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Engineering
Huge drone set to launch satellites in mid-air
We all have images in our mind of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station hurtling astronauts into space and satellites into orbit.
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Thermal stability analysis technique for EV batteries to detect risk of fire or explosion
Recently, there have been a number of electric vehicle (EV) battery fire incidents. Unlike the batteries used in small mobile devices, such as smartphones, the battery pack of an EV is composed of hundreds of battery cells, ...
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Engineering
New testing system could become the IoT of photovoltaics
A new system for measuring solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, developed by Arizona State University researchers, represents a breakthrough in the cost and longevity of interconnected power ...
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Robotics
Shape-changing robots that adapt to their environments
When danger approaches, the Moroccan flic-flac spider takes the shape of a ball and rolls away to safety. Just as the trick of shape-shifting to one's environment has proved invaluable for many creatures, Yale researchers ...
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Robotics
Copying beetle wings to design MAVs that can recover from midair collisions
A pair of researchers at Konkuk University has designed a miniaturized micro air vehicle (MAV) capable of recovering from midair collisions. In their paper published in the journal Science, Hoang Vu Phan and Hoon Cheol Park ...
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Computer Sciences
Trickbot trojan found to now have the ability to modify a computer's UEFI
A combined team of security experts from Advanced Intelligence and Eclypsium has announced that the Trickbot trojan malware now has the ability to modify a computer's Unified Extensible Firmware Interface—the interface ...
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Engineering
Tech makes it possible to digitally communicate through human touch
Instead of inserting a card or scanning a smartphone to make a payment, what if you could simply touch the machine with your finger?
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Computer Sciences
RealitySketch: An AR interface to create responsive sketches
Researchers at University of Calgary, Adobe Research and University of Colorado Boulder have recently created an augmented reality (AR) interface that can be used to produce responsive sketches, graphics and visualizations. ...
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Computer Sciences
Neuroscientists find a way to make object-recognition models perform better
Computer vision models known as convolutional neural networks can be trained to recognize objects nearly as accurately as humans do. However, these models have one significant flaw: Very small changes to an image, which would ...
Dec 03, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Loon balloons get boost from Google AI
Google's AI future is up in the air.
Dec 03, 2020 report
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Robotics
Robot hands one step closer to human thanks to AI algorithms
The Shadow Robot Dexterous Hand is a robot hand, with size, shape and movement capabilities similar to those of a human hand. To give the robotic hand the ability to learn how to manipulate objects researchers from WMG, University ...
Dec 03, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
A more profitable and eco-friendly method for turning biomass into biochemicals and green hydrogen
Many have dreamed of being able to turn straw into gold like the fabled Rumpelstiltskin. While this may not be possible in the literal sense, scientists are using sunlight to turn straw into something more valuable.
Dec 03, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Study shows promising material can store solar energy for months or years
As we move away from fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy to tackle climate change, the need for new ways to capture and store energy becomes increasingly important.
Dec 02, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Qualcomm's 'lucky 888' processor offers integrated 5G, superior photo capabilities
Qualcomm has made significant leaps in technology to produce its new 888 system on a chip, unveiled at the virtual Snapdragon Tech Summit Tuesday. Although limited details were available on the first day of the two-day conference, ...
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