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Tech Xplore / New sensor measures strain, strain rate and temperature with single material layer

Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative flexible sensor that can simultaneously detect strain, strain rate, and temperature using a single active ...

Tech Xplore / Passengers' brain signals may help self-driving cars make safer choices

Cars from companies like Tesla already promise hands-free driving, but recent crashes show that today's self-driving systems can still struggle in risky, fast-changing situations.

Dec 30, 2025 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / New generator uses carbon fiber to turn raindrops into rooftop electricity

A research team affiliated with UNIST has introduced a technology that generates electricity from raindrops striking rooftops, offering a self-powered approach to automated drainage control and flood warning during heavy ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / AI models stumble on basic multiplication without special training methods, study finds

These days, large language models can handle increasingly complex tasks, writing complex code and engaging in sophisticated reasoning. But when it comes to four-digit multiplication, a task taught in elementary school, even ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / New ultrathin ferroelectric capacitors show promise for compact memory devices

An ultrathin ferroelectric capacitor, designed by researchers from Japan, demonstrates strong electric polarization despite being just 30 nm thick including top and bottom electrodes—making it suitable for high-density ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Hardware
Tech Xplore / Researchers create world's smallest programmable, autonomous robots

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their ...

Dec 25, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / How ChatGPT could change the face of advertising, without you even knowing about it

Online adverts are sometimes so personal that they feel eerie. Even as a researcher in this area, I'm slightly startled when I get a message asking if my son still needs school shirts a few hours after browsing for clothes ...

Dec 25, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / Unlocking corrosion-free Zn/Br flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage

Scientists have found a way to push zinc–bromine flow batteries to the next level. By trapping corrosive bromine with a simple molecular scavenger, they were able to remove a major barrier to the performance and lifespan ...

Dec 24, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / AI overestimates how smart people are, according to economists

Scientists at HSE University have found that current AI models, including ChatGPT and Claude, tend to overestimate the rationality of their human opponents—whether first-year undergraduate students or experienced scientists—in ...

Dec 24, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / Redesigned carbon molecules boost battery safety, durability and power

Research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society demonstrates a new way to make carbon-based battery materials much safer, longer lasting, and more powerful by fundamentally redesigning how fullerene molecules ...

Dec 24, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / For computational devices, talk isn't cheap: Research reveals unavoidable energy costs across all communication channels

Every task we perform on a computer—whether number crunching, watching a video, or typing out an article—requires different components of the machine to interact with one another. "Communication is massively crucial for ...

Dec 24, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Lowering barriers to explainable AI: Control technique for LLMs reduces resource demands by over 90%

Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT and Llama are driving exceptional innovations in AI, but research aimed at improving their explainability and reliability is constrained by massive resource requirements for examining ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Software