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Scientists brew “quantum ink” to power next-gen night vision

September 25, 2025 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Chemistry, Detectors, Energy and Resources, Neural Interfaces, Photography, Spintronics Research, Vehicles

Toxic metals are pushing infrared detector makers into a corner, but NYU Tandon researchers have developed a cleaner solution using colloidal quantum dots. These detectors are made like “inks,” allowing scalable, low-cost production while showing impressive infrared sensitivity. Combined with transparent electrodes, the innovation tackles major barriers in imaging systems and could bring infrared technology to cars, medicine, and consumer devices.

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New cooling breakthrough nearly doubles efficiency

September 23, 2025 0 Comments Automotive and Transportation, Batteries, Consumer Electronics, Engineering and Construction, Physics, Spintronics, Telecommunications, Vehicles

CHESS thin-film materials nearly double refrigeration efficiency compared to traditional methods. Scalable and versatile, they promise applications from household cooling to space exploration.

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Driverless cars could lead to more traffic congestion

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Automotive and Transportation, Educational Technology, Energy Policy, Math Puzzles, Robotics, Transportation Science, Vehicles

New research has predicted that driverless cars could worsen traffic congestion in the coming decades, partly because of drivers' attitudes to the emerging technology and a lack of willingness to share their rides.

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Tradeoffs between commute time, safety

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Automotive and Transportation, Civil Engineering, Consumer Electronics, Engineering, Physics, Telecommunications, Transportation Science, Vehicles

Urban commuters may be less likely to encounter automobile accidents if they are willing to increase trip time, researchers report. A new study introduces a tool that helps quantify the connection between traffic accidents and city road networks.

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Composite metal foam outperforms aluminum for use in aircraft wings

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Aerospace, aviation, Engineering and Construction, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water, Petroleum, Vehicles

The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam and epoxy resin has more desirable characteristics for use as a leading-edge material than the aluminum currently in widespread use.

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Darn you, R2! When can we blame robots?

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Engineering, Neural Interfaces, Robotics, Robotics Research, Sports Science, Vehicles

A recent study finds that people are likely to blame robots for workplace accidents, but only if they believe the robots are autonomous.

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Volleyball: The secret to sneaky float serves

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Aerospace, aviation, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water, Sports Science, Transportation Science, Vehicles, Wind Energy

A team of researchers performed wind tunnel experiments to determine the role of asymmetry caused by the orientation of a volleyball on its aerodynamic characteristics. They found that switching from the standard panel arrangement to a hexagonal or dimpled pattern may improve the consistency of flight, with many potential applications in aviation.

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System can minimize damage when self-driving vehicles crash

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Automotive and Transportation, Civil Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Robotics, Transportation Science, Vehicles

Engineers have developed decision-making and motion-planning technology to limit injuries and damage when self-driving vehicles are involved in unavoidable crashes. After recognizing that a collision of some kind is inevitable, the system works by analyzing all available options and choosing the course of action with the least serious outcome.

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Illegal urban off-road vehicles as risky as motorcycles in cities

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Accident and Trauma, Automotive and Transportation, Civil Engineering, Elder Care, Healthy Aging, Today's Healthcare, Transportation Science, Vehicles

People who illegally ride off-road vehicles, such as dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles, on city streets suffer similar crash injuries as motorcyclists, but are less likely to die even though many riders don't wear helmets, according to new research.

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Bio-inspired theoretical research may make robots more effective on the future battlefield

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computer Modeling, Construction, Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Mathematical Modeling, Robotics, Vehicles

In an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, researchers are on a mission to understand the value of the molecular living functionality of muscle, and the fundamental mechanics that would need to be replicated in order to artificially achieve the capabilities arising from the proteins responsible for muscle contraction.

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