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What does a region need to lead a discipline? Pioneers

If you want to open a restaurant, you first have to invest -- in waiters, chefs, facilities, and equipment -- to be profitable later...

Plant fibers for sustainable devices: Research into thermal properties of cellulose nanofibers yields surprising results

Plant-derived materials such as cellulose often exhibit thermally insulating properties. A new material made from nanoscale cellulose fibers shows the reverse, high thermal conductivity....

Nanoporous intermetallic compounds that boost hydrogen production

Hydrogen has the highest energy density (120 MJ/kg) of all known substances, approximately three times more than diesel or gasoline, meaning it could play...

Why Silicon Valley is so excited about awkward drawings done by artificial intelligence

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsStable Diffusion's web interface, DreamStudioScreenshot/Stable DiffusionComputer programs can now create never-before-seen images in seconds.Feed one of these programs some words,...

Elon Musk shows off humanoid robot prototype at Tesla AI Day

Tesla demonstrates an early prototype of the Optimus humanoid robot at its AI Day 2022 on Sept. 30ScreenshotTesla CEO Elon Musk and other leaders...

Using artificial intelligence to improve tuberculosis treatments

Imagine you have 20 new compounds that have shown some effectiveness in treating a disease like tuberculosis (TB), which affects 10 million people worldwide...

Brushing thin films onto electrodes preserves batteries: Rice technique shows creating films on lithium anodes gives them longer life

A bit of brushing may be the secret to making better rechargeable lithium batteries. The Rice University lab of chemist James Tour introduced a technique...

U.S. health laws don’t always protect abortion information, but new bills could fill the gaps

A journalist reports near a crowd of abortion-rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the...

Top autos CEO warns of battery scarcity as EV competition heats up

In 2021, Volvo Cars said it planned to become a "fully electric car company" by the year 2030, a move which will require it...

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