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Ultra-Thin Carbon Nanotube Heaters Will Warm Electric Cars Without Draining Batteries
Since all of the electronics in an electric car are reliant on the same battery as its motor, driving around in the winter with the heater blasting can greatly reduce its range. But a new type of ultra-thin, and ultra-efficient, heating panel covered in carbon nanotubes might change that.
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Transparent Batteries That Charge In The Sun Could Replace Smartphone Screens
A group of Japanese researchers have managed to improve the design of a transparent lithium-ion battery so that it’s now able to recharge itself when exposed to sunlight without the need for a separate solar cell.
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An Algorithm Can Quickly Find The Killer In An Agatha Christie Mystery
She’s still widely regarded as one of the greatest mystery writers ever, but coming up on what would be her 125th birthday, a group of academics has managed to create an algorithm that can accurately predict which character will turn out to be the killer in an Agatha Christie novel.
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Software That Learns To Drift Could Teach Autonomous Cars To Drive Like Ken Block
Most researchers developing artificial intelligences are working towards a goal of making robots that can one day adapt to any situation. But researchers at MIT have instead created an AI that can learn to drift an RC car, which means that one day the terminators will drive even better than Ken Block can.