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Tech Xplore / Invisible polymer film offers powerful conductivity for smart devices
Scientists at La Trobe University have produced a new, powerful electricity-conducting material in research which could revolutionize smartphones and wearable technologies like medical devices.
Tech Xplore / LLMs can match human brain perceptions in everyday scenes
When we look at the world, our brain doesn't just recognize objects such as "a dog" or "a car," it also understands the broader meaning, like what's happening, where it's happening, and how everything fits together. But for ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers design alternating-pressure mattress for bedsore prevention
Mechanical engineering researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have designed a mattress that helps prevent bedsores by alternating pressure across the body and, at times, increasing peak pressure rather than ...
Tech Xplore / Anthropic says they've found a new way to stop AI from turning evil
AI is a relatively new tool, and despite its rapid deployment in nearly every aspect of our lives, researchers are still trying to figure out how its "personality traits" arise and how to control them. Large learning models ...
Tech Xplore / A low-cost catalytic cycle could advance the separation, storage and transportation of hydrogen
Hydrogen (H2) is an Earth-abundant molecule that is widely used in industrial settings and could soon contribute to the clean generation and storage of electricity. Most notably, it can be used to generate electricity in ...
Tech Xplore / Computers reconstruct 3D environments from 2D photos in a fraction of the time
Imagine trying to make an accurate three-dimensional model of a building using only pictures taken from different angles—but you're not sure where or how far away all the cameras were. Our big human brains can fill in a ...
Tech Xplore / This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air
A new breakthrough from the Zhang Lab at Boston University is making waves in the world of sound control.
Tech Xplore / Thin biofilm can transform CO₂ into renewable energy
NIBIO has contributed to developing a method for turning greenhouse gases like CO2 or CO into biomethane—a renewable energy source. Using thin layers of microorganisms, so-called biofilms, greenhouse gases can be transformed ...
Tech Xplore / Clean energy is here, but getting it to electric vehicles is not
Even if enough renewable energy is available, simply switching from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs) won't be enough to fight climate change—unless the U.S. also upgrades its transmission grid, a new Northwestern ...
Tech Xplore / Robotic folding sheet adapts to terrain and grasps items using built-in sensors
A flexible robotic sheet that can grasp objects and move across surfaces has been created by a team of researchers led by Jung Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Tech Xplore / AI system discovers visual categories while adapting to new contexts
A new approach called open ad-hoc categorization (OAK) helps AI systems dynamically reinterpret the same image differently depending on the categorization context, rather than using fixed visual interpretation. A University ...
Tech Xplore / Self-assembling monolayer boosts tin perovskite solar cell performance
Perovskite semiconductors are an exciting new material for use in solar cells. They are extremely thin and flexible, easy and inexpensive to manufacture, and highly efficient. However, two hurdles must be overcome before ...
