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Tech Xplore / Could AI-powered robot 'companions' combat human loneliness?
Companion robots enhanced with artificial intelligence may one day help alleviate the loneliness epidemic, suggests a new report from researchers at Auckland, Duke, and Cornell Universities.
Tech Xplore / A scalable method to prelithiate anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), rechargeable batteries that store energy via the reversible reduction of lithium ions, are used to power countless devices and technologies, ranging from laptops and smartphones to electric cars. ...
Tech Xplore / The ground is deforming, and buildings aren't ready: Infrastructure study
There is a "silent hazard" lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it.
Tech Xplore / A large dataset to train machine learning models for aerial vehicle design
Designing reliable aircraft can be both challenging and time-consuming, as it often entails several steps and analyses. Deep learning models could potentially help to speed up aircraft design and deployment, helping developers ...
Tech Xplore / Netflix says its magenta approach beats green screen
Green screen technology has been around nearly a century. Some 45 million moviegoers were mesmerized by the special effects of "The Wizard of Oz" when it hit theaters in 1939. The magical scenes in Emerald City were the first ...
Tech Xplore / Next-generation flow battery design sets records
A common food and medicine additive has shown it can boost the capacity and longevity of a next-generation flow battery design in a record-setting experiment.
Tech Xplore / Intel reports high-rendering graphics with low-power GPUs
Setting its sights on evolving graphics processing units in a growing universe of generative AI, Intel announced the release of several papers outlining efforts it is pursuing in what observers say is a multibillion-dollar ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers devise algorithm to break through 'search bubbles'
When looking for a new type of book, movie, or restaurant, your search may suggest a title or venue you've already purchased or experienced. This is because the artificial intelligence tools many companies rely on push users ...
Tech Xplore / 2D metal contacts stop transistor leakage currents in their tracks
Computers, despite all their apparent complexity, are basically just a large number of electronic switches, flicking on and off in the right order to process digital information. Semiconductor technology has made these switches ...
Tech Xplore / Unused renewable energy an option for powering NFT trade, finds new research
Unused solar, wind, and hydroelectric power in the U.S. could support the exponential growth of transactions involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Cornell Engineering researchers have found.
Tech Xplore / Stretchy color-changing display points to future of wearable screens
Imagine a wearable patch that tracks your vital signs through changes in the color display, or shipping labels that light up to indicate changes in temperature or sterility of food items.
Tech Xplore / Making headway in precision therapeutics with novel fully organic bioelectronic device
As researchers make major advances in medical care, they are also discovering that the efficacy of these treatments can be enhanced by individualized approaches. Therefore, clinicians increasingly need methods that can both ...