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Researchers employ AI to improve the Image Quality of the Metalens Camera
Technology

Researchers employ AI to improve the Image Quality of the Metalens Camera

Researchers used deep learning techniques to improve the image quality of a metalens camera. The new technology employs artificial intelligence to convert low-quality images into…
Improving Traffic Signal Timing with a Few Connected Vehicles
Technology

Improving Traffic Signal Timing with a Few Connected Vehicles

With GPS data from as few as 6% of vehicles on the road, University of Michigan researchers may recalibrate traffic lights, drastically reducing congestion and…
Robotic Radiotherapy could improve Therapies for Eye Diseases
Technology

Robotic Radiotherapy could improve Therapies for Eye Diseases

King’s researchers collaborated with doctors at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to successfully employ a revolutionary robot system to improve therapy for chronic eye…
Disorder Extends the Battery Life
Chemistry

Disorder Extends the Battery Life

What influences the cycle life of batteries? And, most importantly, how can we expand it? An international research team lead by TU Delft showed that…
Researchers use Programmable Materials to help mend Fractured Bones
Engineering

Researchers use Programmable Materials to help mend Fractured Bones

Despite their uneven structures, natural materials such as bone, bird feathers, and wood use intelligent physical stress distribution. However, the link between stress modulation and…
Mixing Petroleum with Chlorine could Produce Dangerous Byproducts
Chemistry

Mixing Petroleum with Chlorine could Produce Dangerous Byproducts

A new study from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa demonstrates that mixing chlorine with petroleum in water can potentially cause hazardous effects to human…
Jet-propelled Sea Creatures could improve Ocean Robotics
Engineering

Jet-propelled Sea Creatures could improve Ocean Robotics

Scientists at the University of Oregon have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet…
Scientists Generate Temperatures exceeding 1,000 Degrees Celsius using Solar Power instead of Fossil Fuels
Engineering

Scientists Generate Temperatures exceeding 1,000 Degrees Celsius using Solar Power instead of Fossil Fuels

Instead than utilizing fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, Swiss researchers propose using solar heat. The proof-of-concept work, published on May 15 in…
Using AI to enhance Building Energy Consumption and Comfort
Engineering

Using AI to enhance Building Energy Consumption and Comfort

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have devised a novel technology that has the potential to save significant energy in buildings. The researchers discovered 28…
Exploring Bubbles may lead to more efficient Biofuel Motors
Engineering

Exploring Bubbles may lead to more efficient Biofuel Motors

Studying bubbles has the potential to improve the efficiency of biofuel motors, particularly in terms of understanding cavitation. Cavitation is the formation and collapse of…
Metalens Expands its Reach from Light to Sound
Engineering

Metalens Expands its Reach from Light to Sound

Junsuk Rho from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Dongwoo Lee from the Department…
Making Batteries requires a lot of Lithium – some could come from Gas well Effluent
Engineering

Making Batteries requires a lot of Lithium – some could come from Gas well Effluent

Most batteries used in technology, such as smart watches and electric cars, are created from lithium, which travels around the world before reaching manufacturers. But…
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