Štítek "Science and Research"

New Hardware Mimics Spiking Behavior of Neurons With High Efficiency

01.07.2020 | IEEE Spectrum | spectrum.ieee.org

Nothing computes more efficiently than a brain, which is why scientists are working hard to create artificial neural networks that mimic the organ as closely as possible. Conventional approaches use…

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New Hardware Mimics Spiking Behavior of Neurons With High Efficiency

CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank

29.06.2020 | MIT | www.mit.edu

With every droplet that we can’t see, touch, or feel dispersed into the air, the threat of spreading Covid-19 persists. It’s become increasingly critical to keep these heavy droplets from lingering —…

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CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank

Saudi scientists have created spherical solar panels

15.06.2020 | Archyde | www.archyde.com

The main source of energy for most spacecraft is the sun. However, to effectively collect its rays, satellites must possess not only large-area photoelectric converters, but also with special…

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Saudi scientists have created spherical solar panels

Ultra-thin camera lenses could see the light of day

12.06.2020 | Chalmers University of Technology | www.chalmers.se/en

In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less resource-intensive to manufacture. Researchers from Chalmers now present a new technology for making the…

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Ultra-thin camera lenses could see the light of day

Human hair used to make flexible displays for smart devices

08.06.2020 | Queensland University of Technology | www.qut.edu.au

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have developed a method of turning the small hair strands into carbon nanodots, which are tiny, uniform dots that are one-millionth of a…

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Human hair used to make flexible displays for smart devices

New electrocatalysts to produce ethanol more efficiently

03.06.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

In recent years, researchers worldwide have been exploring new methods of producing ethanol, a chemical compound that is extensively used in a variety of industrial settings. One way to produce this…

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New electrocatalysts to produce ethanol more efficiently

Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice

01.06.2020 | MIT | www.mit.edu

The fast and efficient generation of random numbers has long been an important challenge. For centuries, games of chance have relied on the roll of a die, the flip of a coin, or the shuffling of…

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Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice

Wearable sensor tracks vitamin C levels in sweat

20.05.2020 | University of California San Diego | ucsd.edu

A team at the University of California San Diego has developed a wearable, non invasive Vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track their daily…

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Wearable sensor tracks vitamin C levels in sweat

Researchers Build Fastest Soft Robots Yet

11.05.2020 | North Carolina State University | www.ncsu.edu

Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of…

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Researchers Build Fastest Soft Robots Yet

A new high-resolution, 3D map of the whole mouse brain

08.05.2020 | Allen Institute for Brain Science | alleninstitute.org

After three years of intensive data-gathering and careful drawing, the mapmakers’ work was complete. The complex terrain they charted, with all its peaks, valleys and borders, is only about half an…

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