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Tech Xplore / Big tech on a quest for ideal AI device
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has enlisted the legendary designer behind the iPhone to create an irresistible gadget for using generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Tech Xplore / Benchmarking hallucinations: New metric tracks where multimodal reasoning models go wrong
Over the past decades, computer scientists have introduced increasingly sophisticated machine learning-based models, which can perform remarkably well on various tasks. These include multimodal large language models (MLLMs), ...
Tech Xplore / A framework for realizing a microscopic, highly precise and energy-efficient quantum clock
Over the past decades, physicists have been trying to develop increasingly sophisticated and precise clocks to reliably measure the duration of physical processes that unfold over very short periods of time, helping to validate ...
Tech Xplore / New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time
Lithium-metal batteries have not hit the market yet, but if they do, they could be a solution to the everyday woes of the dwindling battery meter. They are cousins of the lithium-ion batteries found in legions of everyday ...
Tech Xplore / Vision-language models gain spatial reasoning skills through artificial worlds and 3D scene descriptions
Vision-language models (VLMs) are advanced computational techniques designed to process both images and written texts, making predictions accordingly. Among other things, these models could be used to improve the capabilities ...
Tech Xplore / Optimal design could unlock the potential of bladeless wind turbines
Insights from a new study could help unlock the full potential of a developing form of smaller-scale wind power generation, researchers say.
Tech Xplore / Explainable AI: New framework increases transparency in decision-making systems
A new explainable AI technique transparently classifies images without compromising accuracy. The method, developed at the University of Michigan, opens up AI for situations where understanding why a decision was made is ...
Tech Xplore / Evaporative cooling tech could curb data centers' rising energy demands
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics. The technology features a specially ...
Tech Xplore / New approach models potential and trade-offs of floating solar
Floating solar, the practice of placing solar panels on bodies of water, can generate even more electricity per square foot than terrestrial solar. But researchers are just starting to understand the impacts of floating solar ...
Tech Xplore / Training robots without robots: Smart glasses capture first-person task demos
Over the past few decades, robots have gradually started making their way into various real-world settings, including some malls, airports and hospitals, as well as a few offices and households.
Tech Xplore / Turning carbon dioxide into fuel just got easier, thanks to acid bubbles
A team of researchers at Rice University have discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals, and it involves ...
Tech Xplore / Zinc–iodine battery delivers double performance of lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a new dry electrode for aqueous batteries which delivers cathodes with more than double the performance of iodine and lithium-ion batteries.
