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Future Chips Will Be Hotter Than Ever

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Liquid coolantstypically water or a water-based mixturemay work well enough for the latest generation of high-performance chips such as Nvidias new AI GPUs, which reportedly consume an astounding 1,000 watts. The Limits of Cooling Traditionally, an SoC is cooled by blowing air over a heat sink attached to its package.

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These Graphene Tattoos Are Actually Biosensors

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And well be able to conduct long-term studies that track the vital signs of apparently healthy individuals as well as the parameters of their environments. A third tattoo is placed elsewhere and used as a reference point. That data could be transformative, leading to better treatments and preventative care.

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Maine’s Floating Offshore Wind Ambitions in Jeopardy

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portfolio , citing the political environment. Floating turbines are designed to function farther offshore in waters too deep to anchor turbine towers to the sea floor, and the fledgling industry has yet to install a single commercial-scale turbine in U.S. Pacific Coasts only offshore wind option due to its deeper waters.

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Video Friday: Jet-Powered Humanoid Robot Lifts Off

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We’ve been training models and evaluating their capabilities for dexterous sensorimotor policies across different embodiments, environments, and physical interactions. Designed to perform tasks flexibly like a human while delivering high power output, ARMstrong Dex is capable of handling complex operations in hazardous environments.

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Video Friday: Hopping on One Robotic Leg

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This new controller was trained in simulation, enabling Digit to execute tasks while navigating new environments and manipulating objects it has never encountered before. In this video, Digit is performing tasks autonomously using a whole-body controller for mobile manipulation.

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Study links deterioration of concrete and asphalt to trace quantities of organic matter; diesel exhaust, windshield washer fluids

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During their experiments, the scientists happened to notice that a strange odor developed when commercial cement was mixed with water. GBS, GHY, TMS, MS TSS and GR refer to different types of aggregates in the mortar. Organic matter in water accelerates deterioration of asphalt pavements.

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USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

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physically moving the macroalgae between deep nutrient-rich water at night and shallow depths within the photic zone during the day to optimize growth. 13 C values suggesting that the depth-cycled kelp were not nitrogen-deficient and assimilated nutrients from deep water. The researchers used a depth-cycling approach—i.e.,

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