New app performs real-time, full-body motion capture with a smartphone

MobilePoser can do real-time full-body pose estimation and 3D human translation using IMUs in mobile consumer…

Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%

Credit: AI-generated image A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a…

New algorithm helps read QR codes on uneven surfaces

Graphical abstract. Credit: Pattern Recognition Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2024.06.004 Sometimes, we try to capture a QR…

Researchers propose hydrogen storage using existing infrastructure in lakes and reservoirs

Hydrogen supply system at DLR Cologne. Credit: DLR. dlr.de/content/en/articles/news/2021/02/20210412_dlr-at-the-digital-hannover-messe-2021.html. In a new Nature Communications study, researchers…

Researchers create artificial plants that purify indoor air, generate electricity

Binghamton University Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi and PhD student Maryam Rezaie have developed artificial plants that…

Shape-morphing brain sensor adheres to curved surfaces for ultrasound neurostimulation

Our brain sensor adheres strongly to the surface of brain tissue. In the case of a…

Study highlights complex ocean conditions facing world’s most powerful tidal turbine

Map of the study site in the Fall of Warness, Orkney, Scotland, UK. Credit: Nature Communications…

Belgian team wins S.Africa’s ‘most extreme’ solar car race

Credit: Tembela Bohle from Pexels A team of Belgian students and engineers on Friday won a…

Researchers create tiny nuclear-powered battery thousands of times more efficient than predecessors

Two different architectures of radiophotovoltaic batteries. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07933-9 A team of physicists and…

Urban heating and cooling to play substantial role in future energy demand under climate change

This graphic shows the climate-driven physical and chemical feedbacks between a warmer climate and urban heating…