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A Trusted Companion: AI Software Keeps Drivers Safe and Focused on the Road Ahead

“NVIDIA DRIVE IX cabin perception software provides advanced driver monitoring, personalization, in-cabin situational understanding and intuitive AI assistants. Even with advanced driver assistance systems automating more driving functions, human drivers must maintain their attention at the wheel and build trust …

Bringing Atoms to a Standstill: NIST Miniaturizes Laser Cooling

“It’s cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components required to cool atoms down to a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, the first step in …

Buildings – The unbreakable bond

“Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed self-healing elastomers that demonstrated unprecedented adhesion strength and the ability to adhere to many surfaces, which could broaden their potential use in industrial applications. Elastomers, commonly used in the construction industry as sealants …

CircuitPython 6.1.0 released!

“This is CircuitPython 6.1.0, the latest minor revision of CircuitPython, and is a new stable release. See Port status below for details on port stability, and Known Issues for known problems. If you find any issues with this …

Colgate Planetary Geologist Publishes Groundbreaking Analysis of Mysterious Martian Glaciers

“In a new paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science (PNAS), planetary geologist Joe Levy, assistant professor of geology, reveals a groundbreaking new analysis of the mysterious glaciers of Mars. On Earth, glaciers covered wide …

Columbia Engineers First to Observe Avalanches in Nanoparticles

“Researchers develop the first nanomaterial that demonstrates “photon avalanching;” finding could lead to new applications in sensing, imaging, and light detection Researchers at Columbia Engineering report today that they have developed the first nanomaterial that demonstrates “photon avalanching,” a process …

Common microbes team up to degrade polymer composites

“Polymer composites are durable, lightweight replacements for wood, metal or other materials and are used widely in everything from pipelines and utility poles to airplanes and cars. Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is shedding new light on how …

Constructing termite turrets without a blueprint

“Following a series of studies on termite mound physiology and morphogenesis over the past decade, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have now developed a mathematical model to help explain how termites construct …

Copper-Indium Oxide: A Faster and Cooler Way to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint

“Scientists set a record for the highest conversion rate of carbon dioxide at low temperatures with copper-modified indium oxide, signifying sustainable e-fuel With ever-worsening climate change, there is a growing need for technologies that can capture and use up the …

Could We Harness Energy from Black Holes?

“A new Columbia study indicates energy can be extracted from black holes through reconnection of magnetic field lines. A remarkable prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity—the theory that connects space, time, and gravity—is that rotating black …