Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Renewable energy sources are essential for transitioning towards a decarbonized energy system and making the electricity grid more environmentally sustainable. Clean energy alternatives like wind power…
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New composite decking could reduce global warming effects of building materials
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Buildings and production of the materials used in their construction emit a lot of carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming…
Meta investigated over illicit drug sales: Report
Credit: Julio Lopez from Pexels US authorities are investigating Meta over its role in the illicit sale of medications, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Citing documents and people close…
US to investigate Texas fatal crash that may have involved Ford partially automated driving system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially…
Gemini’s flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans’ power
A Google Gemini AI gaffe when it came to creating images on command spotlighted the challenge of eliminating cultural bias in such tech tools without rediculous results. For people at…
A skating, tri-pedal robot capable of highly stable locomotion
Adam Hung and Prof. Talia Moore deploy the SKOOTR robot outdoors. Credit: Hung, Adu & Moore. Researchers at University of Michigan recently developed SKOOTR, a tri-pedal skating robot that can…
Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device
Photo of person’s neck with the device—a black adhesive square—attached outside the throat. Credit: Jun Chen Lab/UCLA People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who…
Prosecutors urge 40-50 years for crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried admitted during trial he had made ‘mistakes’ but denied that he had ever tried to defraud anyone. US prosecutors have requested that a court sentence disgraced crypto mogul…
Flexible sensors with zero Poisson’s ratio
The ZPR structure is constructed by combining concave structures (green) and hexagonal structures (purple) in elaborately designed position, while strain concentration structure (orange) is embedded in the middle of hexagonal…
