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Tech Xplore / Proposed all-climate battery design could unlock stability in extreme temps
Despite lithium-ion (Li) batteries' role as one of the most widely used forms of energy storage, they struggle to operate at full power in low temperatures and sometimes even explode at high temperatures. Researchers at Penn ...
Tech Xplore / Super recognizers' unique eye patterns give AI an edge in face matching tasks
What is it that makes a super recognizer—someone with extraordinary face recognition abilities—better at remembering faces than the rest of us?
Tech Xplore / Brain-inspired chips are helping electronic noses better mimic human sense of smell
After years of trying, the electronic nose is finally making major progress in sensing smells, almost as well as its human counterpart. That is the conclusion of a scientific review into the development of neuromorphic olfactory ...
Tech Xplore / Newly developed knitting machine makes solid 3D objects
A new prototype of a knitting machine creates solid, knitted shapes, adding stitches in any direction—forward, backward and diagonal—so users can construct a wide variety of shapes and add stiffness to different parts ...
Tech Xplore / Large language models still struggle to tell fact from opinion, analysis finds
Large language models (LLMs) may not reliably acknowledge a user's incorrect beliefs, according to a new paper published in Nature Machine Intelligence. The findings highlight the need for careful use of LLM outputs in high-stakes ...
Tech Xplore / How nuclear waste could fuel a clean energy revolution
Nuclear waste remains a major environmental hazard due to its long-lasting radioactivity, which can persist for thousands of years. However, new research by University of Sharjah scientists, published in the journal Nuclear ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers achieve record 31% efficiency in red quantum LEDs for enhanced display color and brightness
A research team led by the School of Engineering of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has made significant advances in quantum rod light-emitting diodes (QR-LEDs), setting record-high efficiency level ...
Tech Xplore / Lay intuition as effective at jailbreaking AI chatbots as technical methods, research suggests
It doesn't take technical expertise to work around the built-in guardrails of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, which are intended to ensure that the chatbots operate within a set of legal and ...
Tech Xplore / The value of physical intelligence: How researchers are working to safely advance capabilities of humanoid robots
You may not remember it, but odds are you took a few tumbles during your toddler era. You weren't alone. Falling, after all, is a natural consequence of learning to crawl, walk, climb and jump. Our balance, coordination and ...
Tech Xplore / Offshore wind projects may not be prepared for increasing wind speeds
More than 40% of existing and planned offshore wind farm sites in Europe and Asia are being exposed to wind speeds above the maximum design load of some classes of turbine, according to a study in Nature Communications. These ...
Tech Xplore / UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalination
A team of UC Riverside researchers has uncovered a potential breakthrough in solar desalination that could reduce the need for energy-intensive saltwater treatment.
Tech Xplore / Computer model mimics human audiovisual perception
A new computer model developed at the University of Liverpool can combine sight and sound in a way that closely resembles how humans do it. This model is inspired by biology and could be useful for artificial intelligence ...
