While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from "waterproof." A...
Mimicking the function of Ruffini receptors using a bio-inspired artificial skin
Mobile robots are now being introduced into a wide variety of real-world settings, including public spaces, home environments, health care f...
Rather than focus on the speculative rights of sentient AI, we need to address human rights
A flurry of activity occurred on social media after Blake Lemoine a Google developer, was placed on leave for claiming that LaMDA, a chatbot...
Pioneering recycling turns mixed waste into premium plastics with no climate impact
Only a fraction of the material that could be turned into new plastic is currently recycled. Researchers at Chalmers have now demonstrated h...
After Roe v Wade, here's how women could adopt 'spycraft' to avoid tracking and prosecution
The art of concealing or misrepresenting one's identity in the physical world has long been practiced by spies engaged in espionage. In ...
One step closer to fire-safe, recyclable lithium-metal batteries
To power our increasingly electrified society, energy storage technology must evolve and adapt to meet the growing demand. Lithium-ion batte...
'Fake' data helps robots learn the ropes faster
In a step toward robots that can learn on the fly like humans do, a new approach expands training data sets for robots that work with soft o...
Researchers perform non-line-of-sight ghost imaging with human vision
Researchers have shown that the computational imaging technique known as ghost imaging can be combined with human vision to image an object ...
Team creates anode-free Na batteries with high energy densities and long cycle lifetimes
In recent years, engineers worldwide have been trying to devise new battery and energy storage technologies that are more sustainable and co...
Modeling the climate-energy consumption link in Tibet
Researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have investigated how climate influences...
Extra 'eye' movements are the key to better self-driving cars
Andrea Benucci and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science has developed a way to create artificial neural networks that learn to r...
Modeling the climate-energy consumption link in Tibet
Researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have investigated how climate influences...
The dangers of big data extend to farming
Most internet users are by now aware of the vulnerability of their personal data. When the news broke that tech companies misuse and manipul...
Tapping into the million-year energy source below our feet
There's an abandoned coal power plant in upstate New York that most people regard as a useless relic. But MIT's Paul Woskov sees thi...
Google's powerful AI spotlights a human cognitive glitch: Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought
When you read a sentence like "This is my story...," your past experience tells you that it's written by a thinking, feeling h...
Unheeded failure mechanism of magnesium metal anode
Among post-lithium-ion battery technologies, rechargeable magnesium (Mg) batteries utilizing divalent Mg2+ as charge carriers are expected t...
Squid skin–inspired material is a game changer
Inside a lab in the Calit2 building, Aleksandra Strzelecka opens a drawer, pulls out a small square sheet and hands it to a visitor. The bro...
A rethink of the building blocks for solar panels could help mass production
An original approach to mass-producing low-cost solar cell foundation blocks could lead to the wide adoption of solar panels made from perov...
Supernumerary virtual robotic arms can feel like part of the body
Research teams at the University of Tokyo, Keio University and Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan have developed a virtual robotic ...
An Android application checks how roasted coffee beans are
Coffee, one of the most popular and consumed drinks worldwide, is made from water and coffee beans. Coffee beans are the seeds of the Coffea...
Salt and a battery: Smashing the limits of power storage
Thanks to the renewables boom, the limiting factor of the energy revolution is not power supply as much as power storage these days. Cleaner...
Using electric signals from human brains, new software can perform computerized image editing
Soon, computers could sense that users have a problem and come to the rescue. This is one of the possible implications of new research at Un...
Closed-loop cobalt recycling from spent lithium-ion batteries based on a deep eutectic solvent
Taibai Li, Xiang Ge, and their colleagues from School of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University have reported the efficient closed-loo...
To beat the summer heat, passive cooling really works
Opening the windows at night and pulling down shades during the sunniest part of the afternoon can keep homes from becoming dangerously hot ...
New algorithms track ships in harbors
The security of port areas involves monitoring at various levels. What kind of ships are coming in, are they perhaps guilty of illegal fishi...
To beat the summer heat, passive cooling really works
Opening the windows at night and pulling down shades during the sunniest part of the afternoon can keep homes from becoming dangerously hot ...
Researchers develop a wearable textile exomuscle
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of muscles. They aim to use it to increa...
Amazon's Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives
Amazon's Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members—even if they're dead. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics...
Robots learn to play with play dough
The inner child in many of us feels an overwhelming sense of joy when stumbling across a pile of the fluorescent, rubbery mixture of water, ...
Turning senses into media: Can we teach artificial intelligence to perceive?
Humans perceive the world through different senses: we see, feel, hear, taste and smell. The different senses with which we perceive are mul...
Hydrogen heads home to challenge oil and gas as local energy supply
Hydrogen is carving out its place in the world of renewable energy. Regional developments like hydrogen valleys and hydrogen islands are ser...
Team develops biobatteries that use bacteria to generate power for weeks
As our tech needs grow and the Internet of Things increasingly connects our devices and sensors together, figuring out how to provide power ...
We need to simplify the chemistry industry to make it sustainable
Like many industries, the chemical industry needs to become more sustainable and, among other things, reduce its carbon footprint. But the s...
Learning motifs and their hierarchies in atomic-resolution microscopy
National University of Singapore researchers have developed a machine-learning scheme that rapidly identifies previously unseen novel struct...
Spain bets on green hydrogen in clean energy push
As Europe seeks to move way from fossil fuels, Spain is racing ahead in developing green hydrogen, aided by a growing wind and solar power c...
Modeling light for solar panel placement in urban settings
Solar panel installation in cities requires setups tailored to the complex geometry of urban spaces that provide the most direct sunlight to...
Researchers release open-source photorealistic simulator for autonomous driving
Hyper-realistic virtual worlds have been heralded as the best driving schools for autonomous vehicles (AVs), since they've proven fruitf...
Why including coal in a new 'capacity mechanism' will make Australia's energy crisis worse
Australia's electricity generators would be paid extra money to be available even if they don't actually generate any energy, under ...
Chemists pin down the cause for energy losses in high-capacity lithium-ion battery cathodes
An international team, which included Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from France, the United States, and Switzerland, found out w...
Nuclear industry hopes to expand output with new reactors
The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their outpu...
A focus on chemistry, not electronics, could help future solar panels reach their potential
A University of Surrey team has found that fusing perovskite materials with an element called ferrocene dramatically increases the efficienc...
US lawmakers push for universal chargers for smartphones, mobile devices
A trio of U.S. senators is urging support for a universal charging standard for smartphones and mobile devices after the European Union rece...
New mathematical model offers potential solutions for next-generation battery challenges
A new study by Stanford University researchers lights a path forward for building better, safer lithium-metal batteries. from Energy &...
Could the blockchain restore consumer trust and food security?
Despite attempts to label the blockchain as a disruptive "trust machine", the tangible business applications of this nascent techn...
E-Scooters in Tucson, AZ: Modeling placement, charging, and rebalancing
Are e-scooters just the first sign of a shared-mobility revolution? If they are, then researchers at the University of Arizona intend to mak...
Exploring explosives for expanding geothermal energy
Why are scientists setting off small-scale explosions inside 1-foot cubes of plexiglass? They're watching how fractures form and grow in...
Is using a phone while pumping gas actually dangerous? Not as much as sitting in your car
Signs on gas pumps across the nation caution "Do not use cell phone while pumping gas" or "Turn off cellular phone," but...
A model to generate artistic images based on text descriptions
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have proved to be highly valuable for completing a wide range of tasks. While they are primarily used to ...
A self-supervised model that can learn various effective dialog representations
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning techniques have proved to be very promising for completing numerous tasks, including those...
Florida utility aims to eliminate carbon emissions by 2045
Florida's largest electricity provider has announced plans to eliminate its carbon emissions by 2045 by halting its fossil fuel usage an...
Humans in the loop help robots find their way
Just like us, robots can't see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they're going. from News on Artificia...
Next step in combating climate change? Massive batteries that harness the power of the sun
Less than a mile from a sea otter-filled estuary popular with kayakers sit row upon row of tall, steel white cabinets perched on low concret...
Inspired by palm trees, scientists develop hurricane-resilient wind turbines
Wind technology is growing—literally. Today's offshore wind turbines can tower more than 490 feet above ground, their spinning blades ch...
AI pioneers honored with Spain's Princess of Asturias Award
A Spanish foundation recognized four scientists Wednesday for their pioneering work in artificial intelligence. from News on Artificial In...
Magnetic material could help monitor battery life
A new study shows how a magnetic material can be used to help monitor the amount of life left in a rechargeable battery before it needs to b...
Chemist pursues answers to why promising solar cell material quickly degrades
A Florida State University researcher is unraveling the intricacies of a material that scientists worldwide are trying to manipulate to buil...
Researchers demonstrate two security methods that efficiently protect analog-to-digital converters from powerful attacks
Researchers are pushing to outpace hackers and develop stronger protections that keep data safe from malicious agents who would steal inform...
A neuromorphic computing architecture that can run some deep neural networks more efficiently
As artificial intelligence and deep learning techniques become increasingly advanced, engineers will need to create hardware that can run th...
A Google software engineer believes an AI has become sentient. If he's right, how would we know?
Google's LaMDA software (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) is a sophisticated AI chatbot that produces text in response to user ...
Fears over technology 'addictions' and 'disorders' may be unjustified
Current measures of digital technology use are not fit for purpose say researchers. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Ele...
New hardware architecture provides an edge in AI computation
As applications of artificial intelligence spread, more computation has to occur—and more efficiently with lower energy consumption—on local...
Electricity and data over-the-air: The simultaneous transmission of 5G and power
The potential of millimeter-wave wireless power transfer as a solution for the Internet of Things has finally been harnessed by researchers ...
Energy harvesting to power the Internet of Things
The wireless interconnection of everyday objects known as the Internet of Things depends on wireless sensor networks that need a low but con...
Closed-loop additive manufacturing fueled by upcycled plastic
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an upcycling approach that adds value to discarde...
A system for the reversible hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into formic acid
In recent years, engineers have developed a growing number of alternative energy solutions that source electricity sustainably from sunlight...
Is AI the future of art?
To many they are art's next big thing—digital images of jellyfish pulsing and blurring in a dark pink sea, or dozens of butterflies fusi...
Meta's Quest VR gear to let people 'hang out' in metaverse
Meta on Friday said that it is adding the ability to easily socialize in virtual reality with an update to its Quest 2 headsets in another s...
Climate research now looks at the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
For three decades now, carbon emissions from cars have been a political and social issue; there are reporting obligations for manufacturers,...
Climate research now looks at the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
For three decades now, carbon emissions from cars have been a political and social issue; there are reporting obligations for manufacturers,...
EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035
The European Parliament on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposed ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in 2035, seeking to ...
Observing a battery's lithium distribution to help optimize charging
A research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has taken an in-depth look at the internal workings of batteries during char...
This tech firm aims to deliver food more cheaply than DoorDash or UberEats
Just two companies, DoorDash and UberEats—both based in San Francisco—arrange five out of every six restaurant meal deliveries in the U.S. ...
Sponge-like solar cells could be basis for better pacemakers
Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without holes, they wouldn't be flexible...
A strategy to attain amorphous silicon solar cells with over 25% efficiency
In recent years, engineers worldwide have been developing various new technologies to generate and store energy more sustainably. These tech...
Creativity as survival: Crowdsourcing unexpected ways we use technology
People and communities are constantly finding new uses for existing technologies—things the technology's designers never intended, and p...
EU agrees single charger standard, in blow to Apple
European officials on Tuesday agreed the text of a proposed EU law imposing a standard charger for smartphones, tablets and laptops sold in ...
Do AI systems really have their own secret language?
A new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models can produce "creative" images on-demand based on a text prompt. The likes ...
Apple offers glimpse at upcoming changes to iPhone software
Apple on Monday provided a peek at upcoming tweaks to the software that powers more than 1 billion iPhones and rolled out two laptops that w...
Making blockchains more efficient: Calculate a useful task as part of the consensus mechanism
A combined team of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University has found a possible way to make blockchain proces...
The signature of taste: New technology for the food and beverage industry
Blending whiskies from different casks is an art in itself. Whisky blenders are luminaries of their guild. Just as painters mix colors to ca...
Neuroscientist explains differences between AI and human learning
Recently developed artificial intelligence (AI) models are capable of many impressive feats, including recognizing images and producing huma...
New electrocatalyst offers hope for less expensive hydrogen fuel
There are a handful of ways to produce hydrogen fuel without emitting carbon into Earth's atmosphere. One involves using electricity to ...
A novel process to capture and convert CO2 from air
As CO2 emissions continue to grow, the world is becoming ever more reliant on the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to achieve u...
EU electric car adventurers should plan carefully
With summer holidays looming, Europe's electric car owners may be wondering whether to risk taking their vehicles for long journeys. AFP...
EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas
The Biden administration on Friday set new requirements that increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation's gasol...
Dutch port's rooftop walk shows post-climate future
As one of the world's most densely populated countries grapples with climate change, the Dutch are taking to their rooftops. from Ener...
Simulating the role of grid-forming inverters in the future electric grid
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) research team recently developed a new model of an important device that acts as a kind of tr...
New study will help sharpen accuracy for climate-change models and weather prediction
A study led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers promises to help sharpen accuracy for climate-change models and enable more reliabl...
Robot dogs take a walk on the wired side
Robots are learning to walk and work. While robot dogs are not yet man's best friend, real autonomy and reasoning will make them useful ...
China to double wind, solar energy capacity by 2025
China aims to double its wind and solar capacity by 2025, according to a new road map that also allows for more coal-fired power plants to b...
TERP: A method to achieve reliable robot navigation in uneven outdoor terrains
Autonomous mobile robots are already being tested and used for such applications as the delivery of parcels, surveillance, search and rescue...
New 'fabric' converts motion into electricity
Scientists at NTU Singapore have developed a stretchable and waterproof "fabric" that turns energy generated from body movements i...
Electrolyte additive offers lithium battery performance breakthrough
A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has learned that an electr...
Increasing methane yield from biogas plants
Biogas plants produce methane along with more than 40% CO2 which has been released into the atmosphere in conventional biogas plants. Resear...
Methods that help users decide whether to trust a machine-learning model's predictions can perpetuate biases
When the stakes are high, machine-learning models are sometimes used to aid human decision-makers. For instance, a model could predict which...
Could cooking with sound produce more environmentally friendly jam and cream?
Planning an afternoon tea to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee? Have you got your jam and cream in? As tasty as these scone topping...
Food waste cement: A gingerbread house-style building option
Ever dreamed of having a gingerbread house like Hansel and Gretel? from Energy & Green Tech News - Energy Sciences News, Green Tech, E...
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