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Computer Sciences
The molecular implementation of a DNA-based artificial neural network
Molecular computing is a promising area of study aimed at using biological molecules to create programmable devices. This idea was first introduced in the mid-1990s and has since been realized by several computer scientists ...
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Engineering
Possible step toward cheaper hydrogen-based energy: Predicting performance of catalysts in fuel cells
A study led by UCLA researchers could help accelerate the use of hydrogen as an environmentally friendly source of energy in transportation and other applications.
Jul 22, 2022
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Computer Sciences
How to tell if artificial intelligence is working the way we want it to
About a decade ago, deep-learning models started achieving superhuman results on all sorts of tasks, from beating world-champion board game players to outperforming doctors at diagnosing breast cancer.
Jul 22, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Researchers create key technology for quantum cryptography commercialization
In modern cryptosystems, users generate public and private keys that guarantee security based on computational complexity and use them to encrypt and decrypt information. Recently however, modern public-key cryptosystems ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Attaining better energy output by understanding power loss in organic solar cells
Photovoltaics will play a key role in the future energy supply. Conventional solar cells based, for instance, on silicon, a well-known semiconductor material, are already highly developed and in widespread use. However, their ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
'Smart necklace' biosensor may track health status through sweat
Researchers have successfully tested a device that may one day use the chemical biomarkers in sweat to detect changes in a person's health.
Jul 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Study conceptualizes energy efficient, wireless charging roads
Wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems are promising electric vehicle solutions by virtue of their strong advantages in time saving and reduced pressure on the existing power infrastructure, according ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
New method can improve explosion detection
Computers can be trained to better detect distant nuclear detonations, chemical blasts and volcano eruptions by learning from artificial explosion signals, according to a new method devised by a University of Alaska Fairbanks ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Engineering
Human-occupied submersible Alvin makes historic dive
Today, the human-occupied submersible Alvin made history when it successfully reached a depth of 6,453 meters (nearly 4 miles) in the Puerto Rico Trench, north of San Juan, P.R. This is the deepest dive ever in the 58-year ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
In a hotter world, air conditioning isn't a luxury, it's a lifesaver
As extreme heatwaves ravage the United States, Europe and Africa, killing thousands, scientists warn that the worst is still to come. With countries continuing to pump greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere and the chance ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Engineering
Have researchers found the best semiconductor of them all?
Silicon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, and in its pure form the material has become the foundation of much of modern technology, from solar cells to computer chips. But silicon's properties as a semiconductor ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google/Apple's contact-tracing apps susceptible to digital attacks
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and health authorities have relied on contact-tracing technologies to help manage the spread of the virus. Yet there's a major flaw in a framework that many of these ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Robotics
Underwater robot connects humans' sight and touch to deep sea
As the underwater robot OceanOneK carefully navigated toward the upper deck railing of the sunken Italian steamship Le Francesco Crispi about 500 m below the Mediterranean's surface this month (roughly a third of a mile), ...
Jul 21, 2022
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