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MIT researchers use neural networks to speed materials design; 5 weeks vs 50 years for flow battery proof-of-concept

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When searching through theoretical lists of possible new materials for particular applications, such as batteries or other energy-related devices, there are often millions of potential materials that could be considered, and multiple criteria that need to be met and optimized at once. These can exist in a vast number of different forms.

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Testing Products for Consumer Reports

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For example, we’ve seen video doorbells and wireless home security cameras sending email addresses, IP addresses, lists of commands, network names, and even Wi-Fi passwords as unencrypted data. “We’ve seen issues in many consumer IoT products related to incomplete encryption, substandard authentication, or open vulnerabilities,” she says.

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Nissan says it will have first commercially-viable autonomous drive vehicles by 2020; across the range in 2 vehicle generations

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Nissan said that its engineers have been carrying out intensive research on the technology for years, alongside teams from universities including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Tokyo. The full list of institutions currently involved with Nissan’s AD effort is: AIST?National Nissan Motor Co.,

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Lightyear shelves solar EV plans, hires executives to spearhead solar systems for other OEMs

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in Physics from MIT and nearly two decades of work experience in the solar and vehicle-integrated photovoltaic sector. Dr. Bonna Newman has been appointed Lightyear’s new CEO and brings a Ph.D.

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Ford OpenXC platform out of beta; open-source hardware and software platform

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In addition, vehicle data from the growing list of sensing technologies built into the car can be used locally to provide for the creation of a more personalized, convenient and productive driving experience, and aggregated to help address congestion and improve efficiency.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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Displayed on the student’s VR headset is a list of modules. STEM at the root Ganguly says she was inspired to help reform STEM education when she was a graduate student at MIT. There are six algebra modules, for example, including ones about linear functions, quadratics, and exponentials.

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2021's Top Stories About AI

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Deep Learning's Diminishing Returns : MIT's Neil Thompson and several of his collaborators captured the top spot with a thoughtful feature article about the computational and energy costs of training deep learning systems. 7 Revealing Ways AIs Fail : Everyone loves a list, right? So there you have it.