An international team of researchers lead by Stanford University has developed rechargeable batteries that can store up to six times the charge of commercially available batteries. The breakthrough, described in a new paper published on August 25 in the journal Nature, could accelerate the use of rechargeable batteries and bring battery researchers one step closer to achieving two top stated goals of their field: developing a high-performance rechargeable battery that could allow smart phones to be charged only once a week rather than daily and developing electric vehicles that can…
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LG-korea sets new record for 6G transmission
A team of researchers from LG Electronics in Korea successfully transmitted data 100 metres over a 6G signal. LG officials have provided information about their test of next-generation wireless transmission technology on their company’s news page. As 5G cellular networks spread throughout the world, experts at various telecoms firms have been hard at work developing next generation 6G communications technologies. Moving to the new technology is projected to increase data transmission speeds by 50 times over 5G. It is also anticipated to reduce latency by 10% compared to 5G, making conversations…
Read MoreAICRA organizes the annual GAISA event from September 28th to 29th -2021
All India Council for robotics and automation organizes the annual GAISA event from September 28th to 29th -2021. New Delhi, India- Aug 19, 2021- The Global AI Summit and Awards gather the foremost presence of AI pioneers, industry executives, decision-makers, government agencies, media, and global societies. AICRA announced today that the second edition of GAISA, which will be held in New Delhi, India from September 28th to 29th, would focus on building a future workforce prepared to explore the advancements and benefits of artificial intelligence. Leading corporates, investors, burgeoning start-ups, and a…
Read MoreWaymo builds a hub for autonomous trucks
Waymo revealed plans to construct a center for its self-driving semi-trailer vehicles on a nine-acre property near Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The Alphabet-owned firm also announced a fleet management partnership with rental truck giant Ryder as it seeks to expand its delivery and logistics operations. The South Dallas hub will serve as Waymo’s “main operations center” in the state for its fleet of self-driving trucks. The center will be created to handle “hundreds of trucks and employees” as Waymo moves closer to establishing a full-scale freight-hauling operation using its fully…
Read MoreTesla announces AI day focused to persuade experts in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence to work with them.
The event is set to begin on August 19th at Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California. According to an invitation acquired by Electrek, it would include “a lecture by Elon, hardware and software demos from Tesla engineers, Model S Plaid test drives, and more.” The event, like Battery Day, will be live-streamed on Tesla’s website, providing investors, the media, and the company’s many fans with an up-close peek at what’s in the works. Musk and other business executives are scheduled to offer updates on the progress of Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving”…
Read MoreA team of researchers discovered a vulnerability in IoT devices
Mandiant researchers discovered a security flaw in IoT devices that use the ThroughTek “Kalay” network. FireEye’s parent business has released a blog description of the team’s work in discovering the threat, which outlines how customers may defend themselves. ThroughTek has also issued a security advisory regarding the vulnerability on its website. Working with a team at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which has also released an alert on its website warning users of the vulnerability, the Mandiant team discovered that users of certain Internet of Things (IoT) devices…
Read MoreMagnets offer better control of prosthetic limbs
Researchers in MIT’s Media Lab have now discovered a way of controlling prosthetic limbs in a far more accurate way. After introducing microscopic magnetic perforations in the muscle tissue into the severed residual, the length of the muscle may be precisely measured during contraction and this feedback can be related within milliseconds to the bionic prosthesis. One of the biggest problems for amputators using prosthetic limbs is managing the prosthesis such that the same movements as a normal limb. Most prosthetic extremities are controlled by electromyography, an electrical recording method…
Read MoreIntel to enter PC gaming with it’s me GPU
Intel’s future consumer GPUs will be known as Intel Arc. The new Arc brand will encompass both the hardware and software that enable Intel’s high-end discrete GPUs, as well as several hardware generations. The first of them, originally known as DG2, is scheduled to arrive in Q1 2022 under the codename “Alchemist.” Intel’s Arc-based Alchemist GPUs will be available in both desktops and laptops in early 2022, with Intel intending to compete with both AMD and Nvidia in this space. While we don’t yet know much about the performance of…
Read MoreAir learning to train deep reinforcement algorithm for aerial boat navigation
Air Learning, an open-source simulator and gym environment where researchers may train RL algorithms for UAV navigation, was recently built by researchers at Harvard University and Google Research. This one-of-a-kind environment, described in a study published in Springer Link’s Special Issue on Reinforcement Learning for Real Life, has the potential to improve the performance of autonomous UAVs in real-world scenarios Reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms have produced extremely promising results in allowing increased autonomy in robots in recent years. However, most contemporary RL approaches are largely concerned with the architecture of…
Read MoreResearchers discovered flexible battery fueled by human sweat
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a flexible and stretchy battery that is fueled by human sweat. The prototype battery is made out of printed silver flake electrodes that create energy when wet. The battery, which is 2 cm by 2 cm and is as flat as a little paper bandage, is attached to a flexible and sweat-absorbing cloth that is stretchy and attachable to wearable devices such as watches. The team of scientists tested its gadget with fake human sweat to illustrate its potential application…
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