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New approach could boost energy capacity of lithium batteries

http://news.mit.edu April 3, 2019 Comments Off on New approach could boost energy capacity of lithium batteries

Researchers around the globe have been on a quest for batteries that pack a punch but are smaller and lighter than today’s versions, potentially enabling electric cars to travel further... Read More

MIT and NASA engineers demonstrate a new kind of airplane wing

April 1, 2019 Comments Off on MIT and NASA engineers demonstrate a new kind of airplane wing

Assembled from tiny identical pieces, the wing could enable lighter, more energy-efficient aircraft designs. A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing, assembled... Read More

Robots enable bees and fish to talk to each other

EPFL - https://actu.epfl.ch March 21, 2019 Comments Off on Robots enable bees and fish to talk to each other

Bees and fish don’t often have the occasion to meet, nor would they have much to say to each other if they did. However, under the ASSISIbf project, engineers from... Read More

NVIDIA to Acquire Mellanox for 6.9$ Billion

March 12, 2019 Comments Off on NVIDIA to Acquire Mellanox for 6.9$ Billion

NVIDIA and Mellanox today announced that the companies have reached a definitive agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Mellanox. Pursuant to the agreement, NVIDIA will acquire all of the issued... Read More

Mini cheetah is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip

http://news.mit.edu March 5, 2019 Comments Off on Mini cheetah is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip

MIT’s new mini cheetah robot is springy and light on its feet, with a range of motion that rivals a champion gymnast. The four-legged powerpack can bend and swing its... Read More

Unleashing Big Data of the Past – Europe builds a Time Machine

actu.epfl.ch March 4, 2019 Comments Off on Unleashing Big Data of the Past – Europe builds a Time Machine

Time Machine foresees to design and implement advanced new digitisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to mine Europe’s vast cultural heritage, providing fair and free access to information that will support... Read More

High-Temperature Fuel Cell Achieves Lifetime of More Than 11 Years

http://www.fz-juelich.de March 1, 2019 Comments Off on High-Temperature Fuel Cell Achieves Lifetime of More Than 11 Years

They waited for a lifetime of 100,000 hours to be achieved before gradually bringing their lifetime test to a close a few days ago: researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich developed a... Read More