Mechanical engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a new way of determining the internal structure and health of batteries that power many of the electronic devices and vehicles at the center of our everyday lives. The technique, published as part of a study in the Journal of Energy Storage,
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The significance of cybersecurity in our increasingly linked society where technology permeates nearly every aspect of our lives cannot be emphasized. The perils that lie in the virtual shadows also change as technology does. AI plays a more significant part in cybersecurity than it has in the past to successfully
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Batteries that exploit quantum phenomena to gain, distribute and store power promise to surpass the abilities and usefulness of conventional chemical batteries in certain low-power applications. For the first time, researchers including those from the University of Tokyo take advantage of an unintuitive quantum process that disregards the conventional notion
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It’s well known that microgrids can offer resiliency against power outages, but what happens when microgrids themselves run out of moving electrons? Researchers have tested this question, using machine learning as a tool for optimizing power restoration on microgrids after power outages. Microgrids are, as the name suggests, like regular power
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Nigeria suffered a setback in its effort to meet its Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil quota in November, under-producing by as much as 3 million barrels in the whole of the month compared to October. According to the OPEC figures released yesterday, the country self-reported a production of
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Link building is an essential cornerstone of any solid SEO strategy, and with Google's continued trend towards machine learning in its algorithms and rewarding sites that display relevance, quality, and authority, building a healthy link profile is harder than ever. We'll look at 10 of the most powerful link-building tactics you can use to
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Researchers have built a hybrid biocomputer — combining a laboratory-grown human brain tissue with conventional electronic circuits — that can complete tasks such as voice recognition. The technology could one day be integrated into artificial-intelligence (AI) systems, or form the basis of improved models of the brain in neuroscience research. The researchers call
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Natural wood has been a key resource for construction, fuel, and furniture, valued for its versatility, renewability, and aesthetic charm. Yet, novel possibilities for wood are emerging as scientists devise methods to fine-tune the material's optical, thermal, mechanical, and ionic transport characteristics through chemical and physical alterations to its inherently porous structure
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OpenAI recently admitted that its large language model, ChatGPT 4, has become 'lazy', which could influence the progress of AI in the future. This revelation follows numerous user complaints about the model's deteriorated performance. OpenAI, the company behind the popular large language model ChatGPT, recently acknowledged that the model has become
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Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, has stressed the need for continuous review of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, in order to meet dynamics of global energy landscape and the specificities of the Nigerian context. Doguwa at the inaugural meeting, yesterday, said the committee
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