These days fields ranging from autonomous driving to personalized medicine are generating huge amounts of data. But the ability of computer chips to process this huge amount of data into useful information…
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‘Near-Zero-Power’ temperature sensor could make wearables less power-hungry
San Diego, Calif., June 30, 2017 — Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a temperature sensor that runs on only 113 picowatts of power — 628 times…
MIT’s Flying Car – A Drone that can both Fly and Drive
Many birds and insects have the ability to both walk and take flight If we could program robots with similar versatility, it would open up many possibilities: Imagine machines that could fly…
Solar paint offers endless energy from water vapour
Researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen – the cleanest source of energy. The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts…
Recycled tires create stronger Concrete
UBC, the University of British Columbia engineers have developed a more resilient type of concrete using recycled tires that could be used for concrete structures like buildings, roads, dams and bridges while…