Fourier Robotics, the Shanghai-based robotics firm behind the GR-1 and GR-2 models, is preparing to launch its GR-3 humanoid robot on August 6.
Early glimpses of the new robot, including a sneak-peek video, reveal a smaller, friendlier…
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China’s zirconium discovery boosts reserve 5-fold
Zirconium, the metal extracted from the mineral zircon, is a high-demand product across the globe because of its use in hypersonic, nuclear, and other technologies.
While the world is rushing to get its supply of Zirconium for advancing the…
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NASA plans mid-air drop for 6 Mars helicopters
A new mission concept, Skyfall, has been revealed, proposing the deployment of six scout helicopters on Mars.
US-based defense tech company AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) unveiled this concept to advance…
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Tesla confirms $16.5 billion Samsung deal for next-gen chip supply
Samsung Electronics has confirmed a massive $16.5 billion semiconductor supply agreement with Tesla. The news became public through a regulatory filing by Samsung and was later verified by Elon Musk on his social media platform X.
The…
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An adaptive switched capacitor strategy for efficiency optimization in LLC converters
LLC resonant power converter has been widely used in DC auxiliary power supply system for rail transit vehicles, due to its soft-switching capability, high power density and high efficiency1,2,3,4,5. There are many applications that can…
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Array inspired wideband and high gain antenna with enhanced pattern diversity for 5G mm wave networks
In millimeter-wave communication, MIMO antennas are essential and play a vital role, especially in 5G and 6G. Because of the substantial path loss at millimeter wave frequencies, MIMO improves coverage and reliability by strengthening signals…
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Sliding characteristics of chute waste slag in high steep canyon ecologically sensitive areas
The objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the energy dissipation characteristics of slag at the bottom outlet of a chute structure, with a particular emphasis on the effects of varying lengths and angles of…
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Optimized transesterification of unrefined palm and waste cooking oil blend to biodiesel using cement kiln dust catalyst
Materials
Feedstock (mixed oils)
The feedstock utilized in the current investigation comprises a blend of waste cooking oil (WCO) and unrefined palm oil, formulated at an optimized ratio as delineated in the Methodology section, to achieve enhanced…
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An application of Arctic puffin optimization algorithm of a production model for selling price and green level dependent demand with interval uncertainty
Nia, A. R., Far, M. H. & Niaki, S. T. A. A hybrid genetic and imperialist competitive algorithm for green vendor managed inventory of multi-item multi-constraint EOQ model under shortage. Appl. Soft Comput. 30, 353–364.
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Multi-objective optimal scheduling of islands considering offshore hydrogen production
As shown in Fig 1, the island’s load is primarily concentrated on the load center island, while the distributed renewable energy is mainly located on the surrounding resource-rich islands. The distributed renewable energy first supplies power…
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