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Technology
New photo colorizing technique uses skin reaction to light for life-like results
techxplore.com - Sarah Katz
Around a century ago when film stocks and photographs were first coming to light, they faced a number of challenges in capturing the essence of an …
1 day ago
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Energy
Thermoelectric material discovery sets stage for new forms of electric power in the future
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Thermoelectrics directly convert heat into electricity and power a wide array of items—from NASA's Perseverance rover currently exploring Mars to …
1 day ago
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Artificial Intelligence
Toward deep-learning models that can reason about code more like humans
techxplore.com - Kim Martineau
Whatever business a company may be in, software plays an increasingly vital role, from managing inventory to interfacing with customers. Software …
1 day ago
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Virtual Reality
Virtual humans are equal to real ones in helping people practice new leadership skills
techxplore.com - Science X staff
A virtual human can be as good as a flesh-and-blood one when it comes to helping people practice new leadership skills. That's the conclusion from …
1 day ago
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Technology
Macro cyber resilience: Ensuring functionality of interconnected complex systems
techxplore.com - Casey Knopik
For the second straight year, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers are featured in a special edition of the Journal of Information …
1 day ago
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Water
Sunlight to solve the world's clean water crisis
techxplore.com - Dan Lander
Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, …
1 day ago
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Construction
Baubot comes out with two new robots to aid in construction projects
techxplore.com - Sarah Katz
Despite artificial intelligence and robotics adapting to many other areas of life and the work force, construction has long remained dominated by …
2 days ago
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Language
Study identifies a universal property for efficient communication
techxplore.com - Science X staff
Words categorize the semantic fields they refer to in ways that maximize communication accuracy while minimizing complexity. Recent studies have …
2 days ago
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Renewable Energy
Experts' predictions for future wind energy costs drop significantly
techxplore.com - Science X staff
Technology and commercial advancements are expected to continue to drive down the cost of wind energy, according to a survey led by Lawrence Berkeley …
2 days ago
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Energy
Transparent nanolayers pave the way for production of silicon solar cells with more than 26% efficiency
techxplore.com - Science X staff
There is no cheaper way to generate electricity today than with the sun. Power plants are currently under construction in sunny locations that will …
2 days ago
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Engineering
Researcher uses bat-inspired design to develop new approach to sound location
techxplore.com - Science X staff
Inspired by the workings of a bat's ear, Rolf Mueller, a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has created bio-inspired technology …
2 days ago
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Cambridge (Mass.)
Counting pedestrians to make pedestrians count
techxplore.com - Peter Dizikes
A key portion of MIT's campus overlaps with Kendall Square, the bustling area in East Cambridge where students, residents, and tech employees scurry …
2 days ago
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Climate
To cool tomorrow's buildings, power sector must grow
techxplore.com - Brendan Bane
Temperatures are rising. Eight of the warmest 10 recorded years of globally averaged temperature have occurred after 1998. Coupled with that increase …
2 days ago
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Turbines
New computational tool could help design futuristic turbines for jet engines
techxplore.com - Vandana Suresh
Will it be possible to design materials that are unfazed by extreme temperatures in the near future? In a study published in the journal Nature …
2 days ago
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Technology
Stretching the boundaries of medical tech with wearable antennae
techxplore.com - Gabrielle Stewart
Current research on flexible electronics is paving the way for wireless sensors that can be worn on the body and collect a variety of medical data. …
2 days ago
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European Union
EU to unveil AI rules to fight Big Brother fears
techxplore.com - Science X staff
The EU is set to unveil a proposal to regulate the sprawling field of artificial intelligence next week, with the aim of reassuring the public …
3 days ago
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Security
FBI launches an effort to mitigate attacker use of Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities
techxplore.com - Sarah Katz
While web shells have been removed that previously provided attackers access to Microsoft Exchange Servers, the FBI has revealed that some malicious …
3 days ago
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Energy
Membrane design prevents crossover in polysulfide redox flow batteries
techxplore.com - Bob Yirka
Two researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a new membrane design that prevents crossover in polysulfide redox flow …
3 days ago
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Graphene
Researchers identify a strategy to achieve large transport gap modulation in graphene
techxplore.com - Ingrid Fadelli
Over the past decade or so, the semimetal graphene has attracted substantial interest among electronics engineers due to its many advantageous …
3 days ago
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Robotics
Biorobotics lab builds submersible robot snake
techxplore.com - Aaron Aupperlee
Carnegie Mellon University's acclaimed snake-like robot can now slither its way underwater, allowing the modular robotics platform to inspect ships, …
3 days ago
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Microsoft
Microsoft defends against new threat to Exchange
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Microsoft on Tuesday moved to defend against a dangerous new threat to Exchange email servers while the fight continued against hackers taking …
3 days ago
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DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo can now block the Google Chrome tracking method, FLoC
techxplore.com - Sarah Katz
In an attempt to better track users and predict their search habits, Google Chrome has developed FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts). FLoC provides …
4 days ago
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Carbon
US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
techxplore.com - Julie Chao
Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power-sector carbon …
4 days ago
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Energy
No batteries? No sweat! Wearable biofuel cells now produce electricity from lactate
techxplore.com - Science X staff
It cannot be denied that, over the past few decades, the miniaturization of electronic devices has taken huge strides. Today, after pocket-size …
4 days ago
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Algorithms
People may trust computers more than humans
techxplore.com - J. Merritt Melancon
Despite increasing concern over the intrusion of algorithms in daily life, people may be more willing to trust a computer program than their fellow …
4 days ago
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Reinforcement Learning
A robot that teaches itself to walk using reinforcement learning
techxplore.com - Bob Yirka
A team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has built a two-legged robot with t he ability to teach itself to walk using …
4 days ago
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Technology
eSpine: A technique to increase the usable lifetime of neuromorphic systems
techxplore.com - Ingrid Fadelli
In recent years, engineers worldwide have been trying to develop increasingly advanced and efficient neuromorphic computing systems, devices that …
4 days ago
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Crime
Mapping the mob: GIS technology reveals shape of America's mafia networks
techxplore.com - Matt Swayne
At its height in the mid-20th century, American organized crime groups, often called the mafia, grossed approximately $40 billion each year, …
4 days ago
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Technology
Wearable devices and the promising future of personalized diagnostics
techxplore.com - Lily Shepherd
Researchers are developing wearable devices to transform the way we monitor, diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions, including COVID-19.
4 days ago