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Laser physics: Pumping up the music of molecules

“Laser physicists have used an optical resonator to amplify the characteristic vibrations of molecules excited by laser pulses in such a way that their identification becomes possible even at very low concentrations. Sensitive animal noses can sniff out trace particles …

Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries

“Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by predicting how different driving patterns affect battery performance, improving safety and reliability. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge …

MIT chemists develop a wireless electronic lateral flow assay test for biosensing

“Design from the Swager Lab uses electronic polymers, rather than colored lines, to indicate a positive response, enabling quantitative monitoring of biomarkers. Lateral flow assays (LFA) tests have become ubiquitous within the general public; they are the format for standard …

NASA Scientists Help Probe Dark Energy by Testing Gravity

“Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? A new study co-authored by NASA scientists says not yet. The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists don’t …

NASA’s Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars’ Jezero Crater

“The rover found that Jezero Crater’s floor is made up of volcanic rocks that have interacted with water. Scientists got a surprise when NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover began examining rocks on the floor of Jezero Crater in spring …

Neural networks being used to improve the performance of high-power wind turbines

“They predict several flow control devices designed for wind turbines fairly reliably and much more rapidly. Research at the Vitoria-Gasteiz Faculty of Engineering of the UPV/EHU has used convolutional neural networks to predict airflow characteristics in the aerodynamic profiles …

New stable quantum batteries can reliably store energy into electromagnetic fields

“Quantum technologies, i.e. technological devices obtained by building and manipulating quantum mechanical systems, are becoming a reality in recent days. The most prominent example is certainly given by quantum computers, where the unit of information, the bit, is replaced …

NXP’s S32 Platform Accelerates with Strong Global Automotive OEM Adoption

“NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced expanded and strong customer engagements for its entire S32 family of domain and zonal automotive processors. This includes a major automotive OEM’s selection of NXP’s S32 family of automotive processors and microcontrollers …

OK Google, get me a Coke: AI giant demos soda-fetching robots

“Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is combining the eyes and arms of physical robots with the knowledge and conversation skills of virtual chatbots to help its employees fetch soda and chips from breakrooms with ease. The mechanical waiters, shown …

Powering an ‘arm’ with air could be mighty handy

“Walking feeds pressure to pneumatic robots that could help those with disabilities Everybody could use a third arm sometimes, but for some it would be particularly helpful. Mechanical engineers at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering have …