The start-up was founded in 2022 to tackle the waste from Tunisia’s lucrative olive harvest. In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi’s small workshop hums as a large machine…
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Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal
Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Noah Berger, File Elon Musk has…
High-speed doctor-blading boosts organic solar cell efficiency
High-Speed Doctor-Blading Technique for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. This diagram illustrates the materials used in the high-speed doctor-blading process for organic solar cells (OSCs). The non-halogenated solvents o-xylene (o-XY) and…
Optical innovations for solar modules—which are the most promising?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 2023, photovoltaic systems generated more than 5% of the world’s electrical energy and the installed capacity doubles every two to three years. Optical technologies can…
Clean energy giant Goldwind leads China’s global sector push
China’s wind power manufacturers are beginning to make headway overseas. China has rushed ahead in recent years as the world’s forerunner in wind energy, propelled by explosive local demand as…
Enhanced 6D pose estimation method promises better robotic object handling
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Recent work in 6D object pose estimation holds significant promise for advancing robotics, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), as well as autonomous navigation. The research,…
Filter-free air purifier that reduces ultrafine particles being deployed in Korea’s public spaces
Dr. Hak Joon Kim, Principal Researcher, Department of Urban Environment Research at KIMM. Credit: Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) High-capacity filter-free ultrafine particle reduction technology is now being…
Killing in Combat Doesn’t Always Harm Soldiers’ Mental Health
Summary: A large study of over 14,000 Norwegian veterans reveals that taking a life in combat doesn’t automatically damage a soldier’s mental health—context matters. Veterans from Afghanistan, where combat was…
Wheel-less helical ring-based soft robot can move reliably in all directions
Side view of the WHERE-Bot turning inside-out (everting) and moving toward the heavier side (left). Credit: Feng et al. Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of…
