Semiconductors
The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based models is placing greater demands on the electronics industry, as many of these models require significant storage space and computational power. Engineers worldwide have ...
Nov 7, 2024
0
44
Engineering
Using a custom-built machine to launch microprojectiles at supersonic speeds, Cornell researchers have uncovered new details about how high-speed metallic collisions can form strong, durable atomic bonds, offering insights ...
Nov 7, 2024
0
31
Engineering
NIBIO's wood scientists are keen to contribute to a circular economy. By systematically improving the various links in the wood material value chain—from the trees in the forest to finished wood products—the goal of the ...
Nov 7, 2024
0
30
Engineering
The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic example of how rapid wildfire spread can make effective response efforts impossible, resulting in ...
Nov 7, 2024
0
27
Electronics & Semiconductors
Imagine a robot that can detect scents in the air and track down their sources as efficiently as a dog or a mouse. If realized, it could detect small wildfires in dense forests, find people buried in debris after an earthquake, ...
Nov 7, 2024
0
25
Software
A less wasteful way to train large language models, such as the GPT series, finishes in the same amount of time for up to 30% less energy, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.
Nov 7, 2024
0
11
Robotics
A research team, led by Professor Hoon Eui Jeong from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UNIST has introduced an innovative magnetic composite artificial muscle, showcasing an impressive ability to withstand loads ...
Nov 8, 2024
0
85
Engineering
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have achieved a new material that will be pivotal in making the next generation of high-power electronics faster, transparent and more efficient. This artificially designed material ...
Nov 8, 2024
0
42
Machine learning & AI
Two of the trickiest qualities to balance in the world of machine learning are fairness and accuracy. Algorithms optimized for accuracy may unintentionally perpetuate bias against specific groups, while those prioritizing ...
Nov 8, 2024
0
40
Energy & Green Tech
While systems that can generate energy from renewable sources are becoming increasingly widespread, it might take a while before these systems fully replace solutions that rely on the burning of fossil fuels. In the meantime, ...
Nov 8, 2024
0
27
Robotics
A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1.0 million on Thursday.
Nov 8, 2024
0
23
Energy & Green Tech
Europe is preparing for climate-neutral flight powered by sustainably produced hydrogen. Last year, the EU launched a project to support industry and universities in the development of a hydrogen-powered medium-haul aircraft. ...
Nov 8, 2024
0
9
Energy & Green Tech
As demand surges for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries need to deliver higher energy densities at lower costs. While conventional cathode materials such as LiFePO4 and Li-Ni-Co-Mn-O are widely ...
Nov 8, 2024
0
1
Electronics & Semiconductors
When light hits the surface of some materials, namely those exhibiting a property known as photoresistance, it can induce changes in their electrical conductivity. Graphene is among these materials, as incident light can ...
Nov 9, 2024
0
70
Electronics & Semiconductors
Smartglasses, a type of wearable device, have evolved rapidly since the pioneering yet ill-fated Google Glass received social backlash in 2013. Early adopters were nicknamed "Glassholes", and the product never reached commercialization. ...
Nov 9, 2024
0
25
Internet
As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers' access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm young people's mental health.
Nov 9, 2024
0
20
Security
The World Health Organization and some 50 countries issued a warning Friday at the United Nations about the rise of ransomware attacks against hospitals, with the United States specifically blaming Russia.
Nov 9, 2024
0
0
Electronics & Semiconductors
Three-dimensional (3D) integration has opened new possibilities for the development of denser circuits with more interconnected electronic components. 3D integration approaches entail stacking multiple layers of electronic ...
Nov 10, 2024
0
69
