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An algorithm that figures out if a tweet was sent while drinking

(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers with the University of Rochester has developed a machine-learning algorithm that is able to determine if a tweet was sent while someone was under the influence of alcohol. The team also ...

Computer Sciences

37 minutes ago
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Water-wise two-week shower use showcased by Tokyo startup

(Tech Xplore)—Water. A Tokyo-based company places water top of mind. One of its promotional videos is actually a promotion of the importance of thinking more carefully about water resources. It shows raindrops falling on ...

Energy & Green Tech

6 hours ago
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Cryptographic system allows users to decide how their data is accessed

Most people with smartphones use a range of applications that collect personal information and store it on Internet-connected servers—and from their desktop or laptop computers, they connect to Web services that do the ...

Computer Sciences

5 hours ago
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Market intelligence group sees boom year for US solar market

Energy watchers are taking a look at The US Solar Market Insight Report 2015 Year in Review, written by GTM Research and published in conjunction with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 12, 2016
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Perovskite solar cells hit 21.1 percent efficiency and record reproduciblity

EPFL scientists achieve the highest yet reproducibility for perovskite solar cells combined with a boundary-pushing 21.1% efficiency at normal operating conditions.

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 17, 2016
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Patterns in Islamic arts inspire stretchy metamaterials

(Tech Xplore)—Scholars have recognized that Medieval Islamic tiling reveals more than beauty; it also reveals mathematical prowess. A report in New Scientist in 2007 discussed how Medieval Islamic designers used elaborate ...

Engineering

Mar 17, 2016
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Communicating vehicles could ease through intersections more efficiently

Imagine a scenario where sensor-laden vehicles pass through intersections by communicating with each other, rather than grinding to a halt at traffic lights. A newly published study co-authored by MIT researchers claims this ...

Engineering

Mar 17, 2016
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Smaller, cheaper microbial fuel cells turn urine into electricity

A new kind of fuel cell that can turn urine into electricity could revolutionize the way we produce bioenergy, particularly in developing countries. The research, published in Electrochimica Acta, describes a new design of ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 16, 2016
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Food-tracking wearable device could help fight diabetes, obesity, bowel disorders and more

Carrots and apples not only taste different. They make distinct sounds when chewed.

Engineering

Mar 16, 2016
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Generating electricity with tomato waste

A team of scientists is exploring an unusual source of electricity—damaged tomatoes that are unsuitable for sale at the grocery store. Their pilot project involves a biological-based fuel cell that uses tomato waste left ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 16, 2016
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Light illuminates the way for bio-bots: Biological machine muscle actuator

A new class of miniature biological robots, or bio-bots, has seen the light - and is following where the light shines.

Engineering

Mar 14, 2016
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Samsung C-Lab revealing three projects at SXSW event

Big Technology companies cannot rest on past product success; they have to keep moving with the new. You might shudderto think what would happen if engineers and developers asking what-if questions only got reactions from ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 16, 2016
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A foldable material that can change size, volume and shape

Imagine a house that could fit in a backpack or a wall that could become a window with the flick of a switch.

Engineering

Mar 11, 2016
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Study shows how more R&D funding can accelerate the world energy revolution

"Most people know we are frying the planet," says MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, referring to the effects of climate change.

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 15, 2016
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Philips white bulbs enable controls for dimmed or energizing light

Sunny days are easily linked to feelings of well being; gloomy days with no sun in sight are accordingly linked to feelings of sadness. That's the easy part. People who work night shifts have a more complex problem of missing ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 15, 2016
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Engineers design next-generation non-reciprocal antenna

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have designed an antenna that is able to process incoming and outgoing radio-wave signals more efficiently and without the need for separate ...

Engineering

Mar 14, 2016
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Battery substitutes produce current by burning fuel-coated carbon nanotubes like a fuse

The batteries that power the ubiquitous devices of modern life, from smartphones and computers to electric cars, are mostly made of toxic materials such as lithium that can be difficult to dispose of and have limited global ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 14, 2016
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Controlling lithium metal deposits using different metal substrates

(Tech Xplore)—Cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices that have rechargeable batteries use lithium ion batteries. Lithium batteries have a high energy density. Fewer cells are needed to power a device, which ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 10, 2016
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Might Intel Optane memory tech come to MacBooks?

(Tech Xplore)—Intel's superfast Optane drives could soon be coming to Apple MacBooks, according to reports. This may represent a new class of memory and storage technology.

Hardware

Mar 14, 2016
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UK to unveil largest floating solar array in the world

Workers with Ennoviga Solar and Lightsource Renewable Energy are set to unveil the largest floating solar array in the world, later this month. The five year project was commissioned by Thames Water and the electricity produced ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 03, 2016
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A bioprocess for converting gaseous waste substrates to liquid fuels

(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers with MIT has developed a two-step process for converting waste gas into a liquid fuel suitable for use in transport vehicles. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 08, 2016
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Switzerland-based Wire adds video call encryption

Switzerland-based Wire is a package of private communications services which this month took on newer capabilities. It is an encrypted messaging app that first launched in December 2014 but it has been given additional secure ...

Security

Mar 13, 2016
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Deployable structures could assist rovers, robots, and spacecraft (w/ Video)

Researchers have fabricated hinges made of smart materials that can open or close when a small electric current is applied. By attaching these hinges to plastic modules of various shapes, the researchers showed that it's ...

Engineering

Mar 02, 2016
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How an autonomous Ford hybrid manages to drive in the snow

Ford motor company, along with all the other major car manufacturers, has been working on self-driving cars, but unlike others, such as Google, Ford has begun demonstrating an autonomous vehicle that is capable of driving ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Mar 11, 2016
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Google envisions delivery of AR elements to physical books

The mind at its laziest sees the old—books in print—and the new—the digital universe—as opposites, in an either-or historic transition from one to the other. Goodbye, brick and mortar book shops, hello, Kindle. Reading ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Mar 06, 2016
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