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Tech Xplore / Two-actuator robot combines efficient ground rolling and spinning flight in one design
A team of engineers at Singapore University of Technology and Design has created a truly unique robot—one that can roll around like a drum, then take off and fly like a spinning wheel. In their paper published in The International ...
Tech Xplore / Lost in the middle: How LLM architecture and training data shape AI's position bias
Research has shown that large language models (LLMs) tend to overemphasize information at the beginning and end of a document or conversation, while neglecting the middle.
Tech Xplore / Engineers develop blueprint for robot swarms, mimicking bee and ant construction
Bees, ants and termites don't need blueprints. They may have queens, but none of these species breed architects or construction managers. Each insect worker, or drone, simply responds to cues like warmth or the presence or ...
Tech Xplore / Wafer-scale accelerators could redefine AI
The promise of a new type of computer chip that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence and be more environmentally friendly is explored in a technology review paper published by UC Riverside engineers in the ...
Tech Xplore / Superconducting circuit could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum computing systems
In 2023, about 4.4% (176 terawatt-hours) of total energy consumption in the United States was by data centers that are essential for processing large quantities of information. Of that 176 TWh, approximately 100 TWh (57%) ...
Tech Xplore / Simulator optimizes vehicle resources to enable real-time accident prevention in autonomous cars
Through industry–academia collaboration, a joint research team developed an Integrated Network-Computing Load Balancing ("INCL Balancing") simulator optimized for next-generation 6G services. This is the world's first research ...
Tech Xplore / Tiny receiver chip uses stacked capacitors to block interference in 5G IoT devices
MIT researchers have designed a compact, low-power receiver for 5G-compatible smart devices that is about 30 times more resilient to a certain type of interference than some traditional wireless receivers.
Tech Xplore / Hackers could use smartwatches to eavesdrop on air-gapped computers via ultrasonic signals
A security specialist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has found evidence that it might be possible to infiltrate an air-gap computing system using a smartwatch. Mordechai Guri has published a paper outlining his ideas ...
Tech Xplore / Aerial robot with 'elephant trunk' developed for complex mid-air manipulation tasks
Professor Peng Lu and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), have achieved a milestone in aerial manipulation technology. Their innovative Aerial ...
Tech Xplore / AI generates data to help embodied agents ground language to 3D world
A new, densely annotated 3D-text dataset called 3D-GRAND can help train embodied AI, like household robots, to connect language to 3D spaces. The study, led by University of Michigan researchers, was presented at the Computer ...
Tech Xplore / Brain study reveals how humans intuitively navigate different environments, offering direction for better AI
How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our bodies through an environment.
Tech Xplore / Seeing clearly through thick fog: Researchers develop ultra-low noise, high sensitivity photodetector
Technologies enabling safe visual recognition in low-visibility environments are gaining increasing attention across sectors such as autonomous driving, aviation, and smart transportation. Thick fog remains a major challenge ...
