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Charging stations for for electric vehicles boost spending at nearby businesses, study finds
Charging stations for electric vehicles are essential for cleaning up the transportation sector. A new study by MIT researchers suggests they're good for business, too.
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New engineering approach could lead to widespread adoption of photonic chips in consumer electronics
Researchers from TMOS, the ARC Center of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, have developed a new engineering approach to on-chip light sources that could lead to widespread adoption of photonic chips in consumer ...
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Nuclear power plants: A scintillating aerogel for monitoring radioactive gas emissions
A scintillating aerogel enabling real-time measurements with excellent sensitivity to certain radioactive gases, essential to monitoring the proper functioning of nuclear power plants, has just been developed by a group of ...
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X vows to end harvesting of EU users' personal data to train its AI
Social network X has committed to stop its much-criticized harvesting of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence program, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Wednesday.
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UK competition watchdog clears Microsoft's hiring of AI startup's core staff
British regulators on Wednesday cleared Microsoft's hiring of key staff from startup Inflection AI, saying the deal wouldn't stifle competition in the country's artificial intelligence market.
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Ex-VW boss tells trial 'dieselgate' charges are 'implausible'
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said Wednesday the charges against him were "implausible" as he testified at his trial over the "dieselgate" scandal that rocked the German auto titan.
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Achieving a supercapacitor through the 'molecular coating' approach
Researchers at Tohoku University have successfully increased the capacity, lifetime durability, and cost-effectiveness of a capacitor in their pursuit of a more power-efficient future. The research is published in the journal ...
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German car sales plunge in August as EV slump worsens
Sales of new cars plummeted in Germany in August, official data showed Wednesday, dragged down by a record fall in demand for electric vehicles in Europe's biggest auto market.
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Yelp vs. Google: An antitrust court fight plays out in San Francisco
For years, Yelp has complained about Google's practices, alleging that the tech giant placed its own products above competitors in Google search results.
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Cathay flights to resume fully by Saturday after A350 repairs
Cathay Pacific said it will resume full operations by Saturday after replacing defective engine fuel lines on its Airbus A350 planes, a problem that forced it to cancel dozens of flights this week.
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Nvidia says it plays fair in AI chip market
Nvidia on Tuesday defended its tactics in the hot market for chips to power artificial intelligence in the face of reports the US is probing whether it abused its clout.
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Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time
Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday.
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Machine learning technique predicts likely accounting fraud across supply chains
As the perpetrators of accounting fraud become ever more sophisticated in their techniques, fraud detection needs to step up its game. Thankfully, a group of researchers have devised a new machine learning 'detective' that ...
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How personalized technology could turn exercise pain into pleasure
Virtual reality (VR) video games that combine screen time with exercise are a great way to get fit, but game designers face a major challenge—like with regular exercise, adherence to "exergames" is low, with most users ...
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New alloy surpasses 2025 fuel cell performance targets
Scientists at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology have created a fuel cell catalyst made from platinum and magnesium. The new catalyst, which uses the world's first platinum–magnesium alloy nanoparticles, ...
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Researchers overcome critical challenges in developing fire-risk-free aqueous zinc batteries
Researchers have developed a key electrode manufacturing technology that can control dendrite formation in aqueous zinc batteries. The team includes Dr. Jung-Je Woo from the Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center at the Korea ...
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A sensory pen that can read Braille could improve literacy among the visually impaired
A pen that can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol.
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On-demand transit can disrupt commuting as much as Uber did taxis, say researchers
Is public transit ready for a gig economy-style shake up? A group of researchers at Concordia believes that the ride-share model made popular by companies like Uber and Lyft might be a useful, innovative and savings-based ...
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Hyundai unveils 2025 electric SUVs aiming for broader appeal with improved range, charging options
Despite slowing U.S. electric vehicle sales, Hyundai on Tuesday rolled out the 2025 versions of its Ioniq 5 electric SUV with improved battery range and charging aimed at broadening the appeal of vehicles to be built at a ...
Automotive
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New AI learning model improves stance detection performance and efficiency
General AI systems, like OpenAI's GPT, depend on large amounts of training data to improve model accuracy and performance. Research or medical AI applications, which often lack both training data and computing power, can ...
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