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Tech Xplore / Amazon unveils its first quantum computing chip
Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum computing chip, as it enters the race against fellow tech giants in harnessing the experimental technology.
Tech Xplore / Some energy-from-waste plants in China produce more carbon emissions than coal power plants, study reveals
While energy-from-waste plants are widely regarded as a cleaner alternative to landfills, new research has revealed some facilities produce more carbon emissions per unit of electricity output than coal power plants.
Tech Xplore / Game theory-inspired tool promises smarter infrastructure collaboration decisions
One large metropolis might have several different train systems, from local intercity lines to commuter trains to longer regional lines. When designing a system of train tracks, stations, and schedules in this network, should ...
Tech Xplore / Hemp insulation could transform US building industry, slashing emissions and creating jobs
It's a fairly niche product now, but a new study from Georgia Tech engineers suggests insulation made from hemp fibers could be a viable industry in the U.S., creating jobs, a manufacturing base, and greener homes and buildings ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers build stable solar panel without silicon
Solar power as an electricity source is growing in the United States, with 7% of Americans using it to run their homes. But scientists are still trying to make the solar panel production process more efficient.
Tech Xplore / Solar technology could meet UK's electricity needs without sacrificing farmland
Ambitious government plans for the expansion of solar farms could be achieved without sacrificing farmland, according to new research on a technology that could meet the UK's electricity needs four times over.
Tech Xplore / A new high-quality dataset to train robotics algorithms on textile manipulation tasks
Many industrial processes and household tasks currently completed by humans entail the manipulation of textiles, including clothes, sheets, towels, cloths and other fabric-based objects. Most robotic systems developed so ...
Tech Xplore / Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage
From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces to armadillos that roll into a protective ball, animals have evolved to adapt effortlessly to changes in their environment. In contrast, when an autonomous robot is ...
Tech Xplore / Washable touchless technology could transform electronic textiles
A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (Germany) and Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) has created washable and durable magnetic field-sensing electronic textiles—thought ...
Tech Xplore / A springtail-like jumping robot: Diminutive device can leap 23 times its body length
Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ...
Tech Xplore / Self-driving cars learn to share road knowledge through digital word-of-mouth
An NYU Tandon-led research team has developed a way for self-driving vehicles to share their knowledge about road conditions indirectly, making it possible for each vehicle to learn from the experiences of others even when ...
Tech Xplore / Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and 'understand' the wearer
What if the clothes you wear could care for your health? MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber, which could monitor health conditions and physical activity, alerting ...