(Left) A schematic showing the crystallization of a 2d ZIF film by dipping a crystalline substrate in ultradilute precursor solution at room temperature. (Right) Crystal structure of the 2d ZIF, where white, blue and red spheres represent carbon, nitrogen and zinc atoms respectively. Image: Qi Liu, EPFL. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of materials […]
Seunguk Song, a postdoctoral fellow in ESE, holds an industrial-scale wafer. Photo: University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. The semiconductor industry today is working on meeting three main challenges: increasing computing power, decreasing chip sizes and managing power in densely packed circuits. To do this, the industry must look beyond silicon to […]
In a stark address to the UN, UK Deputy PM Oliver Dowden has sounded the alarm on the potentially destabilising impact of AI on the world order. Dowden has urged governments to take immediate action to regulate AI development, warning that the rapid pace of advancement in AI technology could outstrip their ability to ensure […]
This summer, the United States roasted like never before. People got third-degree burns from simply falling onto hot pavement in Arizona, filling up all the beds in Maricopa County’s burn center. High humidity teamed up with the Midwest’s worst heat wave in years to send the heat index, or the “feels like” temperature, soaring above […]
This story was originally published by the Center for Media and Democracy and is republished with permission. In a ruling last week, a Minnesota judge summarily dismissed misdemeanor charges against three Anishinaabe water protectors who had protested at a pipeline construction site in an effort to stop the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. […]
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Buildings, particularly older ones and those with poor energy efficiency, account for 31 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Beyond contributing to the climate crisis, these structures can saddle their occupants with high utility bills, further burdening those with low incomes. On Thursday, the U.S. Climate Alliance, an association of 25 governors of states […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Pete Warden’s startup, Useful Sensors, initiated a new crowdfunding campaign this week for its natural language processing (NLP) system built on a small Rockchip single-board
OpenAI has announced DALL-E 3, the third iteration of its acclaimed text-to-image model. DALL-E 3 promises significant enhancements over its predecessors and introduces seamless integration with ChatGPT. One of the standout features of DALL-E 3 is its ability to better understand and interpret user intentions when confronted with detailed and lengthy prompts: “A middle-aged woman […]
Brakes expert provides a one-stop-shop for copper mine hoist braking systems. As key resource in the manufacture of electrical goods, global demand for copper is high. To ensure productivity, copper mines need highly reliable equipment, which includes the large service hoists used to transport apparatus and miners down to the face. A major mine hoist […]