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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 20, 2024

What Is Battery Swapping?

Battery swapping enables EV drivers to exchange depleted car batteries quickly and conveniently for fully charged ones. 

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Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on November 19, 2024

Figure AI: What We Know About the Humanoid Robotics Company

This first-of-its-kind robotics company hopes to augment human productivity with its fleet of AI-powered humanoid robots.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 18, 2024

The Three Laws of Robotics: What Are They?

Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics outline steps to prevent robots from harming humans and were originally created by Asimov to drive the plots of his fictional stories. Here are popular criticisms of the laws and their real-world impact.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 15, 2024

What Is a Microgrid?

Microgrids are self-sufficient energy systems that can connect to a main grid or operate independently, providing power to smaller geographic areas via on-site energy sources. Here’s how they work, their impact and what they hold for the future.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 13, 2024

What Are Floating Solar Panels? 

These photovoltaic systems buoy above water, converting sunlight into clean energy and operating with greater efficiency than traditional solar farms.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 13, 2024

What Are Solar Farms?

Solar farms are power stations made up of thousands of photovoltaic panels, spanning hundreds of acres. They convert sunlight into clean, renewable energy that’s fed directly into the power grid or stored for later use. 

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 12, 2024

How to Use AirPods as Hearing Aids

Apple’s Hearing Aid Feature turns its AirPods into clinical-grade hearing aids, offering an alternative for individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss.

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Eric Kleppen Eric Kleppen
Updated on November 12, 2024

What Is a Hypervisor?

A hypervisor is software that allocates a computer’s hardware resources among virtual machines (VMs), allowing multiple VMs to run simultaneously on a single physical machine. These are the details on how they work, their types, benefits and risks.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on October 31, 2024

What Are Augmented Reality (AR) Contact Lenses?

AR contact lenses are smart contact lenses embedded with microelectronics that overlay digital information onto a user’s real-world view.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on October 29, 2024

What Is Computer Hardware?

Computer hardware consists of the physical components that allow a computer to function and comes in two categories: internal and external computer hardware.

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