How can future astronauts on the Moon repair lunar habitats constructed with space bricks? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Space Technologies hopes to address as a team of researchers…
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Plastic Supercapacitors Could Help Solve the Energy Crisis
A new method produces PEDOT nanofibers with enhanced electrical conductivity and increased surface area for improved charge storage. UCLA chemists have developed a new textured, fur-like version of PEDOT, a conductive plastic commonly used to…
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The atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider’s successor will be 56 miles wide
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) remains one of the pinnacles of scientific and technological innovation, but physicists believe there’s room for improvement. And after years of research and development, an international team led by the…
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The Download: Brain-computer interfaces, and teaching an AI model to give therapy
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The quest to protect farmworkers from extreme heat
October 2024On July 21, 2024, temperatures soared in many parts of the world, breaking the record for the hottest day ever recorded on the planet.
The following day—July…
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Why e-ink is better for reading than your phone or tablet
If you’ve used a dedicated ebook reader, like a Kindle, you know that the display is totally different from the one on your phone or computer. But how is it different, and why might that make it better for reading?
It’s a good…
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Brain-computer interfaces face a critical test
Tech companies are always trying out new ways for people to interact with computers—consider efforts like Google Glass, the Apple Watch, and Amazon’s Alexa. You’ve probably used at least one.
But the most radical option has been tried by…
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How do you teach an AI model to give therapy?
The researchers, a team of psychiatrists and psychologists at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine, acknowledge these questions in their work. But they also say that the right selection of training data—which determines how the model…
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Huge 56-Mile Particle Smasher Is Possible, Says CERN Report : ScienceAlert
Europe’s CERN laboratory said on Monday that a detailed analysis revealed no technical obstacles to building the world’s biggest particle collider, even as critics took issue with the “pharaonic” $17-billion project.
The Future Circular…
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Just Hype? New Study Challenges Core Assumptions About Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries
LLZO-based solid-state batteries show limited energy density gains and face production challenges; hybrid electrolytes may be more viable A recent study examining garnet-type solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries suggests that their…
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Next-Gen Haptics: A Revolution in Touch Technology
How can haptic feedback, which uses vibrations to simulate real touch sensations, be improved to provide more accurate data to users? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as a team…
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