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Tech Xplore / Models suggest dropping costs of solar and wind power in Africa may make hydro power obsolete
A team of hydrologists and bioengineers affiliated with several institutions across Europe has found, via modeling, that building dams to generate hydroelectricity in Africa may be not be a cost-effective approach in light ...
Tech Xplore / Don't expect quick fixes in 'red-teaming' of AI models. Security was an afterthought
White House officials concerned by AI chatbots' potential for societal harm and the Silicon Valley powerhouses rushing them to market are heavily invested in a three-day competition ending Sunday at the DefCon hacker convention ...
Tech Xplore / An origami-inspired universally deformable module for robotics applications
Modular robots—robotic systems that can adapt their body configuration to change locomotion style or move on different terrains—can be highly advantageous for tackling missions in diverse environments. Over the past decade ...
Tech Xplore / The future of hydrogen fuel: Developing a technique to analyze hydrogen fuel cell stability
Scientists at the University of New South Wales Sydney are working on ways to improve the efficiency and cost of hydrogen fuel cells, to increase access to clean fuel.
Tech Xplore / A novel motion-capture system with robotic marker that could enhance human-robot interactions
Motion capture (mocap) systems, technologies that can detect and record the movements of humans, animals and objects, are widely used in various settings. For instance, they have been used to shoot movies, to create animations ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers discover a potential application of unwanted electronic noise in semiconductors
Random Telegraph Noise (RTN), a type of unwanted electronic noise, has long been a nuisance in electronic systems, causing fluctuations and errors in signal processing. However, a team of researchers from the Center for Integrated ...
Tech Xplore / Chloride ions from seawater could replace lithium in batteries of the future
Sodium, potassium and zinc have all been promising contenders for lithium's place in rechargeable batteries of the future, but researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have added an unusual and more abundant competitor ...
Tech Xplore / Computer security experts offer advice to freeze out risk of thermal attacks
A team of computer security experts have developed a set of recommendations to help defend against "thermal attacks" which can steal personal information.
Tech Xplore / Electrochemical process could boost efficiency of capturing carbon directly from air
A team from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has invented a device that leverages electrochemistry to increase the efficiency of direct air carbon capture. Their alternative strategy aims ...
Tech Xplore / New tool finds bias in state-of-the-art generative AI model
Text-to-image (T2I) generative artificial intelligence tools are increasingly powerful and widespread tools that can create nearly any image based on just a few inputted words. T2I generative AI can create convincingly realistic ...
Tech Xplore / Small incentive found to boost low-income solar-energy project
A team of researchers studying ways to persuade low-income families to take advantage of free or low-cost solar energy installations confirmed that sometimes it's the small things that can be most persuasive.
Tech Xplore / Google algorithm found to overlook Spanish speakers in online SNAP ads
A Cornell-led research team has discovered that the algorithm behind Google Ads charged significantly more to deliver online ads to Spanish-speaking people about the benefits of SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.