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Sensor tech for commercial lithium-ion batteries finds they can be charged five times faster
Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have developed a new direct, precise test of Lithium-ion batteries' internal temperatures and their electrodes potentials...
Penn drones navigate on their own, could save people from peril
The flying robots called drones were used in a dramatic light show for the Olympics opening ceremonies in South Korea, executing elaborate routines that...
Arm’s Project Trillium announcement looks at processors for AI
Arm on Tuesday announced its new direction in "the industry's most scalable, versatile ML compute platform."
They are talking up their new platform called Project...
New chip reduces neural networks’ power consumption by up to 95 percent
Most recent advances in artificial-intelligence systems such as speech- or face-recognition programs have come courtesy of neural networks, densely interconnected meshes of simple information...
Microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography
A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.
The "microscale magnetic tumbling robot," or...
Boston Dynamics robot has claw-arm to turn handle and hold door open
You can comfortably predict any articles about Boston Dynamics will have the words "creepy," "scary," and "nightmare" taking up ample space.
Each time Boston Dynamics...
Some viruses produce insulin-like hormones that can stimulate human cells and have potential to...
Every cell in your body responds to the hormone insulin, and if that process starts to fail, you get diabetes.
In an unexpected finding, scientists...
Blood and urine tests developed to indicate autism in children
New tests which can indicate autism in children have been developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
The academic team who conducted the international...
Researchers discover link between gut and type 1 diabetes
Scientists have found that targeting micro-organisms in the gut, known as microbiota, could have the potential to help prevent type 1 diabetes.
University of Queensland...
The effects of happiness and sadness on children’s snack consumption
A University of Texas at Dallas psychologist has examined the preconceptions about the effects of emotions on children's eating habits, creating the framework for...
Hackers made $3M on Jenkins server in one of biggest mining ops ever
Another day, another Monero ming scam – This one, researchers claim is the biggest and most malicious cryptomining campaign to hit Jenkins CI servers.
Profitable cryptocurrency...
Critical macOS Sierra disk image flaw leads to data loss
Apple and its much-hyped APFS or Apple File System have been under hot waters lately as the fateful APFS has been diagnosed with another...
Hacker erase 1 terabyte of data from spyware developers server
Another day, another data breach – This time it is Retina-X Studios, a well know spyware developing firm.
There are different types of hackers, some hack...
Austria seeks Interpol’s help to bust Bitcoin scammers who stole $115M
Another day another Bitcoin scam in which unsuspected users have been targeted by cybercriminals and the numbers of victims keeps growing with every passing day.
In the...
One Hour of Video Gaming Can Increase the Brain’s Ability to Focus
Researchers have demonstrated that just one hour spent playing video games has an effect on the brain.
The research team found changes in brain...
