AI-controlled vertical farms promise revolution in food production

When you think about it, early civilizations had a rough time when it came to dinnertime. With no supermarkets, McDonald's, or Cheesecak...

AI-controlled vertical farms promise revolution in food production

When you think about it, early civilizations had a rough time when it came to dinnertime. With no supermarkets, McDonald's, or Cheesecak...

Novel public-private partnership facilitates development of fusion energy

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is collaborating with private industry on cutting-edge ...

Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor

South Asia has made tremendous progress in connecting rural areas to the electricity grid but the number of people in Africa without access ...

Army research leads to more effective training model for robots

Multi-domain operations, the Army's future operating concept, requires autonomous agents with learning components to operate alongside t...

Wind powers more than half of UK electricity for first time

Wind power accounted for more than half of Britain's daily generated electricity on Saturday in the wake of Storm Bella, according to en...

New AI tool can predict in seconds what a movie will be rated

Movie ratings can determine a movie's appeal to consumers and the size of its potential audience. Thus, they have an impact on a film...

Football: 'The wall' can make it harder to save free kicks – new research

In football, free kicks occur when the referee believes a rule has been broken. If central enough and within 30 metres from the goal, the at...

What's the best way to boost the economy? Invest in high-voltage transmission lines

When, in the midst of the pandemic, the Economic Society of Australia invited 150 of Australia's keenest young thinkers to come up with ...

Japan unveils green growth plan for 2050 carbon neutral goal

Japan on Friday unveiled plans to boost renewable energy, phase out gasoline-powered cars and reduce battery costs as part of a bid to reach...

Technical roadmap guides research direction for grid-forming inverters

Power electronics—including the inverters that interface solar, wind, battery energy storage, and electric vehicles—are on track to graduall...

Sustainable biodiesel from neem tree trans-esterification

The neem tree, Azadirachta indica, also known as the Indian Lilac, is well known for its oil extracted from its seed and fruit. It has been ...

Future material demand for automotive lithium-based batteries

As the world shifts to electric vehicles to reduce climate change, it is important to quantify future demands for key battery materials. In ...

DeepMind's MuZero conquers and learns the rules as it does

Albert Einstein once said, "You have to learn the rules of the game, and then you have to play better than anyone else." That coul...

Fukushima nuclear debris removal delayed by virus

The removal of nuclear debris from Japan's crippled Fukushima power plant will be delayed by about a year, because the pandemic has set ...

How an AI 'SantaNet' might end up destroying the world

Within the next few decades, according to some experts, we may see the arrival of the next step in the development of artificial intelligenc...

Exploring the notion of shortcut learning in deep neural networks

Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools, particularly deep neural networks, have achieved remarkable results on a number...

Renewables offer savings for Philippine small islands

Shifting to renewables in small islands and isolated areas can provide cheap, reliable energy to more than half of the Philippine population...

Four ways microbial fuel cells might revolutionize electricity production in the future

The world population is estimated to reach 9.5 billion by 2050. Given that most of our current energy is generated from fossil fuels, this c...

Japan's renewable energy sector seeks carbon-neutral windfall

Japan needs to boost renewable energy by reforming outdated policies on land use and the national grid if it is to meet a new goal of carbon...

It's electrifying! This is how Earth could be entirely powered by sustainable energy

Can you imagine a world powered by 100% renewable electricity and fuels? It may seem fantasy, but a collaborative team of scientists has jus...

Cornell University to extract energy from manure to meet peak heating demands

Cornell University is developing a system to extract energy from cattle manure to meet the campus's peak demands for heat in the winter ...

OnePlus 8T Concept phone has color-shifting, camera-camouflage features

As smartphone manufacturers race to reach faster transmission speeds, greater storage capacities and quicker charging times, it's a chan...

Anti-counterfeiting technology performs reliable AI authentication under extreme conditions

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have invented a new method of anti-counterfeiting called DeepKey. This security ...

Researchers identify which West Coast regions hold greatest wave energy potential

Washington and Oregon coastlines are home not only to sea stacks and vistas, they also hold the most promising areas to pull power from West...

Making smart thermostats more efficient

Buildings account for about 40% of U.S. energy consumption, and are responsible for one-third of global carbon dioxide emissions. Making bui...

Exploring the potential of near-sensor and in-sensor computing systems

As the number of devices connected to the internet continues to increase, so does the amount of redundant data transfer between different se...

Modeling rainfall drop by drop

Using a network of a newly introduced type of rain gauge that can measure rainfall with drop-by-drop precision, KAUST researchers have devel...

LUCIDGames: A technique to plan adaptive trajectories for autonomous vehicles

While many self-driving vehicles have achieved remarkable performance in simulations or initial trials, when tested on real streets, they ar...

Warming world will fry power plant production in coming years

There's no doubt the Earth's temperatures are going up. According to a December report by the World Meteorological Organization, 202...

New class of cobalt-free cathodes could enhance energy density of next-gen lithium-ion batteries

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a new family of cathodes with the potential to replace the costly cobalt-based cath...

New York State can achieve 2050 carbon goals: Here's how

By delving into scientific, technological, environmental and economic data, Cornell University engineering researchers examined whether New ...

Artificial Intelligence that can run a simulation faithful to physical laws

A research group led by Associate Professor Yaguchi Takaharu (Graduate School of System Informatics) and Associate Professor Matsubara Takas...

Want cheaper nuclear energy? Turn the design process into a game

Nuclear energy provides more carbon-free electricity in the United States than solar and wind combined, making it a key player in the fight ...

To boost emissions reductions from electric vehicles, know when to charge

Transportation-related emissions are increasing globally. Currently, light-duty vehicles—namely passenger cars, such as sedans, SUVs, or min...

Say again? AI provides the latest word in clearer audio

If you've been listening to more podcasts while stuck at home this year, you may have noticed a side effect of the uptick in virtual con...

Transparency about autonomous military systems is critical to acceptance, research says

When it comes to military use of autonomous systems, transparency about them, perceived usefulness and perception of ease of use all contrib...

Say again? AI provides the latest word in clearer audio

If you've been listening to more podcasts while stuck at home this year, you may have noticed a side effect of the uptick in virtual con...

Google releases Blob Opera just in time for the holidays

Google has released a new app called blob Opera—a machine learning application that allows songwriters of all skill levels to compose songs—...

Serving up renewable energy

As decisions about nuclear power installations, wind farms, solar plants, and other energy sources are being discussed, new research publish...

Electron-producing microbes power sustainable wastewater treatment

WSU researchers have developed a sustainable wastewater treatment system that relies on electron-producing microbial communities to clean th...

How to power up battery manufacturing in India

India is one of only a few countries whose national emissions reduction target is in line with the Paris Agreement's goal of reducing gl...

Making industrial robots smarter and more versatile

EPFL spin-off Aica has developed AI-based software that makes industrial robots easier to program and more capable of adapting. The software...

Report outlines solutions for curbing U.S. carbon emissions

Researchers at CU Boulder's Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) on Thursday released a report outlining key steps the U...

Finding new players in an old market: The energy potential of a Swedish case study

Sweden has provided an example of how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic growth. A big part of this achievement i...

PlayStation 5 scalpers use bots to hunt down scarce consoles

Sony Corp. has created one of the hottest gadgets of the year in the PlayStation 5, but its launch has been marred by scalpers who are buyin...

Salient object detection makes computer vision smarter

Salient object detection aims at simulating the visual characteristics of human beings and extracts the most important regions from images o...

New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors

The new director of Idaho National Laboratory said its efforts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new generation of nucle...

Simulated system could help develop better artificial intelligence, treatments for brain disorders

Getting computers to "think" like humans is the holy grail of artificial intelligence, but human brains turn out to be tough acts ...

A memory-augmented, artificial neural network-based architecture

Over the past decade or so, researchers have developed a variety of computational models based on artificial neural networks (ANNs). While m...

Google adds cinematic touch, automated collages and favorite people to Memories

Google has announced on their website, just in time for the holidays, new additions to their Memories app. The new additions include feature...

Creating the next generation of Li ion batteries

A breakthrough in the design of lithium ion batteries could lead to the next generation of safer more reliable solid-state power cells. fr...

'How Pac-Man Eats' explores how games work and how they can create meaning

Since the early days of pioneering games like Pong and Pac-Man, computer games have grown dramatically more complex and sophisticated, not o...

Semiconductor material analysis made possible with artificial intelligence

Studies on spintronics, which deal with the intrinsic spin of electrons and the field of electronic engineering, are actively conducted to a...

Supporting renewable electricity: EU member states should coordinate reform efforts

The European Union recently adopted more ambitious climate goals for 2030—their implementation is now the focus of debate. What do the Membe...

Accurate neural network computer vision without the 'black box'

The artificial intelligence behind self-driving cars, medical image analysis and other computer vision applications relies on what's cal...

Engineers go microbial to store energy, sequester carbon dioxide

By borrowing nature's blueprints for photosynthesis, Cornell University bioengineers have found a way to efficiently absorb and store la...

Study IDs four things that make people feel good about using chatbots

A recent study has identified four factors that predict user satisfaction with customer service chatbots. The study also found that a positi...

Building machines that better understand human goals

In a classic experiment on human social intelligence by psychologists Felix Warneken and Michael Tomasello, an 18-month old toddler watches ...

It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn: Why AI is so power-hungry

This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for making her withdraw a resea...

Temporal constraint background-aware correlation filter drives accurate visual tracking

Visual object tracking is one of the most challenging problems in multimedia processing with numerous applications, such as video retrieval,...

The continuing quest to find a better battery

Ten years ago, if you needed a battery for something more than a flashlight or an alarm clock, your options were pretty limited. Lithium-ion...

Researchers uncover blind spots at the intersection of AI and neuroscience

Is it possible to read a person's mind by analyzing the electric signals from the brain? The answer may be much more complex than most p...

Apple's greatest chip challenge yet: Replacing Qualcomm modems

Apple Inc. has become a chip powerhouse in the past decade, beating some of the semiconductor industry's leading companies at their own ...

Creating a realistic VR experience using a normal 360-degree camera

Scientists at the University of Bath have developed a quick and easy approach for capturing 360° VR photography without using expensive spec...

Amazon says latest wind and solar deals make it the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy

Amazon said it has become the world's largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy after signing agreements Thursday to purchase ener...

Benefits of renewable energy vary from place to place

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the environmental benefits of renewable power generation vary significantly, dep...

Warning over 'blind adoption' of AI and rights impact

People need stronger protection from the effects of artificial intelligence, the EU's rights agency argued in a report Monday, as one ex...

An open-source and low-cost robotic arm for online education

Researchers at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico have recently created a low-cost robotic arm that could enhance online robotics education,...

Optical pre-processing makes computer vision more robust and energy efficient

Image analysis is ubiquitous in contemporary technology: from medical diagnostics to autonomous vehicles to facial recognition. Computers th...

High-rate Li-ion batteries demonstrate superior safety

As the inevitable growth of transport electrification continues, the types of batteries that will be used in such vehicles, their charging p...

A cool advance in thermoelectric conversion

More than two-thirds of the energy used worldwide is ultimately ejected as "waste heat." Within that reservoir of discarded energy...

AI can predict Twitter users likely to spread disinformation before they do it

A new artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict which Twitter users will spread disinformation before they actuall...

South Africa's electricity supply: what's tripping the switch

Eskom, South Africa's state-owned power utility, has a litany of financial and operational problems. In 2017 the Goldman Sachs Group dec...

Minnesota grants will prioritize EV charging solar panels

The next group of electric vehicle charging station grants from Minnesota's Volkswagen emissions-cheating settlement will prioritize pro...

Google, Harvard unveil Android medical research app

Google has partnered with Harvard Medical School to launch an app that allows anyone with an Android phone to participate in medical studies...

Machine learning and big data are unlocking Europe's archives

From wars to weddings, Europe's history is stored in billions of archival pages across the continent. While many archives try to make th...

New 2-D Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) layered perovskite-based solar cells

In recent years, researchers worldwide have been trying to develop solar cells and other technologies that can produce electrical energy fro...

'The Last of Us Part II' rules, collecting seven wins at The Game Awards

On a big night for video games, "The Last of Us Part II" was the biggest winner. The harrowing action-adventure game, a Sony PlayS...

Automating material-matching for movies and video games

Very few of us who play video games or watch computer-generated image-filled movies ever take the time to sit back and appreciate all the ha...

Predicting British railway delays using artificial intelligence

Over the past 20 years, the number of passengers traveling on British train networks has almost doubled to 1.7 billion annually. With number...

New fabrication method for perovskite solar cells promises to break the efficiency limit

The direct solar-to-electricity conversion enabled by solar cells can play pivotal role in our future energy supply. Increasing the cost-eff...

Up to 90% of electricity from solar and wind the cheapest option by 2030

With the cost of energy generated from wind and solar now less than coal, the share of Australia's electricity coming from renewables ha...

Artificial visual system of record-low energy consumption for the next generation of AI

A joint study led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has built an ultralow-power consumption artificial visual system to mimic the huma...

Artificial visual system of record-low energy consumption for the next generation of AI

A joint study led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has built an ultralow-power consumption artificial visual system to mimic the huma...

Scientists publish open resource to help design 'greener' energy systems

Researchers have created a database of measurements from existing global power grid systems that will help develop new power systems capable...

Researchers use machine learning to develop more accurate COVID-19 diagnostic tool

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a method of generating high-quality chest X-ray images tha...

Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells at the magic threshold of 30% efficiency

An HZB team has published a report in the journal Science on the development of its current world record of 29.15% efficiency for a tandem s...

Deep reinforcement-learning architecture combines pre-learned skills to create new sets of skills on the fly

A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Zhejiang University has developed a way to combine deep neural networks (DNNs) to...

New study tests machine learning on detection of borrowed words in world languages

Researchers from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have investigate...

Two centuries of US energy usage, one interactive graphic

From wood-burning stoves to coal-fired factories to the gas and oil of the Automobile Age, the history of energy in the United States is mar...

Tri-lab initiative leads innovation in novel hybrid energy systems

Future novel hybrid energy systems could lead to paradigm shifts in clean energy production, according to a paper published last week in Jou...

Solid-state automotive battery could transform EV industry

More powerful, longer lasting, faster charging. from Energy & Green Tech News - Energy Sciences News, Green Tech, Energy, Energy Scien...

Should you get a heat pump? Here's how they compare to a gas boiler

Home energy use accounts for 14% of all the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, and much of that comes from gas boilers. Each time you turn u...

New technologies for managing emergencies

Waterborne pathogens can be particularly fatal for first responders in emergency situations. In order to better protect them and to better c...

New findings on how to save energy in Europe's historic buildings

Through rigorous experimentation, simulation and testing, a 5 million Euro EU research project has developed guidelines on how to handle int...

New research project on environmental and safety aspects of stationary energy storage

The SABATLE project coordinated by TU Graz focuses on the sustainability and safety of redox flow technologies, which are of immanent import...

A colossal step for electronics: New method creates major increase in electrical resistance

Researchers at Osaka University demonstrated a new technique for modifying the hydrogen concentration of resistors by applying an electrical...

New blended solar cells yield high power conversion efficiencies

Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan have blended together various polymer and molecular semiconductors as photo-absorbers to create...

Green hydrogen: A fuel bursting with climate-saving potential

In the battle against climate change, green hydrogen is being hailed as a potential miracle fuel that could help the world's worst-pollu...

Fossil fuels still reign, but renewables make inroads

Five years after the signing of the Paris Climate Accord fossil fuels still dominate the energy landscape but it is renewables that are enjo...

Apple's new MacBook Air is speedy with iPhone-inspired chip, but here's what's missing

Imagine a laptop computer with all the modern benefits of an iPhone—a machine that could last for hours and hours, ran quietly and do severa...

Apple unveils headphones that cost twice as much as AirPods

Apple has one more thing for the holiday shopping season: over-the-ear, wireless headphones that will test how much people are willing to sp...

Studying trust in autonomous products

While a certain level of trust is needed for autonomous cars and smart technologies to reach their full potential, these technologies are no...

Studying trust in autonomous products

While a certain level of trust is needed for autonomous cars and smart technologies to reach their full potential, these technologies are no...

Research shows bright spot for optical computing through artificial intelligence

Optical computing, a hot research topic a couple of decades ago, has emerged again as a promising technology—this time backed by artificial ...

World first for ethical AI and workplace equity

Companies, organizations, and governments around the world face an incredible challenge to rebuild their workforce at scale, and with the co...

How clean electricity can upgrade the value of captured carbon

A team of researchers from U of T Engineering has created a new process for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) captured from smokestacks into c...

Research: Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking

Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices—flaws ...

Drones and AI detect soybean maturity with high accuracy

Walking rows of soybeans in the mid-summer heat is an exhausting but essential chore in breeding new cultivars. Researchers brave the heat d...

Bend, don't break: New tool enables economic glass design

Curved glass façades can be stunningly beautiful, but traditional construction methods are extremely expensive. Panes are usually made with ...

The ever-elusive riddle: What's the best way to cut Christmas cookies?

At some point in life, most people have stood over a rolled-out slab of cookie dough and pondered just how to best cut out cookies with as l...

Airbus bets on hydrogen to deliver zero-emission jets

There are plenty of obstacles standing in the way of developing the first zero-emission, hydrogen-powered plane. It's tricky to safely s...

Study outlines what creates racial bias in facial recognition technology

As facial recognition technology comes into wider use worldwide, more attention has fallen on the imbalance in the technology's performa...

Japan boosts AI funding to match lonely hearts

Japan is seeking to boost its flagging birthrate by funding the use of artificial intelligence to help match lonely hearts, an official said...

This flexible and rechargeable battery is 10 times more powerful than state of the art

A team of researchers has developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a five to 10 times greater areal energy density ...

Using deep learning to infer the socioeconomic status of people in different urban areas

Deep learning algorithms have proved to be promising tools to tackle a variety of real-world problems, especially those that require the ana...

Better learning with shape-shifting objects

Have you ever seen a fancy ergonomic chair that seems to magically mold to a person's body? Such products got researchers at MIT's C...

No strings attached: Maximizing wireless charging efficiency with multiple transmitters

Wireless power transfer has proven to be quite useful in electronic devices such as medical implants and smartphones. In most cases, this is...

Safe space: Improving 'clean' methanol fuel cells using a protective carbon shell

Because of environmental problems caused by the use of fossil fuels, many scientists worldwide are focused on finding efficient alternatives...

Giant vertical farm opens in Denmark

A purple glow illuminates stacked boxes where lettuce, herbs and kale will soon be sprouting at one of Europe's biggest "vertical f...

Researchers use AI to simulate soccer with inspiration from world's top players

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is affecting the way we work, learn, shop, and now creating new opportunities for playing and watching our favo...

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 rese...

New technology allows musicians to perform together in real time and around the globe

The coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis both demonstrate the need for new music technology. It is time that people who work with mus...

RealAnt: A low-cost quadruped robot that can learn via reinforcement learning

Over the past decade or so, roboticists and computer scientists have tried to use reinforcement learning (RL) approaches to train robots to ...

Battery of tests: Scientists figure out how to track what happens inside batteries

The future of mobility is electric cars, trucks and airplanes. But there is no way a single battery design can power that future. Even your ...

Green energy transition: Early and steady wins the race

What's the cheapest, easiest way to honor the Paris Agreement of limiting the global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius? A clear and strong ...

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 ...

Proverbial wolf can't blow down modern timber high-rises, says researcher

With an increasing demand for a more sustainable alternative for high-rise construction, new research from UBC Okanagan, in collaboration wi...

Porsche launches effort to make carbon-neutral 'e-gas'

Porsche has no plan to make an electric version of its iconic 911 sports cars. So, how to ensure continued sale of its flagship model far in...

Loon balloons get boost from Google AI

Google's AI future is up in the air. from News on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning https://ift.tt/2VuLSlE

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 ro...

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...

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...

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) inte...

Facial beauty prediction via deep cascaded forest

Social media, networking, dating apps, and other resources, such as entertainment software, might have a use for an automated system that ca...

Offshore wind industry prepares to ride economic high tide

The U.S. offshore wind energy pipeline is predicted to exceed 25,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030. But, with only two commercial offshore wind pla...

Engineers invent fast and safe way to store natural gas for useful applications

Natural gas is the cleanest of all fossil fuels, but storing it safely and affordably remains a challenge. Now, engineers from the National ...

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 Tu...

New machine learning tool tracks urban traffic congestion

A new machine learning algorithm is poised to help urban transportation analysts relieve bottlenecks and chokepoints that routinely snarl ci...

Nanomaterials enable dual-mode heating and cooling device

Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a dual-mode heating and cooling device for building climate control that, if widely deployed ...

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 ...

Spain to invest 600 mn euros in artificial intelligence

Spain is to invest 600 million euros (725 million dollars) in developing artificial intelligence over the next two years as part of plans to...

Oddly satisfying metamaterials store energy in their skin

When you press the dimpled circles on a fountain drink lid, they become either convex or concave. Materials or structures that have two stab...

Researchers study influence of cultural factors on gesture design

Imagine changing the TV channel with a wave of your hand or turning on the car radio with a twist of your wrist. from News on Artificial I...

New generation of solar cells contributes to the Green Revolution

The European Union is determined to undertake a major reform known as the European Green Deal with an aim of making Europe the first climate...

Staying home during COVID-19 means higher electricity bills

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in March, disruptions to daily patterns of life have become the norm. Fo...

Hydrogen-powered heavy duty vehicles could contribute significantly to achieving climate goals

A partial transition of German road transport to hydrogen energy is among the possibilities being discussed to help meet national climate ta...

AI untangles one of biology's great challenges

For decades scientists have been trying to figure out how to swiftly predict the twisting, tangled shape of proteins—and from there unravel ...

Shrinking massive neural networks used to model language

You don't need a sledgehammer to crack a nut. from News on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning https://ift.tt/3fXS4Mw

AI reduces computational time required to study fate of molecules exposed to light

Light-induced processes are critical in transformative technologies such as solar energy harvesting, as well as in photomedicine and photore...

The (un)social network: The emergence of digital thought clones and what to do about them

In "The Social Dilemma," the Netflix documentary that has been in the news recently for its radical revelations, former executives...

Selecting best microalgae for biodiesel production

Microalgae are a promising source of energy to replace fossil fuels, as they have several advantages over conventional crops used for commer...

Opening the 'black box' of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is growing ever more powerful and entering people's daily lives, yet often we don't know what goes on inside...

Australia's states have been forced to go it alone on renewable energy, but it's a risky strategy

Several Australian states are going it alone on the the energy transition. The policies adopted by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and...

Synthetic data sets set new standard in energy systems research

,A decent maxim for systems engineering would be "there is no substitute for the real thing"—there is nothing like testing a new d...

Creative coding in design

In the recently completed project Residence X, the researchers involved wanted to investigate opportunities in clothing and fashion design t...

Teaching computers the meaning of sensor names in smart homes

The UPV/EHU's IXA group has use natural language processing techniques to overcome one of the major difficulties associated with smart h...

Synthetic data sets set new standard in energy systems research

,A decent maxim for systems engineering would be "there is no substitute for the real thing"—there is nothing like testing a new d...