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Floating photovoltaics could limit Africa's future reliance on hydro-generated energy
Floating photovoltaics (FPV), also known as floating solar farms, are photovoltaic systems that can be deployed on the sea's surface or on other bodies of water. While their environmental impact is still the topic of debate ...
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A promising three-terminal diode for wireless communication and optically driven computing
Two-terminal devices are electronic components connected to electrical circuits via two electrical terminals. Although these components are the key building blocks of most existing devices, they can limit a system's performance ...
May 17, 2024
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Scientists develop a soft robot that mimics a spider's leg
Researchers Indrek Must and Kadri-Ann Valdur of the Institute of Technology of the University of Tartu have created a robot leg modeled after the leg of a cucumber spider. The soft robot created in cooperation with the Italian ...
May 16, 2024
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New advance in wireless communications could help precisely pinpoint the locations of people and objects
Engineers from University of Glasgow and colleagues from the U.K. and Australia are behind a research breakthrough in a developing form of wireless communications could help precisely pinpoint the locations of people and ...
May 16, 2024
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New compound eye design could provide inexpensive way to give robots insect-like vision
A team of engineers and roboticists at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed an electronic compound eye design to give robots the ability to swarm efficiently and inexpensively.
Robotics
To optimize guide-dog robots, first listen to the visually impaired
What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say the authors of a recent paper. Led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a study identifying how to develop robot guide dogs with insights ...
May 16, 2024
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How to repair US bridges without wreaking havoc on supply chains and commuters
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore, it was a disaster not only for the sheer amount of destruction, but because the accident prevented access to one of the busiest ports in the U.S.
May 16, 2024
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Danish researchers explore how to reduce transport carbon emissions
When cycling or walking, you have chosen some of the most climate-friendly modes of transport. But they are not always useful for going to Ikea, the recycling center, or doing the weekly groceries, and this is where most ...
May 16, 2024
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Researchers devise a new building design method that avoids catastrophic collapses
Current building design methods are primarily based on improving the connectivity between components of the structure. In the event of component failure, this connectivity allows the loads that were carried by failed components ...
May 15, 2024
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Robotics
Biohybrid robotic hand may help unravel complex sensation of touch
Brain-machine interfaces are devices that enable direct communication between a brain's electrical activity and an external device such as a computer or a robotic limb that allows people to control machines using their thoughts.
May 15, 2024
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Researchers study levitating diesel and biodiesel droplets for more efficient biofuel motors
By studying how bubbles form in a drop of biodiesel, researchers at the University of Gothenburg can help future engines get the most energy out of the fuel.
May 15, 2024
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Engineering
Model shows green concrete can recycle twice the coal ash as current standards
New modeling reveals that low-carbon concrete developed at RMIT University can recycle double the amount of coal ash compared to current standards, halve the amount of cement required and perform exceptionally well over time.
May 15, 2024
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Engineering
Digital twin helps optimize manufacturing speed while satisfying quality constraints
A new method uses a digital twin to optimize manufacturing machine speed—known as feed rate—while adhering to quality constraints, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers published in IEEE Access.
May 14, 2024
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New technique to transform waste carbon dioxide into high-value chemicals achieves cost reduction of about 30%
Addressing the urgent challenge posed by escalating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their impact on climate change, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel technique that significantly ...
May 14, 2024
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Researchers compile most comprehensive power outage dataset for the US
In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Data, researchers from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have produced the most comprehensive power outage dataset ever compiled for ...
May 14, 2024
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Robotics
New snail-inspired robot can climb walls
A robot, designed to mimic the motion of a snail, has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol.
May 14, 2024
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