American e-waste causing ‘hidden tsunami’ in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas,…
Towards deployment-centric multimodal AI beyond vision and language
Wang, H. et al. Scientific discovery in the age of artificial intelligence. Nature 620, 47–60 (2023). Article Google…
The World’s Hottest Engine Is Smaller Than a Cell and Hotter Than the Sun’s Corona
Technically speaking, an engine is a device that converts some form of energy into mechanical energy. Taking that…
Impact of rotating cylinders configurations on Cu-water nanofluid heat transfer in a vented cavity: a COMSOL multiphysics base study
This section presents the numerical results for the streamlines and isotherms to evaluate the influence of rotating cylinders…
The future of photonics at Penn Engineering
A smartwatch that projects holograms on demand. Computer chips that reconfigure themselves in real time. Â At Penn…
Ontario Teachers Is Getting Back to Old-School Private Equity
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is refocusing part of its private investment team to return to its roots of…
Protocols and tools to enable reproducibility in 2D materials research
Begley, C. G. & Ellis, L. M. Raise standards for preclinical cancer research. Nature 483, 531–533 (2012). Article …
Scientists Reinvent Parachutes Using Japanese Paper-Cutting Art
Parachutes rarely get the credit they deserve. They transform deadly freefall into a gentle descent, saving lives in…
These laser-cut discs turn into super precise parachutes
This is a new type of parachute designed using the principles of kirigami – the art of transforming…
Designing nonlinearity in a current-starved ring oscillator for reservoir computing hardware
Jaeger, H. & Haas, H. Harnessing nonlinearity: predicting chaotic systems and saving energy in wireless communication. Science 304…
they’re already here and making an impact
Sensing, communication and computation Today, quantum technologies are reshaping our world in amazing ways, with three major categories…
Apple Builds a ChatGPT-Like App to Help Test the Revamped Siri
Apple Inc. has developed a ChatGPT-like iPhone app to help test and prepare for a long-anticipated overhaul of…