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Engineers design autonomous robot that can open doors, find wall outlet to recharge

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 04:32 PM PST

Engineering students have designed an autonomous robot that can find and open doors in 3D digital simulations. Now they're building the hardware for an autonomous robot that not only can open its own doors but also can find the nearest electric wall outlet to recharge without human help.

Global river database documents 40 years of change

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 10:54 AM PST

A new database compiling movement of the largest rivers in the world over time could become a crucial tool for urban planners to better understand the deltas that are home to these rivers and a large portion of Earth's population.

Hidden behavior of supercapacitor materials

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 09:05 AM PST

Researchers have developed a new analysis technique that will help scientists improve renewable energy storage by making better supercapacitors.

AI behind deepfakes may power materials design innovations

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 09:05 AM PST

The person staring back from the computer screen may not actually exist, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) capable of generating convincing but ultimately fake images of human faces. Now this same technology may power the next wave of innovations in materials design, according to scientists.

Biodiversity ‘time machine’ uses artificial intelligence to learn from the past

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 09:03 AM PST

Experts can make crucial decisions about future biodiversity management by using artificial intelligence to learn from past environmental change, according to new research.

How monitoring quantum Otto engine affects its performance

Posted: 09 Nov 2021 09:03 AM PST

How monitoring quantum Otto engine affects its performance. Minimizing the measurement effects preserves coherence across engine cycles and improves the power output and reliability.