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Tech Xplore / Knocked down but not defeated: Robots learn soccer
Deep Blue vs. Kasparov. Watson vs. Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Deepmind vs. Atari. Alpha Go vs. Lee Sedol.
Tech Xplore / New inorganic wide-bandgap perovskite subcells that are both efficient and stable
All-perovskite tandem solar cells, stacks of p-n junctions formed from perovskites with different energy bandgaps, have the potential of achieving higher efficiencies than conventional single-junction solar cells. So far, ...
Tech Xplore / Neural networks on photonic chips: Harnessing light for ultra-fast and low-power artificial intelligence
Neural networks are distributed computing structures inspired by the structure of a biological brain and aim to achieve cognitive performance comparable to that of humans but in a much shorter time.
Tech Xplore / Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers
SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.
Tech Xplore / A touch-responsive fabric armband for flexible keyboards, wearable sketchpads
It's time to roll up your sleeves for the next advance in wearable technology—a fabric armband that's actually a touch pad.
Tech Xplore / 'Raw' data show AI signals mirror how the brain listens and learns
New research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) systems can process signals in a way that is remarkably similar to how the brain interprets speech, a finding scientists say ...
Tech Xplore / Deep neural network provides robust detection of disease biomarkers in real time
Sophisticated systems for the detection of biomarkers—molecules such as DNA or proteins that indicate the presence of a disease—are crucial for real-time diagnostic and disease-monitoring devices.
Tech Xplore / Recycling valuable metals from spent lithium ion batteries using spinning reactors
In a world that is slowly distancing itself from carbon-based energy, there has been a meteoric rise in the use of lithium-ion batteries as a next-generation energy storage solution. However, this has resulted in another ...
Tech Xplore / Mapping the inequalities of low-carbon electricity
Greenhouse gas reduction, new jobs, new investment opportunities: the benefits of decarbonizing the electricity sector—one of the most polluting—are obvious. However, a transition to lower-carbon electricity production ...
Tech Xplore / Model can predict how humans perceive attractiveness in different faces with high accuracy
Past psychology and neuroscience studies have often investigated how humans perceive different faces during social interactions. Some studies suggest that on average humans tend to find some faces more attractive than others, ...
Tech Xplore / Novel system uses reinforcement learning to teach robotic cars to speed
Fast cars. Millions of us love them. The idea transcends national borders, race, religion, politics. We embraced them for more than a century, beginning in the early 1900s with the stately Stutz Bearcat and Mercer Raceabout ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers enhance conversion efficiency of thermoelectric devices
In the effort to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, one strategy involves harvesting the waste heat that is already being produced by our energy systems. Thermoelectric generators can convert waste heat to clean electricity, ...