The Google Quantum Computer. Credit: Eric Lucero/Google, Inc. Researchers led by City College of New York physicist Pouyan Ghaemi report the development of a quantum…
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AI-Powered “Electronic Nose” Sniffs Out Meat Freshness
An international team led by NTU Singapore’s Professor Chen Xiaodong (left) has invented an artificial olfactory system that mimics the mammalian nose to assess the…
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The United States May Have Set Itself Up for the Spread of a Pandemic Without Even Knowing It
According to new research from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, pollution may bear part of the blame for the…
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Stretchy “Electronic Skin” Promises Cheap and Recyclable Alternative to Wearable Devices
A person wears an “electronic skin” device on the wrist. Credit: Chuanqian Shi Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing a wearable electronic…
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Bio-Based Luminescent Wood Could Light up Homes of the Future
When exposed to UV light on the outside, a luminescent wood panel (right) lights up an indoor space (as seen through “windows;” red arrows), whereas…
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Using Carbon Filler to Improve High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries
Thick electrodes with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) for scalable energy storage systems. Credit: Zhengyu Ju and Guihua Yu Conductive carbon fillers in lithium-ion batteries allow…
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Findings to Help Achieve Holy Grail of 2D Materials – Superfast Electronic Devices
Researchers discover new family of quasiparticles in graphene-based materials. A group of researchers led by Sir Andre Geim and Dr. Alexey Berdyugin at The University…
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MIT System Brings Deep Learning AI to “Internet of Things” Devices
MIT researchers have developed a system, called MCUNet, that brings machine learning to microcontrollers. The advance could enhance the function and security of devices connected…
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Chaotic Itinerancy: Robotic AI Learns to Be Spontaneous
These visualizations of the system’s output show broad patterns of instability, but localized patterns of stability. Credit: © 2020 Inoue et al. Researchers use dynamical…
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A New and Efficient Way to Create Nanographene for Power and Display Devices
The copper probe can manipulate matter at the atomic scale. Credit: © 2020 Shiotari et al. Nanographene is a material that is anticipated to radically…
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