Monthly Archives: May, 2021

Researchers Develop New Metal-Free, Recyclable Polypeptide Battery that Degrades on Demand

The introduction of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries has revolutionized technology as a whole, leading to major advances in consumer goods across nearly all sectors. Battery-powered...

Blurred Lines in Face Recognition

Face recognition has come on apace from a cliched trope of science fiction to a reality of the modern world with widespread use in...

We Need to Build More EV Fast-Charging Stations, Researchers Say

A team of engineers recommends expanding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles as campuses and businesses start planning for a post-pandemic world. The recommendation is based...

Algorithm for Shoe-Based Blind Assistance System

A shoe that tells you where to go: The Lower Austrian company Tec-Innovation has developed an intelligent shoe for detecting obstacles. The shoe, known...

Google Introduces Woolaroo, a Tool for Learning Indigenous Languages

With many indigenous languages worldwide becoming endangered due to a dwindling number of native speakers, Google has introduced the app Woolaroo which focuses on...

Significant Progress in Lithium-Air Battery Development

Research led by the University of Liverpool, in partnership with and Loughborough University, is making significant progress in the development of stable and practical...

An On-Skin Device to Measure Sweat—Rate, Loss and Temperature—in Real-Time

Monitoring sweat-related dynamics, such as sweat rate, cumulative sweat loss, and sweat temperature over time could help doctors to diagnose thermoregulatory disorders and other...

Microsoft Introduces New Tools for Hybrid Learning

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day in the United States, Microsoft has announced the release of several learning tools designed to support both...

Toward a Brain-Like AI with Hype dimensional Computing

The human brain has always been under study for inspiration of computing systems. Although there's a very long way to go until we can...

The World’s Data Explained: How Much We’re Producing and Where it’s all Stored

Ancient humans stored information in cave paintings, the oldest we know of is over 40,000 years old. As humans evolved, the emergence of languages...

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