Feeling Intelligence will be dominant in the economy

The next stage in the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has workforce implications that may seem surprising. Rather than fostering tech-savvy, AI is making emotional intelligence and empathy increasingly important, and analytical ability less important, write authors Roland Rust and Ming-Hui Huang in their book The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating the Era of Read more about Feeling Intelligence will be dominant in the economy[…]

Printable, high-performance solid-state electrolyte films for next-generation batteries

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are widely used in portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and grid-scale energy storage systems. Safety of Li-ion batteries, however, has been called into question repeatedly over the past several years due to a conventional organic electrolyte causing fire and explosion in many cases. Ceramic solid-state electrolyte (SSE) thin films promise a viable Read more about Printable, high-performance solid-state electrolyte films for next-generation batteries[…]

Scientists blend coinage metals to obtain alloys better than gold

Scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD) have developed a novel method for altering the light reflected or absorbed by a material by match-making combinations of gold, silver, and copper into various mixtures of metals, or alloys. The researchers say their findings have potential applications ranging from solar cells with improved performance to functional materials Read more about Scientists blend coinage metals to obtain alloys better than gold[…]