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TED releases Meta 2 augmented-reality presentation video

When slower is faster: how to get rid of traffic lights

Communicating vehicles could zip through intersections more efficiently, but would they be hackable?

You’ll interact with smartphones and smartwatches by writing/gesturing on any surface, using sonar signals

Experiments show magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing’s energy efficiency

Beyond Moore’s law: the challenge in computing today is reducing chips’ energy consumption, not increasing packing density

Major steps toward a bioengineered heart for transplantation

Using a patient’s own cells may overcome problems associated with receiving a heart donated by another person

A roadmap for the next generation of additive manufacturing materials and processes

Materials currently used in 3D printing are costly, not readily available, and limited

Electron microscope reveals bacteria motor parts in incredible unprecedented detail

May make it possible to design specific drugs to attack targeted bacterial species

New ‘machine unlearning’ technique deletes unwanted data

How to turn carbon dioxide into sustainable concrete

May help eliminate two key sources of greenhouse gases

Electrical control of bacteria-powered microrobots

Uses include delivering medication and manipulating stem cells to direct their growth

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