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Researchers use a new framework to estimate the potential for energy demand reduction in the UK
Reducing energy demand worldwide can play a critical role in meeting international climate targets and effectively tackling climate change. Ultimately, such efforts could relieve some of the...
Study explores the effects of eating dark chocolate on the brain
Eating chocolate is typically discouraged by nutritionists, as it is can be high in calories, fat and sugar. Cocoa, however, chocolate's primary ingredient derived from the seed of the cacao plant,...
A deep learning technique to generate DNS amplification attacks
Deep learning techniques have recently proved to be highly promising for detecting cybersecurity attacks and determining their nature. Concurrently, many cybercriminals have been devising new...
A framework that could enhance the ability of robots to use physical tools
Researchers at I2R ASTAR Singapore and UM-CNRS LIRMM in France have recently developed a framework that could improve the ability of robots to identify objects in their surroundings that could be...
Study unveils pro-inflammatory interactions in drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common condition that causes those affected to experience frequent seizures, which are bursts of electrical activity in the brain that temporarily impair its functioning. These...
A strategy to stabilize water-splitting photoelectrodes for solar-to-hydrogen production
In recent years, engineers have been trying to devise new technologies to produce and store energy more sustainably, with the hope of overcoming the global reliance on fossil fuels and to fight...
A new approach to enhance multi-fingered robot hand manipulation
In recent years, roboticists have developed increasingly advanced robotic systems, many of which have artificial hands or robot hands with multiple fingers. To complete everyday tasks in both homes...
Using thermodynamic geometry to optimize microscopic finite-time heat engines
Stochastic thermodynamics is an emerging area of physics aimed at better understanding and interpreting thermodynamic concepts away from equilibrium. Over the past few years, findings in these...
A new electrolyte that increases the stability of high-voltage sodium-ion batteries
In years to come, sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) could potentially be a great alternative to current energy storage systems. Despite their advantages, including the abundance of sodium and a...
The LHCb experiment leads to the observation of an exotic tetraquark
Over the course of the 20th century, physicists have discovered numerous elementary particles. The largest family of these particles are the so-called hadrons, subatomic particles that take part in...