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Predicting city traffic using a machine learning model
A new machine learning model can predict traffic activity in different zones of cities. To do so, a Complexity Science Hub researcher used d...
Sun, wind aplenty, Spain vies to lead EU in green hydrogen
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Q&A: Is the artificial intelligence boom a 'runaway train?'
As an artificial intelligence researcher, Cynthia Rudin has watched the recent, explosive growth of the technology with a keen, concerned ey...
Corralling ions improves viability of next generation solar cells
Researchers have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational perfor...
Real or fake text? We can learn to spot the difference
The most recent generation of chatbots has surfaced longstanding concerns about the growing sophistication and accessibility of artificial i...
'Take It Down:' a tool for teens to remove explicit images
"Once you send that photo, you can't take it back," goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens ...
Efficient and scalable moisture-electric generators made from ionic hydrogel
Finding a simple and efficient green energy conversion technology is an essential component of the plan to achieve carbon neutrality and sus...
How Italy's generous green homes scheme turned 'wicked'
An Italian scheme to make homes more energy efficient has been wildly popular, but the government is seeking to rein in its "out of con...
Meta unveils more cautious approach to ChatGPT frenzy
Facebook-owner Meta on Friday unveiled its own version of the artificial intelligence behind apps such as ChatGPT, saying it would give acce...
E-bike batteries blamed for 22 NYC fires, 2 deaths this year
Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in N...
Why are so many Gen Z-ers drawn to old digital cameras?
The latest digital cameras boast ever-higher resolutions, better performance in low light, smart focusing and shake reduction—and they'r...
New process fabricates large perovskites faster, with less waste, for the next generation of solar cells
Perovskites, a family of materials with unique electric properties, show promise for use in a variety fields, including next-generation sola...
A universal domain adaptation technique for remote sensing image classification
Domain adaptation approaches are techniques designed to improve the performance of computational models in specific target domains. These te...
New study takes close look at energy storage
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ChatGPT: Handle with care and don't be fooled into thinking it's human
People yelling at broken computers was a popular YouTube genre in the 2000s. If you think this is unique to non-digital boomers when it come...
Green production of silicon may be just around the corner
Norway is Europe's largest producer of aluminum and silicon. The metal industry is one of the country's most important export indust...
Plastic upcycling to close the carbon cycle
There's a lot of potentially useful raw materials bound up in used face masks, grocery bags and food wrap. But it has been much cheaper ...
Microsoft Bing AI ends chat when prompted about 'feelings'
Microsoft Corp. appeared to have implemented new, more severe restrictions on user interactions with its "reimagined" Bing interne...
Microsoft Bing AI ends chat when prompted about 'feelings'
Microsoft Corp. appeared to have implemented new, more severe restrictions on user interactions with its "reimagined" Bing interne...
Changing a process leads to purer Pm-147, and more of it
With larger, purer shipments on a more frequent basis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is moving closer to routine production of promethium-14...
Over 18 percent of Maryland households are burdened by high energy bills: Report
About 400,000 Maryland households, and nearly 30 percent of Baltimore residents, pay more than six percent of their income on energy bills, ...
Ramping up domestic graphite production could aid the green energy transition
Given the growing importance of graphite in energy storage technologies, a team of Northwestern researchers has conducted a study exploring ...
Using model-driven deep learning to achieve high-fidelity 4K color holographic display
In 2009, the IMAX 3D film "Avatar" swept the global film market. A few years later, the Hatsune Miku 3D concert attracted all anim...
Diffractive optical networks use object shifts for performance boost
Optical computing has been gaining wide interest for machine learning applications because of the massive parallelism and bandwidth of optic...
In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power
As tractors became more sophisticated over the past two decades, the big manufacturers allowed farmers fewer options for repairs. Rather tha...
AI experts suggest 39% of time currently spent on chores could be automated within the next decade
On average, 39% of time currently spent on unpaid domestic work could be automated within the next decade, suggest AI experts from the UK an...
Worried about ChatGPT and artificial intelligence? How Qualcomm is trying to humanize tech
For the last five or so years, Qualcomm has bet big on bringing more artificial intelligence to smartphones, laptops, vehicles, smart infras...
Study shows VR users in the metaverse can be identified using head and hand motion data
A team of computer scientists from UC Berkeley, RWTH Aachen and Unanimous AI, has found that users moving around virtually in the metaverse ...
Texas in position to lead hydrogen energy economy, new report says
Texas' legacy energy economy and geology are ideal for developing a robust hydrogen market, which will play an important role in sustain...
We developed an algorithm to massively improve hydrogen fuel cell imaging and water modeling
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Accelerating the commercialization of solid oxide electrolysis cells that produce green hydrogen
Green hydrogen production technology is absolutely necessary to finally realize the hydrogen economy because unlike gray hydrogen, green hyd...
We developed an algorithm to massively improve hydrogen fuel cell imaging and water modeling
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ExaSMR simulation toolkit advances nuclear reactor design
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Neuromorphic semiconductor device achieves world's highest handwriting pattern recognition rate
A research team led by Dr. Yong-hun Kim and Dr. Jeong-Dae Kwon has successfully developed the world's first neuromorphic semiconductor d...
Researchers aim to bring humans back into the loop as AI use and misuse rises
Artificial intelligence is dominating headlines—enabling new innovations that drive business performance—yet the negative implications for s...
Are digital humans the employees of the future?
With the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence and spillover from Hollywood special effects, digital humans are entering the workforce....
Harnessing plant molecules to harvest solar energy
Our current solar panels aren't very efficient; they are only able to convert up to about 20% of the sun's energy into electricity. ...
This 'Harry Potter' light sensor achieves magically high efficiency of 200%
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Team develops new way to extract thermal energy from waste heat sources and reuse it via pressure control
A Chinese research team has developed a new concept for extracting thermal energy from low-temperature waste heat sources and reusing it on ...
A way to govern ethical use of artificial intelligence without hindering advancement
Texas A&M University School of Public Health researchers are developing a new governance model for ethical guidance and enforcement in t...
The first application capable of recognizing and interpreting the Spanish sign language alphabet
The University of Alicante (UA) Robotics and Three-Dimensional Vision Group (RoViT) has designed the first application capable of recognizin...
Countries urge action for rules on AI use in war
Countries including the United States and China called Thursday for urgent action to regulate the development and growing use of artificial ...
Physicists solve durability issue in next-generation solar cells
Physicists in the U.S. jumped a major hurdle standing in the way of the commercialization of solar cells created with halide perovskites as ...
Slicing capacity-centered mode selection for network-assisted full-duplex cell-free distributed massive MIMO systems
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Highly efficient ammonia-based systems for climate-friendly energy supply
In the future, ammonia could play a decisive role in the transition from fossil fuels to climate-friendly alternatives—as long as it is prod...
Researchers develop a new model to predict smartphone use during church services
Smartphones are a ubiquitous part of daily life, always close by for a quick update or scroll. But there are some spaces where smartphone us...
The dark side of AI: Book warns that algorithms may be generating hate and discrimination
In an increasingly digital world, technology will promote historic social inequalities unless the system is challenged and changed, warns a ...
OpenAI launches new tool to deter cheating on its own platform
ChatGPT—an artificial intelligence tool that can write essays, poems and emails on any subject with the click of a cursor—sent shockwaves th...
America's largest open-science chloride salt loop will accelerate clean energy technologies
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have begun operating a unique system designed to enable a va...
Cyclone Gabrielle: How microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand's North Island, causing widesp...
Amid ChatGPT outcry, some teachers are inviting AI to class
Under the fluorescent lights of a fifth grade classroom in Lexington, Kentucky, Donnie Piercey instructed his 23 students to try and outwit ...
Google's search business doesn't have to be killed by AI chatbots—here's the ugly workaround
Google's parent company Alphabet has lost a hefty US$100 billion (£83 billion) or nearly a tenth of its market value after its new AI ch...
Electric utes can now power the weekend—and the work week
Four years ago, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously claimed electric vehicles (EVs) would end the weekend. "It's not going ...
Scientific AI's 'black box' is no match for 200-year-old method
One of the oldest tools in computational physics—a 200-year-old mathematical technique known as Fourier analysis—can reveal crucial informat...
Sexting chatbot ban points to looming battle over AI rules
Users of the Replika "virtual companion" just wanted company. Some of them wanted romantic relationships, sex chat, or even racy p...
New AI voice-cloning tools 'add fuel' to misinformation fire
In a video from a Jan. 25 news report, President Joe Biden talks about tanks. But a doctored version of the video has amassed hundred of tho...
Quantum tunneling to boost memory consolidation in AI
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have made tremendous progress in the past few years including the recent launch of ChatGPT and ...
Two years after its historic deep freeze, Texas is increasingly vulnerable to cold snaps
Texans like to think of their state as the energy capital of the world. But in mid-February 2021, the energy state ran short of energy. fr...
Computer scientist discusses the pros and cons of ChatGPT
With its uncanny ability to mimic human language and reasoning, ChatGPT seems to herald a revolution in artificial intelligence. The nimble ...
Q&A: Three questions on ChatGPT and medicine
Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT is a chatbot that can not only engage in human-like conversation, but also provide accurate answers to qu...
New superalloy could cut carbon emissions from power plants
As the world looks for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have shown that a new 3D-printed ...
ChatGPT takes on the tough US medical licensing exam
Dr. ChatGPT will see you soon. The artificial intelligence system scored passing or near passing results on the US medical licensing exam, a...
New injector makes gas injection system for internal combustion engines more efficient
Zero-emission hydrogen engines, like all internal combustion engines, require a mixture formation system, i.e. a system for metering the fue...
Biogas produced with waste from apple juice production can minimize use of fossil fuels in industry
Scientists at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the Federal University of the ABC (UFABC) in São Paulo state, Brazil, have succ...
China's Alibaba joins global chatbot race
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday it was working on a rival to ChatGPT, joining a flurry of global tech firms rushing to match ...
Management strategy to mitigate power demand surges, increase grid reliability and reduce costs
Concerns are mounting among policymakers and utility companies amid the impact of severe weather on the nation's electrical grids. In re...
Researchers review deep learning-based methods to detect time series data anomaly
Monitoring financial security, industrial safety, medical conditions, climate, and pollution require analysis of large volumes of time serie...
Microstructure and defect engineering improves performance of lithium-ion batteries
A new North Carolina State University study, performed in collaboration with battery testing researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy...
Could space dust help protect the Earth from climate change?
On a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. Yet as humanity emits more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more a...
AI search engines can now chat with us, but glitches abound
Nearly a quarter-century after Google's search engine began to reshape how we use the internet, big tech companies are racing to revamp ...
Deep learning-assisted visual sensing to detect overcrowding in COVID-19 infected cities
Crowded places tend to be a hub for infectious disease transmission. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that it is necessary to find ways to...
Energy crisis can help boost green energy investments in Europe
The energy crisis that has gripped Europe is far from over. That makes it more important than ever to invest in renewables and energy effici...
Greenhouse gas balance for stainless steel production further improved
Stainless steel recycling is considered to be a sustainable way to save CO2 in the globally growing steel production. As early as 2010, Frau...
Google hopes 'Bard' will outsmart ChatGPT, Microsoft in AI
Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with "Bard," a conversational service apparently ai...
China's Baidu says developing AI chatbot
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday said it was developing an AI-powered chatbot, as tech giants rush to match the success of ChatG...
Google to release ChatGPT-like bot named Bard
Google said Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which ...
How to harness social influence for good
Thanks to TikTok, Twitter, Instagram et al, we are living in the age of social influence. But how can influence be harnessed to make the wor...
Towards an interactive cyber-physical human platform to generate contact-rich whole-body motions
Humans naturally perform numerous complex tasks. These include sitting down, picking something up from a table, and pushing a cart. These ac...
Attitudes toward green energy could be negatively affected by fracking debate
Public attitudes towards some new low-carbon technologies could be negatively influenced by the fracking debate, new research from Cardiff U...
'Upending the world': Swiss teachers take on ChatGPT
"It is dizzying," Eric Vanoncini acknowledged to the classroom full of anxious teachers as reams of text generated by the ChatGPT ...
UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern Eng...
US climate subsidies unsettle Europe's green industry plans
An empty field near Heide in a corner of Germany known more for its cabbage farming is the chosen site for a huge battery factory and potent...
Researchers: Energy-efficient construction materials work better in colder climates
Researchers from Lithuania and Cyprus claim that the energy payback period of using phase change materials, new technology in the constructi...
Mexico invites foreign investment in clean energy transition
Mexico welcomes investment by all countries in its clean energy projects, its foreign minister said on Thursday, launching a diplomatic char...
Europe looks to geothermal energy as gas alternative
The heating plant in Munich's southern Sendling neighborhood has been run for more than a century on gas, often imported from far away. ...
Patchwork of issues limits solar expansion in Switzerland
Whether rooftop solar panels are worth the cost is largely dependent in Switzerland on local compensation rates for solar power and on elect...
Testing shows AI-based image generation systems can sometimes generate copies of trainer data
A team of computer scientists from Google, DeepMind, ETHZ, Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, has found that A...
Seeing is believing? Global scramble to tackle deepfakes
Chatbots spouting falsehoods, face-swapping apps crafting porn videos and cloned voices defrauding companies of millions—the scramble is on ...
ChatGPT: the promises, pitfalls and panic
The excitement around ChatGPT—an easy to use AI chatbot that can deliver an essay or computer code upon request and within seconds—has sent ...
ChatGPT takes on real estate: Agents say the AI could be a game changer in the industry
Century 21 Beggins Enterprises on its website lists a "beautiful" three-bedroom condo in Madeira Beach, Florida with "large s...
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