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Shared carbon capture networks would cut costs, reduce disruptions to local communities
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Sharing infrastructure for transporting and storing captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across multiple industrial facilities could cut costs by more than 60% and reduce pipeline buildout by more than 75% in Louisiana, according to new research led by engineers at the Andlinger Center for...
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Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures
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What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building's lifetime and reassembled into a new structure, in a sustainable cycle that could supply generations of buildings using the...
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on Sep 25
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Graphene-based wearable strain sensor can detect and broadcast silently mouthed words
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A wearable 'smart' choker for speech recognition has the potential to redefine the field of silent speech interface (SSI), say researchers—thanks to embedded ultrasensitive textile strain sensor technology.
on Sep 6
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Will humans accept robots that can lie? Scientists find it depends on the lie
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Honesty is the best policy… most of the time. Social norms help humans understand when we need to tell the truth and when we shouldn't, to spare someone's feelings or avoid harm. But how do these norms apply to robots, which are increasingly working with humans? To understand whether humans can...
on Sep 5
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Traditional infrastructure design often makes extreme flooding events worse, researchers find
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Much of the nation's stormwater infrastructure, designed decades to a century ago to prevent floods, can exacerbate flooding during the severe weather events that are increasing around the globe, new research led by the University of Michigan demonstrates.
on Sep 5
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Waste heat to green energy: New approach boosts thermoelectric generator efficiency
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Thermoelectric generators that can convert waste heat to clean energy could soon be as efficient as other renewable energy sources, like solar, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.
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Squid-inspired fabric allows for temperature-controlled clothing
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Too warm with a jacket on but too cold without it? Athletic apparel brands boast temperature-controlling fabrics that adapt to every climate with lightweight but warm products. Yet, consider a fabric that you can adjust to fit your specific temperature needs.
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Unique straining affects phase transformations in silicon, a material vital for electronics
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When Valery Levitas left Europe in 1999, he packed up a rotational diamond anvil cell and brought it to the United States. He and the researchers in his group are still using a much-advanced version of that pressing, twisting tool to squeeze and shear materials between two diamonds to see in...
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New cooling system works on gravity instead of electricity
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Its abundance of sunlight and heavy investment in solar cell technology has positioned Saudi Arabia well in its transition to becoming a leading exporter of renewable energy. Indeed, solar energy currently makes up more than 80% of the Kingdom's green energy capacity. However, these cells bring...
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Hydrogen production on offshore islands could save Germany more than 4 billion euros per year
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A new study from the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology IEE has analyzed the economic effects on the European energy system of introducing offshore hydrogen production.
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Organic thermoelectric device can harvest energy at room temperature without a temperature gradient
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Researchers have developed a new organic thermoelectric device that can harvest energy from ambient temperature. While thermoelectric devices have several uses today, hurdles still exist to their full utilization. By combining the unique abilities of organic materials, the team succeeded in...
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Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most recent year for which national data is available. The rest was burned in waste-to-energy plants or...
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Shape-morphing brain sensor adheres to curved surfaces for ultrasound neurostimulation
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Transcranial focused ultrasound, a non-invasive technique to stimulate specific areas of the brain using high-frequency sound waves, could be a promising treatment strategy for many neurological disorders. Most notably, it could help to treat drug-resistant epilepsy and other conditions...
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LiDAR-based system allows unmanned aerial vehicle team to rapidly reconstruct environments
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have proved to be highly effective systems for monitoring and exploring environments. These autonomous flying robots could also be used to create detailed maps and three-dimensional (3D) visualizations of real-world environments.
on Sat, 2AM
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New study shows AI can forecast mining disasters
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Artificial Intelligence can forecast gas-related incidents in coal mines within half an hour, according to a new study exploring how the technology can reduce the risk of disasters.
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Researchers create tiny nuclear-powered battery thousands of times more efficient than predecessors
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A team of physicists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed an extremely small nuclear battery that they claim is up to 8,000 times more efficient than its predecessors. Their paper is published in the journal Nature.
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Hydrogen is often seen as the fuel of the future on account of its zero-emission and high gravimetric energy density, meaning it stores more energy per unit of mass compared to gasoline. Its low volumetric density, however, means it takes up a large amount of space, posing challenges for...
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Solar panels soon may power and protect apple orchards
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A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels, which would not only track the sun to capture energy, but provide a warm canopy on cooler spring days and shade the trees from excessive heat.
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Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
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On a tributary of the Hudson River, a tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from the shipyard dock and sailed for the first time to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.
on Fri, 1PM
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Low-carbon ammonia offers green alternative for agriculture and hydrogen transport
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A new way of making ammonia, by harnessing the unique power of liquid metal, could lead to significant cuts in carbon emissions caused by production of the widely-used chemical.
on Sep 26
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Police are probing a cyberattack on Wi-Fi networks at UK train stations
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U.K. transport officials and police said Thursday they are investigating a "cyber-security incident" that hit the public Wi-Fi networks at the country's biggest railway stations.
on Sep 26
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Earplugs unavoidable for musicians in the orchestra and at home
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Many musicians suffer ear damage. Professional orchestras have therefore taken measures in recent years to reduce the sound levels. Studies now reveal that physical measures, like placing screens between sections or creating more space between them, have little effect. This is due to one's own...
on Sep 25
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AI model beats CAPTCHA every time
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A trio of AI researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, has modified an AI-based, picture-processing model to solve Google's reCAPTCHAv2 human-testing system.
on Sep 25
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How a national lab retires—and shreds—large computing resources
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Ever wonder what happens to massive supercomputing systems when they're retired? Surprisingly, when it comes to the data, it's not too different from disposing of old documents—they go straight into a shredder and sent to recycling.
on Sep 25
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Energy-efficient device uses solar power to turn seawater into fresh water
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo have designed an energy-efficient device that produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process driven largely by the sun.
on Sep 25
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Latest ransomware victim, New Orleans crippled by attack
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City services in New Orleans were hobbled Monday as the city operated under an emergency declaration following a cyber attack that locked down its main computer networks.
on Sep 25
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In a step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup chains two carbons together
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A key step toward reusing CO2 to make sustainable fuels is chaining carbon atoms together, and an artificial photosynthesis system developed at the University of Michigan can bind two of them into hydrocarbons with field-leading performance.
on Sep 24
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Google DeepMind unveils two new AI-based robot hand systems—ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart
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Engineers working on Google's DeepMind project have announced the development of two new AI-based robot systems. One called ALOHA Unleashed was developed to advance the science of bi-arm manipulation. The other, called DemoStart, was developed to advance the capabilities of robot hands that have...
on Sep 24
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How did they get my data? I uncovered the hidden web of networks behind telemarketers
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Last year, I started getting a lot of unsolicited phone calls, mainly from people trying to sell me things. This came as a surprise because, as a data scientist, I am very careful about what personal information I let out into the world. So I set out to discover what had happened.
on Sep 24
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Governments can start a global cascade of "positive tipping points" to cut prices and carbon emissions by using mandates to switch investment from polluting fossil fuels to clean technologies, according to a new report launched today at Climate Week NYC.
on Sep 24
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Energy infrastructure of the future could look very different to the infrastructure we rely on today. Research by a team of experts from the National Nuclear Laboratory shows that powering hydrogen production using nuclear energy could be economically viable.
on Sep 24
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Ultrathin organic-inorganic device shows promise for wireless monitoring of biomarkers
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In recent years, electronics engineers have developed a wide range of wearable and implantable devices that can detect and record biological signals. These devices can help to keep track of various physiological processes, such as heart rate, arterial pulse, sleep patterns or calories burned...
on Sep 24
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Bridging the urban canyons: 5G's role in advanced real-time kinematic positioning
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High-precision positioning in urban areas faces obstacles such as frequent signal blockages and interference from buildings, which compromise the performance of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) systems. These conditions lead to reduced accuracy and...
on Sep 21
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Recovering rare earth elements from coal ash for clean energy technologies
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As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, the demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is only going to increase. These elements are vital to the production of technologies that will make the transition to green energy possible. While REEs are not technically rare, large deposits are found...
on Sep 21
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VR system mixes physical and virtual worlds to drive home climate urgency
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An iconic red shuttle bus ferries commuters and visitors along the winding streets of New York City's Roosevelt Island. But this isn't a typical sightseeing tour.
on Sep 21
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App helps Mexican tortilla makers join digital economy
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Long marginalized by the banking industry, Mexico's neighborhood tortilla producers are cautiously embracing financial technology, in a country where cash is still king for many.
on Sep 21
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Building a worldwide map of light pollution with inexpensive sensors
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As someone that has always lived in the UK countryside, I am no stranger to the glory of a dark star-filled sky. Sadly, 60% of the world's population has already lost access to the night sky thanks to light pollution. Across Europe and the U.S., that number climbs to nearer 80%.
on Sep 21
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Production of solar fuels: Storing the sun's heat at 1,200°C
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Closing the CO₂ cycle by converting climate-damaging carbon dioxide back into kerosene, gasoline and diesel: That is the idea behind Synhelion. The ETH spin-off uses the heat of the sun to produce synthetic fuels (Synfuels) from CO₂ and water.
on Sep 20
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Scientists create air-operated propeller able to drive vessels and ferries
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Scientists say they have designed a propeller system that can replace electrical and diesel-operated engines currently used to drive ferries plowing through the seas on pre-determined routes.
on Sep 19
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Versatile microscale robots can fold into 3D shapes and crawl
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Cornell University researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal "metasheet," but with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl.
on Sep 19
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South Korea makes advancements in drive system technology for machine tools
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Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has succeeded in domestically developing "CNC driving system" technology, a core component of machine tools—often referred to as "Mother Machines," the machines that make other machines.
on Sep 18
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Artificial intelligence grunt work can be outsourced using a new blockchain-based framework
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Tomorrow's workplace will be run on mind-boggling amounts of data. To make sense of it all, businesses, developers and individuals will need better artificial intelligence (AI) systems, better trained AI workers and more efficient number-crunching servers.
on Sep 18
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Electric cars overtake petrol models in Norway
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Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on track to taking fossil fuel vehicles off the road.
on Sep 17
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Sharing biosignals with online gaming partners can enhance mutual sense of social presence
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Although interactive online platforms, including esports platforms, aim to foster close connections between people, they often fall short of supporting the creation of bonds between the interaction partners. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered that sharing biological signals...
on Sep 17
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Team develops tougher concrete, inspired by bone
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Inspired by the architecture of human bone's tough outer layer, engineers at Princeton have developed a cement-based material that is 5.6 times more damage-resistant than standard counterparts. The bio-inspired design allows the material to resist cracking and avoid sudden failure, unlike...
on Sep 17
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Transparent solar cells can directly supply energy from glass surfaces
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A technology that can directly charge a battery from a smartphone screen has emerged. A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a method of supplying energy directly from glass of buildings, cars, and mobile devices through transparent solar cells. The study is published in PNAS.
on Sep 16
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New plan shows Australia's hydrogen dream is still alive
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Producing hydrogen remains vital to Australia's prosperity through the net-zero transition, according to a major strategy that lays a national pathway to becoming a global leader in low-emissions technology.
on Sep 16
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New research could make weird AI images a thing of the past
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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has notoriously struggled to create consistent images, often getting details like fingers and facial symmetry wrong. Moreover, these models can completely fail when prompted to generate images at different image sizes and resolutions.
on Sep 15
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Stretchable, wearable device lights up an LED using only the warmth of skin
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One of the drawbacks of fitness trackers and other wearable devices is that their batteries eventually run out of juice. But what if in the future, wearable technology could use body heat to power itself?
on Sep 15
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A sensory pen that can read Braille could improve literacy among the visually impaired
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A pen that can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol.
on Sep 15