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A person's intelligence limits their computer proficiency more than previously thought, say researchers
A new study has found that intelligence, in the form of general cognitive abilities such as perception, thinking and remembering, is more important than hitherto thought at predicting a person's ability to complete common ...
Consumer & Gadgets
14 hours ago
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Engineering approach can improve stability of perovskite solar cells under reverse bias conditions
Solar cells based on perovskites, a versatile class of materials with promising optoelectronic properties, are gradually making their way toward commercialization. While these solar cells can have notable advantages over ...
New algorithm improves bipartite matching by mimicking nervous system
When you ask a rideshare app to find you a car, the company's computers get to work. They know you want to reach your destination quickly. They know you're not the only user who needs a ride. And they know drivers want to ...
Computer Sciences
10 hours ago
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Researchers probe safety of AI in driverless cars, find vulnerabilities
Artificial intelligence is a key technology for self-driving vehicles. It is used for decision-making, sensing, predictive modeling and other tasks. But how vulnerable are these AI systems to an attack?
Security
14 hours ago
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Scientists develop new structure to control vibration of machines and instruments
Scientists say they have developed a structure that can absorb and reduce vibrations of engineering and mechanical gadgets more effectively than conventional systems hitherto used to contain the trembling of machines and ...
Engineering
15 hours ago
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Double-helical design boosts concrete crack resistance
Taking inspiration from nature, researchers from Princeton Engineering have improved crack resistance in concrete components by coupling architected designs with additive manufacturing processes and industrial robots that ...
Engineering
15 hours ago
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Researchers create all-perovskite tandem solar cell with record efficiency
A team of engineers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China has designed, built and independently tested an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with record efficiency. Their paper is published in the journal ...
Developing EV battery enclosures with lower carbon emissions
More charging power, higher range, lower environmental impact: In the COOLBat joint research project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU have teamed up with partners to ...
Energy & Green Tech
9 hours ago
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Researchers develop mobile test platform for offshore wind turbines
Public power grids are highly complex systems. Wind turbine manufacturers have to comply with technical guidelines when connecting new turbines to avoid putting grid stability at risk. In the Mobil-Grid-CoP project, researchers ...
Engineering
10 hours ago
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Brazil's Supreme Court confirms X suspension
Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday ratified the decision by one of its judges to suspend Elon Musk's X social network for alleged judicial transgressions.
Business
10 hours ago
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Volkswagen mulls plant closures and job cuts in Germany
German automotive giant Volkswagen said Monday it could take the unprecedented move to close production sites in Germany and threatened further job cuts as its savings plans stalled.
Business
12 hours ago
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Five notorious cyberattacks that targeted governments
Warfare is no longer confined to physical battlefields. In the digital age, a new front has emerged—cyberspace. Here, countries clash not with bullets and bombs, but with lines of code and sophisticated malware.
Security
12 hours ago
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Researchers develop neural network algorithm to enhance gas detection technology
Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) technology holds significant potential for greenhouse gas detection, due to its advantages of non-contact, real-time measurements. However, the technical bottleneck of cross-interference ...
Engineering
12 hours ago
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Q&A: China's interests in Africa are being shaped by the race for renewable energy
China-Africa relations have deepened over the past two decades, characterized by increased economic cooperation, investment and infrastructure development. China is now Africa's largest trading partner, with partnerships ...
Business
12 hours ago
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AI lending could make finance deals even more unfair for women—here's how this can be avoided
It's fairly well known that women receive less favorable loan terms from salespeople, on average, than men when they borrow money. One recent study into lending practices in US car dealerships recently confirmed as much. ...
Business
12 hours ago
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Aluminum foil that can clean water—researchers develop coating that attracts and traps dangerous microbes
More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, uncontaminated drinking water. Around 418 million of them live in African countries.
Engineering
13 hours ago
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Norway's electric car sales set new world record
Electric car sales in Norway took a 94-percent share of the market in August—a new world record—statistics showed Monday, as sales in the rest of Europe stagnate.
Energy & Green Tech
16 hours ago
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Sports boats set out on a voyage to electrify the waters in the same way Tesla electrified the roads
Grant Jeide looked like another dude riding the rollicking waves left in the wake of a 23-foot (7-meter) boat ripping through the water at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour on a river in Northern California's Delta earlier ...
Energy & Green Tech
16 hours ago
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Does Google's monopoly impact search results? Tech titan faces reckoning
The founders of internet search and digital advertising giant Google wrote in a 1998 paper that goals for online advertising "do not always correspond" to useful internet search results.
Internet
18 hours ago
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South Korea opens Telegram deepfake porn probe
South Korean police said Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly "abetting" the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit AI generated images of ...
Business
20 hours ago
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