Interesting Engineering

3D-printed cartridge system recovers rare earth minerals from industrial waste

A new U.S. startup uses 3D-printed cartridges to recover high-purity critical minerals from industrial and e-waste.
IEEE

Detecting Deepfake Audio Using Spectrogram-Based Machine Learning Approaches

Abstract: The increasing ability of deep learning models to produce realistic-sounding synthetic speech poses serious problems for privacy, public trust, and digital security. To counter this danger, ...
Frontiers

An improved YOLOv10-based framework for knee MRI lesion detection with enhanced small object recognition and low contrast feature extraction

Rationale and objectives: To address the challenges in detecting anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) lesions in knee MRI examinations, including difficulties in identifying tiny lesions, insufficient ...
IEEE

Low-Complexity and Robust Modulation Format Recognition Method Based on Multi-Stage Feature Extraction

Abstract: A low-complexity, robust modulation format recognition (MFR) method based on multi-stage feature extraction is proposed for adaptive processing of varying modulation formats in future ...
Variety

‘Culinary Class Wars’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix With Team-Based Format

Netflix is moving forward with a third season of Korean cooking competition “Culinary Class Wars,” implementing a sweeping format change that shifts the contest from individual chef battles to ...
The New York Times

NASCAR changes playoff format back to ‘Chase’-style system after rising criticism

Kyle Larson won what will be the final Cup Series playoff in the elimination format, in a November race that highlighted some of the issues with that system. Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images CONCORD, ...