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Advanced New Sensors Could Transform Prosthetics and Robotic Limbs

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A pioneering project to develop advanced pressure sensors for use in robotic systems could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs. The innovative research project aspires to... The post Advanced New Sensors Could Transform Prosthetics and Robotic Limbs appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT’s New Analog Synapse Is 1 Million Times Faster Than the Synapses in the Human Brain

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New Hardware Delivers Faster Computation for Artificial Intelligence, With Much Less Energy MIT engineers working on “analog deep learning” have found a way to propel... The post MIT’s New Analog Synapse Is 1 Million Times Faster Than the Synapses in the Human Brain appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Engineers Develop Ultrasound Stickers That Can See Inside the Body

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New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives deliver clear images of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs. When clinicians need live images of a patient’s internal organs,... The post MIT Engineers Develop Ultrasound Stickers That Can See Inside the Body appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Innovative Technology Offers Big Performance Boost to Perovskite–Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

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An extra metal fluoride layer enables charge separation and boosts performance in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells. Inserting a metal fluoride layer in multilayered perovskite–silicon tandem... The post Innovative Technology Offers Big Performance Boost to Perovskite–Silicon Tandem Solar Cells appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Robots Learn To Play With Play Dough – Better Than People With Just 10 Minutes of Data

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Robots manipulate soft, deformable material into various shapes from visual inputs in a new system that could one day enable better home assistants. Many of... The post Robots Learn To Play With Play Dough – Better Than People With Just 10 Minutes of Data appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Innovative “Nano-Robot” Built Entirely From DNA To Explore Microscopic Biological Processes

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Constructing a tiny robot out of DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye… Although it certainly sounds like science... The post Innovative “Nano-Robot” Built Entirely From DNA To Explore Microscopic Biological Processes appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Science Made Simple: Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology

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Fusion nuclear science and technology specializes in investigating the extreme nuclear fusion environment. This environment has very high temperatures, particle fluxes, neutron irradiation, and other harsh... The post Science Made Simple: Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Scientists Discover That Computers Can Understand Complex Words and Concepts

Models for natural language processing use statistics to collect a wealth of information about word meanings. In “Through the Looking Glass,” Humpty Dumpty says scornfully,... The post MIT Scientists Discover That Computers Can Understand Complex Words and Concepts appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

As These Bacteria Eat, They Generate a Strange Molecule That Can Be Used To Make Jet Fuel

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Aircraft are indispensable in the modern age for transporting people, delivering goods, and performing military operations, but the petroleum-based fuels that power them are in... The post As These Bacteria Eat, They Generate a Strange Molecule That Can Be Used To Make Jet Fuel appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New AI Can Automatically Detect a Serious Heart Condition

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Utilizing intravascular optical coherence tomography images, a new technique made it easier to identify plaque erosion Researchers have created a brand-new artificial intelligence (AI) technique... The post New AI Can Automatically Detect a Serious Heart Condition appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Discovers Semiconductor That Can Perform Far Better Than Silicon

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Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have found a material that can perform much better than silicon. The next step is finding practical and economic ways... The post MIT Discovers Semiconductor That Can Perform Far Better Than Silicon appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Quantum Digits Unlock More Computational Power With Fewer Quantum Particles

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Quantum Computer Works With More Than Zero and One As we all learn from early on, digital computers work with zeros and ones, also known... The post Quantum Digits Unlock More Computational Power With Fewer Quantum Particles appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Expert on Powerful Computers and Innovation

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Q&A: MIT’s Neil Thompson on Computing Power and Innovation Innovation in many industries has been fueled by rapid increases in the speed and power of... The post MIT Expert on Powerful Computers and Innovation appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Alternative to Silicon: Why Perovskites Could Take Solar Cells to New Heights

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This family of crystalline compounds is at the forefront of research pursuing alternatives to silicon. Perovskites have great potential for creating solar panels that could... The post Alternative to Silicon: Why Perovskites Could Take Solar Cells to New Heights appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Turning Buildings Into Batteries To Cheaply Improve Power Quality

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Scientists propose converting tall buildings into batteries In order to ensure that the supply and demand of electricity are appropriately balanced, energy storage technologies are... The post Turning Buildings Into Batteries To Cheaply Improve Power Quality appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Technology Gives AI Human-Like Eyes

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The technology might result in highly developed artificial intelligence that can instantaneously understand what it sees and has uses in robotics and self-driving cars. Researchers... The post New Technology Gives AI Human-Like Eyes appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Future Cities Could Be Built Out of Algae-Produced Material

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How scientists hope to use algae-grown limestone to build cities The burning of limestone from quarries contributes significantly to the 7% of the yearly greenhouse... The post Future Cities Could Be Built Out of Algae-Produced Material appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

A Beginner’s Guide to Quantum Programming

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The guide covers the fundamentals, along with a summary of the main quantum algorithms and instructions on how to implement them on publicly available quantum... The post A Beginner’s Guide to Quantum Programming appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Stanford-Developed Millirobot Swims in Your Body and Delivers Medicine to Places That Need It

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The tiny robots could bring health care closer to highly precise medicine delivery You probably already know that medications aren’t often designed to target specific... The post Stanford-Developed Millirobot Swims in Your Body and Delivers Medicine to Places That Need It appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Engineers Find a Way To Save Energy and Make Water Boil More Efficiently

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New surface treatments could save energy for systems used in many industries. At the heart of a wide range of industrial processes, including most electricity... The post MIT Engineers Find a Way To Save Energy and Make Water Boil More Efficiently appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Tiny Motors Take a Big Step Forward: First-Ever Solid-State Optical Nanomotor

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Motors are ubiquitous in our everyday lives — from cars to washing machines, even if we rarely notice them. A futuristic scientific field is working... The post Tiny Motors Take a Big Step Forward: First-Ever Solid-State Optical Nanomotor appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Professor Wins European Inventor Award for Liquid Metal Batteries

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MIT professor Donald Sadoway’s work could enable long-term storage of renewable energy. For his work on liquid metal batteries that could enable the long-term storage... The post MIT Professor Wins European Inventor Award for Liquid Metal Batteries appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Cleaner, Greener Batteries – Smashing the Limits of Power Storage

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Thanks to the boom in renewables, these days the limiting factor of the energy revolution is not power supply as much as power storage. Cleaner,... The post Cleaner, Greener Batteries – Smashing the Limits of Power Storage appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Smart Textiles Accurately Sense How Their Users Are Moving

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MIT researchers develop a comfortable, form-fitting fabric that accurately recognizes its wearer’s activities, like walking, running, and jumping. Using a novel fabrication process, scientists at... The post Smart Textiles Accurately Sense How Their Users Are Moving appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Smaller Than a Flea – The Smallest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Ever

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The small robotic crab can walk, bend, twist, turn and jump The smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot has been created by Northwestern University engineers, and it... The post Smaller Than a Flea – The Smallest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Ever appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

MIT Spinout Tapping Into the Million-Year Energy Source Below Our Feet

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Quaise Energy, an MIT spinout, is working to create geothermal wells made from the deepest holes in the world. There’s an abandoned coal power plant... The post MIT Spinout Tapping Into the Million-Year Energy Source Below Our Feet appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Nanotechnology Advances Regenerative Medicine: Bone Formation Comes Down to the Nanowire

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New nanotechnology that accelerates the transition of stem cells into bone could transform regenerative medicine. A nanotechnology platform developed by King Abdullah University of Science... The post Nanotechnology Advances Regenerative Medicine: Bone Formation Comes Down to the Nanowire appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

AI Machine-Learning: In Bias We Trust?

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According to a new study, explanation methods that help users determine whether to trust machine-learning model predictions can be less accurate for disadvantaged subgroups. Machine-learning... The post AI Machine-Learning: In Bias We Trust? appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Computer Chips That Imitate the Brain

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A new microelectronics device can program and reprogram computer hardware on demand by using electrical pulses What if a computer could learn to rewire its... The post Computer Chips That Imitate the Brain appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Scientists Have Created a Comfortable Vest That Will Fix Your Posture

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Machine learning allows self-powered fabric to correct posture An important element of health is posture. Pain and discomfort can result from long-term bad posture, such... The post Scientists Have Created a Comfortable Vest That Will Fix Your Posture appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

New Lithium-Ion Batteries That Work Well in Scorching Heat and Extreme Cold

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Engineers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed new lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures, while... The post New Lithium-Ion Batteries That Work Well in Scorching Heat and Extreme Cold appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews

Google’s Powerful Artificial Intelligence Spotlights a Human Cognitive Glitch

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It is easy for people to mistake fluent speech for fluent thought. When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience leads you... The post Google’s Powerful Artificial Intelligence Spotlights a Human Cognitive Glitch appeared first on SciTechDaily . #trendingtechnews