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Energy & Green Tech
Discarding a long-standing pessimistic hypothesis to rescue next-generation lithium-ion battery technology
In a megascience-scale collaboration with French researchers from College de France and the University of Montpellier, Skoltech scientists have shown a much-publicized problem with next-generation lithium-ion batteries to ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A tiny component for record-breaking bandwidth: New modulator breaks the terahertz mark
Plasmonic modulators are tiny components that convert electrical signals into optical signals in order to transport them through optical fibers. A modulator of this kind had never managed to transmit data at a frequency of ...
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Cross-linker additive boosts organic solar cell lifespan by 59%
An international team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel cross-linker additive that significantly addresses the longstanding stability issues associated with organic solar cells, also known as organic ...
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Nickel-based cathodes may pave a path to safer, high-energy electric vehicle batteries
Nickel's role in the future of electric vehicle batteries is clear: It's more abundant and easier to obtain than widely used cobalt, and its higher energy density means longer driving distances between charges.
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Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from saltwater lakes thanks to a new membrane
Demand for lithium is rising due to its use in batteries for mobile devices, cars and clean energy storage. Securing access to natural deposits of the mineral is now a matter of strategic importance, but lithium can be found ...
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Robotics
'Odd' objects excel at navigating challenging terrains without central control
Locomotion, the ability to move from one place to another, is an essential survival strategy for virtually every organism. Adapting to the unpredictable terrain they run into, cells, fungi and microorganisms autonomously ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Ultra-broadband photonic chip boosts optical signals to reshape high-speed data transmission
Modern communication networks rely on optical signals to transfer vast amounts of data. But just like a weak radio signal, these optical signals need to be amplified to travel long distances without losing information.
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Engineering
Solar-powered method converts sewage sludge into green hydrogen and animal feed
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed an innovative solar-powered method to transform sewage sludge—a by-product of wastewater treatment—into green hydrogen for clean ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Home air conditioning units can balance the electrical grid without impacting comfort
While adding wind and solar energy to the electricity supply can help reduce carbon emissions, their intermittency poses a challenge to traditional methods for maintaining electricity supply and demand.
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Security
Research reveals 'major vulnerabilities' in deepfake detectors
An international team of researchers is calling for urgent improvements in deepfake detection technologies after uncovering critical flaws in widely used detection tools.
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Machine learning & AI
What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistant
A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fueling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot.
Mar 12, 2025
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Engineering
Nature-inspired 3D-printing method shoots up faster than bamboo
Charging forward at top speed, a garden snail slimes up 1 millimeter of pavement per second. By this logic, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology researchers' new 3D printing process speeds past existing methods—at ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Robotics
Developing 3D-printed soft material actuators that can mimic real muscles
Empa researchers are working on producing artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic yet powerful structures using 3D printing.
Mar 11, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
High-performance programmable photonic chip could transform radar and communication systems
Researchers at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the City University of Hong Kong, have designed a cutting-edge programmable photonic chip in a thin-film lithium niobate platform, an important material in photonics. ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Engineering
World's first kilowatt-scale elastocaloric green cooling device developed
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed the world's first kilowatt-scale elastocaloric cooling device. The device can stabilize indoor temperatures at a comfortable 21°C–22°C ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Cheap and environmentally friendly—the next generation of LEDs may soon be here
Cost, technical performance and environmental impact—these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
New technique overcomes spurious correlations problem in AI
AI models often rely on "spurious correlations," making decisions based on unimportant and potentially misleading information. Researchers have now discovered these learned spurious correlations can be traced to a very small ...
Mar 10, 2025
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