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Organic solar cell emits light
Organic solar cell emits light
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A team of researchers at Dresden University of Technology has developed an organic solar cell that simultaneously captures energy and…
Organic solar cells that can emit light too
Organic solar cells that can emit light too
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Glowing in the dark or generating electricity? A research team at Dresden University of Technology has succeeded in producing organic…
BMW relies on AR and VR in production and training
BMW relies on AR and VR in production and training
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The BMW Group is increasingly using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) applications in its production. AR and VR…
Startup improves AI training procedures for autonomous cars
Startup improves AI training procedures for autonomous cars
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The startup company understand.ai (Karlsruhe, Germany) has developed a procedure to improve the training algorithms for self-driving cars; the training…

Carbon-laden foam makes super-sensitive pressure sensor
Carbon-laden foam makes super-sensitive pressure sensor
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Using very simple process steps and cheap materials, a team of French researchers from the CNRS has devised thin capacitive sensors out of a carbon-laden elastomeric foam with exceptional pressure…
Harting targets automotive applications with 3D-molded interconnects
Harting targets automotive applications with 3D-molded interconnects
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Harting AG Biel, a division of the Harting Technology Group based in Biel, Switzerland, used the recent Geneva Motor Show to exhibit its expertise in 3D-MID (three-dimensional moulded interconnect device)…
Qualcomm brings AI inference processing to the cloud
Qualcomm brings AI inference processing to the cloud
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Qualcomm Technologies is moving to a 7nm process to increase the power efficiency of inference engines for machine learning in the cloud.
Solid state battery is small enough for medical implants
Solid state battery is small enough for medical implants
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UK battery maker Ilika has officially launched its millimetre scale solid state battery for medical implants, including smart contact lenses.
μLEDs could turn car windows into AR displays
μLEDs could turn car windows into AR displays
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Funded by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, the SmartVIZ project which began in November 2018 aims to explores the use of micro LEDs for…
Qualcomm aims for power efficient AI in the cloud
Qualcomm aims for power efficient AI in the cloud
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Qualcomm Technologies is moving to a 7nm process to increase the power efficiency of inference engines for machine learning in the cloud.
Power efficient AI inference processing comes to the Cloud
Power efficient AI inference processing comes to the Cloud
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Built from the ground up to meet the explosive demand for AI inference processing in the cloud, the Qualcomm® Cloud AI 100 utilizes Qualcomm Technologies’ heritage in advanced signal processing…
Low-cost, human-friendly robot is designed for AI
Low-cost, human-friendly robot is designed for AI
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Researchers at UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) have created a general purpose human-friendly robot designed for learning in unstructured environments.
Low-cost flexible film achieves infrared stealth
Low-cost flexible film achieves infrared stealth
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Creating first a highly porous Kevlar-based nanofiber aerogel (KNA) film which it then filed with polyethylene glycol as a phase-change material (PCM), an international team of researchers has devised an…
Three-level flash gives way to four in bid for greater capacity
Three-level flash gives way to four in bid for greater capacity
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Flash memory has been a disruptive technology from its industrial inception in the early ’90s and innovation is still ongoing after more than 25 years. Today the most…
Continental, Vodafone test 5G, AI, Netrounds for connected cars
Continental, Vodafone test 5G, AI, Netrounds for connected cars
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The 5G-ready road users protection project, by Vodafone and Continental, has been successfully tested with state-of-the-art technologies such as mobile edge computing and Netrounds real-time testing active monitoring in order…
CRISPR-powered device promises ‘bedside’ DNA testing
CRISPR-powered device promises ‘bedside’ DNA testing
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Engineers at the UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) and the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) of The Claremont Colleges (Claremont, CA) have combined CRISPR - a genome editing tool - with graphene…
Open-source and modular WiFi phone is hacker-friendly
Open-source and modular WiFi phone is hacker-friendly
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Now running on Kickstarter is a campaign to commercialize a minimalist open-source and hacker-friendly Voice-over-IP phone, which owners could use as a versatile and well-packaged multi-tool for their projects.
Aerospace power systems lab to ‘redefine future’ of electric flight
Aerospace power systems lab to ‘redefine future’ of electric flight
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Collins Aerospace Systems (Rockford, IL) has broken ground on a $50m electric power systems lab in the US to develop the next generation of power systems for electric aircraft.
3D-printed metamaterials offer unique optical properties
3D-printed metamaterials offer unique optical properties
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A team of engineers at Tufts University has developed fabrication methods that enable the creation of 3D printed metamaterials with unique microwave or optical properties that go beyond what is…
3D metamaterials with unique microwave/optical properties
3D metamaterials with unique microwave/optical properties
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A team of engineers at Tufts University has developed fabrication methods that enable the creation of 3D printed metamaterials with unique microwave or optical properties that go beyond what is…
Screenprinted bifacial solar cell efficiency boost to 23 per cent
Screenprinted bifacial solar cell efficiency boost to 23 per cent
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imec in Belgium has achieved a conversion efficiency for a bifacial solar cell of over 23 per cent. …
Vodafone/Continental demo 5G, AI, Netrounds for connected cars
Vodafone/Continental demo 5G, AI, Netrounds for connected cars
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The 5G-ready road users protection project, by Vodafone and Continental, has been successfully tested with state-of-the-art technologies such as mobile edge computing and Netrounds real-time testing active monitoring in order…
Four UK demonstrators for advanced renewable energy tech
Four UK demonstrators for advanced renewable energy tech
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Four demonstrators of renewable power in the UK include machine learning for lithium ion battery management and smart hubs as well as vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging.
Battery reaches power density record
Battery reaches power density record
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Swiss battery developer Innolith is working on the world’s first 1000 Wh/kg rechargeable battery. The "Energy Battery" will enable ranges of over 1,000 kilometers and at the same time significantly…
Swiss team tackles ‘negative capacitance’ of perovskite solar cells
Swiss team tackles ‘negative capacitance’ of perovskite solar cells
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Researchers from Switzerland and Iran have found the cause of 'negative capacitance' that hits the long term stability of perovskite solar cells.
Power systems lab to test 1MW battery and motor for electric aircraft
Power systems lab to test 1MW battery and motor for electric aircraft
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Collins Aerospace Systems has broken ground on a $50m electric power systems lab in the US to develop the next generation of power systems for electric aircraft.
Spin laser breaks the limits of ultrafast data transfer
Spin laser breaks the limits of ultrafast data transfer
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In conventional systems, a laser sends light signals through the cables, and the information is encoded in the modulation of the light intensity. Instead, a new system developed by engineers…
Organic solar cells double as OLEDs
Organic solar cells double as OLEDs
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Glowing in the dark or generating electricity? A research team at Dresden University of Technology has succeeded in producing organic solar cells that simultaneously function as OLEDs and emit light.


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