Quantum memory crystals are a step towards a futuristic internet
By Matthew Sparkes This quantum memory is made from yttrium orthosilicate crystals ICFO A secure quantum internet is one step…
Similarity of legs, wheels, tracks suggests target for energy-efficient robots
The Legged Locomotion and Movement Adaptation, or LLAMA, is an autonomous quadruped mobility research platform system patterned after a working…
Peanut the Waiter Robot Is Proof That Your Job Is Safe
Robots also lack the kind of intelligence, manual dexterity, and people skills that any good cook, host, or server relies…
Technology toolkit for bipolar plate production of fuel cells
Visualization of the technology toolkit: The higher the column, the better that forming process scores on a particular parameter. Credit:…
Unique technology gives humans a leg up on walking
Soft exoskeleton on treadmill. Credit: Queen’s University Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science An exoskeleton designed by Queen’s Engineering researchers…
Researchers take a practical look beyond short-term energy storage
This graph of multiscale energy storage needs for a hypothetical 95% carbon-free power system assumes 28.4% wind and 51.5% solar…
Tesla starts using cabin cameras to make sure drivers are paying attention
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14,…
AI Mechanism Claims to Detect Disinformation With 96 Percent Accuracy
A team at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Artificial Intelligence Software Architectures and Algorithms Group attempted to better understand disinformation campaigns…
New prototype LED lightbulb emits less of that troublesome blue light
University of Houston Professor Jakoah Brgoch watches graduate research assistant Shruti Hariyani adjust a phosphor sample for the lab’s radio…
Tesla is ditching radar, will rely on cameras for Autopilot in some cars
The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2016.…