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  • Another Efficiency High for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Technology

    A record conversion efficiency of 27.1 percent for a four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem photovoltaic cell outpaces the most efficient standalone silicon solar cell.

  • Western NY School District First in the U.S. to Employ Facial Recognition Tech

    As concern mounts for student safety in the classroom following February’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, one western New York school district is adding a high-tech layer of security to the schools in its district with the goal of keeping its students safe — facial recognition technology.

  • Efficient Solar Power-generated Hydrogen Production Scheme is Demonstrated

    The system successfully converted 18.8 percent of the solar energy to hydrogen energy.

  • Holding Up a 'Mirror' To AI

    Researchers from the University of Melbourne have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of detecting and displaying a person’s physical attractiveness and personality traits, both of which are determined by simply assessing the photograph of a person’s face.

  • Watch: More Memory, Less Space

    Scientists have created atomic-scale rewritable memory, a significant nanotechnology achievement that offers a 1,000-fold increase over the capacity of current hard drives.

  • Watch: Boston Dynamics Looking to Produce 1,000 Dog-like Robots Per Year

    Robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics says it plans to go mainstream with its dog-like SpotMini robot next year. The company hopes to produce 1,000 robots annually by July 2019, according to a July 21 report by Inverse.

  • Scientist Develops Wearable Device Capable of Measuring Cortisol in Sweat

    A scientist from Stanford University has developed a patch that can measure cortisol levels in sweat in almost no time at all.

  • Industry 4.0 Supported by a Modular Data Acquisition System

    A robust, modular platform featuring a master/slave design supports up to 660 I/O channels. With a new software interface, built-in display, two Profibus interfaces and a wide range of analog and digital I/O modules, it is a fully capable industrial data acquisition, monitoring and industrial control hardware solution for both small and large applications.

  • Chitin, Cellulose Form Basis of New Food Packaging Material

    Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology developed a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.

  • Watch: Peelable Thin-Film Electronics, New Rechargeable Battery for Electric Cars, New Moons Orbiting Jupiter

    Watch: Peelable Thin-Film Electronics, New Rechargeable Battery for Electric Cars, New Moons Orbiting Jupiter

  • Researchers Make Suggestions About Where to Situate Video Cameras to Best Thwart Crimes

    The most important factor in preventing crime using video cameras has everything to do with where cameras are located, according to research from the University of Texas at Dallas.

  • Hot Enough for You? How Air Conditioning Use Varies Across the U.S.

    Air-conditioning costs ranged from an average of $525 in the hot-humid region in the Southeast to about $60 in the temperate marine region along the West Coast.

  • Using Vegetables to Fortify Building Materials

    Considering the impact construction projects have on the environment — with the concrete industry responsible for the production of a vast amount of carbon dioxide — researchers from Lancaster University in the U.K. are exploring how adding root vegetable fibers to concrete might improve the strength of the material as well as making it more eco-friendly.

  • Supersonic Airline Travel is Back

    Last week at the Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom, airplane manufacturers and partners were making plans to revive supersonic passenger planes using new designs and suitable materials, hoping regulators will approve and customers will pay for supersonic travel.

  • A Personal Aircraft for Everyday Life

    Kitty Hawk has introduced a new next-generation ultralight.

  • Use of Wireless Sensors in Heat Trace Installations

    Adoption of industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSNs) reduces installation costs, solves complications with hard-to-reach sensing locations and expedites implementation of advanced diagnostics.

  • Mg2018 Begins Next Week

    International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, Mg2018, the premier conference on the lightest structural metal, magnesium, begins next week.

  • Building the World’s First Quantum Battery

    It could replace conventional batteries in small electronic devices, while larger quantum batteries could find application in the renewable energy sector.

  • Watch: Rolls-Royce Developing Robotic Snakes and Bugs to Inspect Engines

    Rolls-Royce is teaming with researchers from the University of Nottingham and Harvard University to develop anthropomorphic robots to inspect engines.

  • Just Add Water to Drive This Electric Car

    Participants at an annual political event held in Visby, Sweden, were treated to a demonstration of a fuel cell-powered automobile fueled with water.

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