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AI-Powered Recycling Robot Could Help Solve Plastic Waste Crisis
University of Sydney researchers create a robot that sorts soft plastics. Credit: University of Sydney Researchers create robot that sorts soft plastic Technology could be…
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A new approach to brain imaging combines functional MRI, electroencephalography and a technique known as EROS, which shines near-infrared light on the scalp to capture…
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A cartoon schematic of a silicon heterojunction solar cell and it’s photo-generated charges. The numbers correspond to three of the major electrical noise signals identified…
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Professor Ange-Therese Akono holds a sample of her smart cement. Credit: Northwestern University Incorporating nanomaterials into traditional cement improves water and fracture resistance. Forces of…
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Team develops simulator with 256 qubits, largest of its kind ever created. A team of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms and other universities…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain PC owners will experience some big changes to their Windows software later this year. Last month, Microsoft unveiled Windows 11, the…
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The new indoor module for Cornell’s Eddy3D software, which shows airflow in various indoor configurations, will be available July 30. Credit: Cornell University As offices…
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An estimate of projected EV charging infrastructure buildout through 2025 and 2040, respectively, using the REVISE-II software tool. Credit: Fei Xie/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy…
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