Here’s why bifacial cells may become the next big thing in solar

  • July 17, 2023
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Sunlight reaches both sides of a bifacial perovskite solar cell, which means it could potentially produce higher energy yields for lower overall costs, according to a new study. Bifacial solar cells capture direct sunlight on the front and reflected sunlight on the back. As a result, they outperform monofacial solar cells, according to a US […]

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Google’s medical LLM proves increasing accuracy

  • July 17, 2023
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A study performed by Google researchers and published in Nature reveals the tech giant’s generative AI technology Med-PaLM provided long-form answers aligned with scientific consensus on 92.6% of questions submitted, which is in line with clinician-generated answers at 92.9%. Med-PaLM is a generative AI technology that utilizes Google’s LLMs to answer medical questions. Researchers utilized MultiMedQA, a […]

The rise of telemedicine technology

  • July 17, 2023
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With the rise of COVID-19, consumers have become not only more health conscious, but conscious of where they can obtain medical treatment from. To avoid potential infection hotspots, the public has increasingly sought “healthcare from a distance” – in 2020, 90 per cent of doctor consultations in the UK were carried out remotely, compared with […]

GM’s battery production woes worsen as CAMI EV plant shuts down amid shortage

  • July 17, 2023
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General Motors (GM) is halting production at its CAMI EV assembly plant in Ingersoll, ON, Canada, for the month amid overwhelming demand for its Ultium battery platform. During an interview last month, GM’s CEO Mary Barra explained battery production as the factor limiting them from scaling production. GM sold a total of 15,652 EVs in […]

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Identifying, signposting and co-designing: NHS England on digital inclusion in general practice – htn

  • July 17, 2023
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NHS England has published guidance on supporting digital inclusion in general practice, designed for healthcare staff and “anyone else who is seeking to reduce digital exclusion in general practice”. The guidance is based on examples of good practice shared from primary care organisations and VCSEs across the country. The NHS guidance presents ten tips to […]

Watch Tesla Semi blow past diesel trucks up a hill

  • July 17, 2023
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A new video showcases how the Tesla Semi’s electric truck powertrain outperforms diesel trucks as the Tesla electric truck blows past diesel trucks up a hill. It can be a pain to get to highway speed in order to merge when you are stuck behind a semi-truck on an on-ramp. Depending on the load they […]