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How the EU transformed tech
As millions of voters prepare for next month's European Parliament elections, AFP explores some of the deep transformations the 27-member bloc has made in the field of technology.
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Refined AI approach improves noninvasive brain-computer interface performance
Pursuing a viable alternative to invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) has been a continued research focus of Carnegie Mellon University's He Lab. In 2019, the group used a noninvasive BCI to successfully demonstrate, ...
May 3, 2024
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Stretchable e-skin could give robots human-level touch sensitivity
A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of precision and ...
May 2, 2024
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Methane emissions from landfill could be turned into sustainable jet fuel with plasma-driven process
In a world first, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating a low-carbon aviation ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Australia just made a billion-dollar bet on building the world's first 'useful' quantum computer
The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley.
Apr 30, 2024
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Engineering
Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects
Researchers have developed a technique to move objects around with a jet of wind. The new approach makes it possible to manipulate objects at a distance and could be integrated into robots to give machines ethereal fingers.
Apr 29, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in virtual reality
Researchers at Aalto University were looking for better ways to instruct dance choreography in virtual reality. The new WAVE technique they developed will be presented in May at the CHI conference for human-computer interaction ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board.
Apr 29, 2024
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Engineering
Scientists create new atomic clock that is both ultra-precise and sturdy
A team of physicists and engineers at Vector Atomic, Inc., a maker of navigation and communications equipment, has developed a new kind of atomic clock that they claim is both ultra-precise and sturdy. In their paper published ...
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Machine learning and extended reality used to train welders
Ever since the ancient Egyptians hammered two pieces of gold together until they fused, the art of welding has continuously progressed.
Apr 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
New insights lead to better next-gen solar cells
For Michael Saliba and Mahdi Malekshahi, it was one of those moments in science when good experimental results raised more questions. The University of Stuttgart researchers recently developed a new process to make solar ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers develop deep learning alternative to monitoring laser powder bed fusion
Many things can go wrong when additively manufacturing (AM) metal and without in-situ process monitoring, defects can only be detected and characterized after a product is built. Most commonly, manufacturers will use a high-speed ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Engineering
The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one
The world's largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled on Tuesday may one day create entire neighborhoods.
Apr 23, 2024
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Telecom
New metasurface innovation unlocks precision control in wireless signals
Researchers have unveiled a technology that propels the field of wireless communication forward. This cutting-edge design, termed a reconfigurable transmissive metasurface, utilizes a synergistic blend of scissor and rotation ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Business
Splashy Saudi mega-project NEOM chases Chinese funds
Bigwigs behind a Saudi megacity dogged by questions about its viability have wrapped up a tour courting Chinese investors, detailing plans for a futuristic ski resort and 170-kilometer-long skyscrapers.
Apr 21, 2024
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Microsoft teases lifelike avatar AI tech but gives no release date
Researchers at Microsoft have revealed a new artificial tool that can create deeply realistic human avatars—but offered no timetable to make it available to the public, citing concerns about facilitating deep fake content.
Apr 20, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Versatile fibers offer improved energy storage capacity for wearable devices
The latest wearable devices, such as Samsung's Galaxy Ring and Apple's Vision Pro, are taking health care a step further and even enabling people to work virtually. Given the characteristics of wearable devices that require ...
Apr 19, 2024
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