Category: Technology
WISP – Re-programmable Microcontroller That Runs On Energy Harvested From Radio Waves
A new research initiative between the University of Washington's Sensor Lab and the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has created a microprocessor that can power itself through stray radio waves and receive programmable updates in the same fashion. While the RISC-derived...
Continue ReadingA New Soundproof Air-Transparent Window
Imagine you have a window that isolates noises and passes only nature sounds like sea waves in addition to fresh air. Seems like it will happen in dreams only, right? Actually, researchers from South Korea, bring this window from dreams to the real. Soundproofing is difficult and...
Continue ReadingResearchers Developed Low Cost Battery From Graphite Waste
Lithium-ion batteries are flammable and the price of the raw material is increasing. Scientists and engineers have been trying to find out a safe yet efficient alternative to the Lithium-ion technology. The researchers of Empa and ETH Zürich have discovered promising approaches as to how...
Continue ReadingMaking AI Projects Become Easier With NVIDIA Jetson
Hardware development boards became a key enabler for many of recent hardware projects. Such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi, these boards are great for beginners and hobbyists to kick start and bring ideas to reality. Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are the technologies of the...
Continue ReadingResearchers Developed New Efficient, Thin, and Flexible Cooling Device
Engineers and scientists from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and SRI International, California, have created a thin flexible device that could keep smartphones and laptop computers cool and prevent overheating. The component is based on...
Continue ReadingIntel Introduces Loihi – A Self Learning Processor That Mimics Brain Functions
Intel has developed a first-of-its-kind self-learning neuromorphic chip – codenamed Loihi. It mimics the animal brain functions by learning to operate based on various modes of feedback from the environment. Unlike convolutional neural network (CNN) and other deep learning processors,...
Continue ReadingRole Of Vision Processing With Artificial Neural Networks In Autonomous Driving
In next 10 years, the automotive industry will bring more change than we have seen in the last 50, due to technological advancement. One of the largest changes will be the move to autonomous vehicles, usually known as the self-driving car. Scientists from many universities are striving to...
Continue ReadingResearchers Developed Hybrid 3D Printing Method To Make Flexible Wearable Devices
Wearable electronic devices that intend to track and measure the body’s movements must be soft enough to flex and stretch to accommodate every body-movement. But, integrating rigid electronics on skin-like flexible materials has proven to be challenging. Clearly, Such components cannot...
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