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Do you trust me? A framework for making networks of robots and vehicles safer
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (641+ words) Paper describes how 'cy-trust' can enable resilient systems image:An illustration of how adversarial agents could misreport sensor readings or spoof data to strategically alter the behavior of connected vehicle fleets. view more Credit: REACT Lab / Harvard SEAS From birds…...
Tuning biochar temperature unlocks major nitrogen savings in food waste composting
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (514+ words) Credit: Dongyi Li, Jun Zhou, Jialin Liang, Qiuxiang Xu, Jiayu Zhang, Wenhua Xue & Jonathan W. C. Wong Food waste is often seen as a problem, but it also represents a valuable resource in the transition toward a circular bioeconomy. A new study…...
Coffee waste transformed into high-performance, biodegradable insulation material
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (552+ words) Credit: Sung Jin Kim & Seong Yun Kim A new study has transformed everyday coffee waste into a high-performance, eco-friendly insulation material, offering a promising alternative to petroleum-based products widely used in buildings and packaging. Researchers have developed a biodegradable composite…...
Highly porous biochar from spent coffee ground for fully green thermal insulating composites with thermal conductivity of 0.04 W m−1 K−1
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (67+ words) Highly porous biochar from spent coffee ground for fully green thermal insulating composites with thermal conductivity of 0.04 W m1 K1EurekAlert! Highly porous biochar from spent coffee ground for fully green thermal insulating composites with thermal conductivity of 0.04 W m1 K1 Sung Jin Kim & Seong…...
Dalí, The Temptation of St Anthony (1946) - Study reveals the early origin of atypical alterations and the key role of amber and zinc white
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (506+ words) The analyses carried out as part of this study confirm that the work is no longer at any risk today The study combined a wide range of imaging and analytical tools, including: Changes in appearance within 20 years of execution Moreover,…...
Racetrack-shaped lasers for bright, stable frequency combs
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (383+ words) New light source could enable chip-scale gas sensing tools image:Illustration of a racetrack laser operating under radio-frequency injection. The RF 'wave' radiates throughout the chip and generates multiple frequency-locked tones which circulate the racetrack. view more A new, miniature…...
Sugary drink taxes may not be effective in fast-food settings
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (321+ words) Analysis of nearly 7 billion Taco Bell transactions finds sugary drink taxes not linked to lower beverage calorie purchases image:Researchers investigate the association between a sugary drink tax and purchases in Taco Bell restaurants across the U.S. view more Taxes on…...
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8+ hour, 15+ min ago (39+ words) (IMAGE)EurekAlert! Featuring a compact, transparent structure and excellent breathability, this patch can accurately capture EEG signals behind the ear, and is applicable to mental fatigue detection, human-computer interaction control, and other scenarios. More on this News Release...
How drones can find their way without seeing
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (325+ words) How drones can find their way without seeing'EurekAlert! Proposed CLAK framework for UAV localization in GNSS-denied environments. When Global Positioning System (GPS) signals fail, drones can quickly lose their sense of place, especially in tunnels, dense cities, forests, or hostile…...
A newly-discovered vermiform fossil
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (81+ words) A newly-discovered vermiform fossil (IMAGE)EurekAlert! A newly-discovered vermiform fossil from the Jiangchuan Biota (~554-539 million years old) with holdfast to anchor it to the ocean floor. Scale bar 5mm. Credit: Gaorong Li. These images are for editorial purposes relating to this press…...