Cryo-imaging lifts the lid on fuel cell catalyst layers

Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), which are being developed for use in electric vehicles, rely on nanoparticles called catalysts to trigger electricity-producing reactions between hydrogen and oxygen. Most PEMFC catalysts contain platinum—a scarce and precious metal. There is therefore a pressing global need to develop catalysts that can generate the most power while minimizing platinum …

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Google at CHI 2023

Posted by Malaya Jules, Program Manager, Google This week, the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023) is being held in Hamburg, Germany. We are proud to be a Hero Sponsor of CHI 2023, a premier conference on human-computer interaction, where Google researchers contribute at all levels. This year we are presenting over …

How to Stay Ahead of Consumer Behavior Trends with AI

Consumer behavior trends often change quickly. There are year-to-year swings in consumer sentiments that impact discretionary spending, debt, economic security, and more due to large economic shifts and other factors. Accenture describes the Reimagined Consumer with purchase motivations beyond price or quality. Not only do consumer behavior trends change often, but consumer motivations for engaging …

IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife provide data, technology and expertise to farmers in need

In Texas, 2022 was one of the driest years on record. With failed crops, low yields for farmers and diminished grazing for cattle, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply. Smallholder farmers, particularly those in arid and drought-prone regions, struggle to manage their farms because …

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Visual Blocks for ML: Accelerating machine learning prototyping with interactive tools

Posted by Ruofei Du, Interactive Perception & Graphics Lead, Google Augmented Reality, and Na Li, Tech Lead Manager, Google CoreML Recent deep learning advances have enabled a plethora of high-performance, real-time multimedia applications based on machine learning (ML), such as human body segmentation for video and teleconferencing, depth estimation for 3D reconstruction, hand and body …