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Tech Xplore / 3D printing method turns biodegradable polymers into conductive electronic components

From touch-sensitive smartphone screens to fitness wearables and wireless earbuds, electronics are becoming ever more integrated into our daily lives—and smaller, lighter, and more flexible in the process. But as the demand ...

Tech Xplore / Tool devised for detecting AI that scores high on accuracy, low on false accusations

Detecting writing via artificial intelligence is a tricky dance: Doing it right means being effective at identifying it while being careful not to falsely accuse a human of employing it. And few tools strike the right balance.

Jul 10, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / Ultrathin clay membrane layers offer low-cost alternative for extracting lithium from water

Lithium, the lightest metal on the periodic table, plays a pivotal role in modern life. Its low weight and high energy density make it ideal for electric vehicles, cellphones, laptops and military technologies where every ...

Jul 10, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Nanosheet material stores heat below 100°C using dual water adsorption modes

Efficiently capturing and storing excess heat, particularly below 200°C, is paramount to achieving a carbon-neutral society. Every year, factories and homes produce excess heat, much of which gets wasted. Likewise, as the ...

Jul 10, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Autonomous gallbladder removal: Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, responded to and learned ...

Jul 9, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Deep-learning system teaches soft, bio-inspired robots to move using only a single camera

Conventional robots, like those used in industry and hazardous environments, are easy to model and control, but are too rigid to operate in confined spaces and uneven terrain. Soft, bio-inspired robots are far better at adapting ...

Jul 9, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / New concrete blend absorbs more carbon dioxide while using less cement

From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt's monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material employed by Roman engineers in iconic structures like the Pantheon, concrete has long symbolized civilization's ...

Jul 9, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Why thick battery electrodes fail: Chemistry, not structure, holds the key

Thicker battery electrodes pack in more active materials, promising higher energy density. However, when it comes to lithium-ion battery performance, electrode materials' thermodynamic properties matter more than their structural ...

Tech Xplore / High-temperature shape memory alloys could boost fighter jet efficiency and performance

In aerospace applications, high-temperature shape memory alloys (HTSMAs)—materials capable of remembering and returning to their original shapes after heating—are often constrained by high costs since they rely on expensive ...

Jul 9, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Formal guidelines can enable AI to precisely maneuver and position medical needles

Imagine a physician attempting to reach a cancerous nodule deep within a patient's lung—a target the size of a pea, hidden behind a maze of critical blood vessels and airways that shift with every breath. Straying one millimeter ...

Jul 9, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Scientists unlock key manufacturing challenge for next-generation optical chips

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have developed a new method for assembling ultra-small, light-controlling devices, paving the way for scalable manufacturing of advanced optical systems used in quantum technologies, ...

Jul 8, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Can ChatGPT actually 'see' red? New study results are nuanced

ChatGPT works by analyzing vast amounts of text, identifying patterns and synthesizing them to generate responses to users' prompts. Color metaphors like "feeling blue" and "seeing red" are commonplace throughout the English ...

Jul 8, 2025 in Computer Sciences