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Tech Xplore / New study could help unlock improved batteries for electric vehicles and aviation
Significantly improved electric vehicle (EV) batteries could be a step closer thanks to a new study led by University of Oxford researchers, published today in Nature. Using advanced imaging techniques, researchers revealed ...
Tech Xplore / Sponge helps robotic arms grasp delicate objects
A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found.
Tech Xplore / Multimodal technique for analyzing audio and visual data improves performance of machine-learning models
Researchers from MIT, the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, IBM Research, and elsewhere have developed a new technique for analyzing unlabeled audio and visual data that could improve the performance of machine-learning models used ...
Tech Xplore / New AI boosts teamwork training
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework that is better than previous technologies at analyzing and categorizing dialogue between individuals, with the goal of improving team training technologies. ...
Tech Xplore / Proposed design could double the efficiency of lightweight solar cells for space-based applications
When it comes to supplying energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly available solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide are still too heavy to be feasibly transported by rocket. To address this challenge, ...
Tech Xplore / A plant-inspired controller that could facilitate the operation of robotic arms in real-world environments
Many existing robotics systems draw inspiration from nature, artificially reproducing biological processes, natural structures or animal behaviors to achieve specific goals. This is because animals and plants are innately ...
Tech Xplore / AI clones made from user data pose uncanny risks
Imagine, if you will, a digital doppelgänger. A clone that looks, talks and behaves just like you, created from the depths of artificial intelligence, reflecting your every mannerism with eerie precision. As thrilling as ...
Tech Xplore / Robot 'chef' learns to recreate recipes from watching food videos
Researchers have trained a robotic 'chef' to watch and learn from cooking videos, and recreate the dish itself.
Tech Xplore / Engine treatment can slash jet noise
There's a song anyone who lives near an airport or directly under the flight path of incoming and departing jets daily wishes they could play: Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence."
Tech Xplore / Apple unveils sleek, $3,500 'Vision Pro' goggles. Will they be what VR has been looking for?
Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to ...
Tech Xplore / Swarming microrobots self-organize into diverse patterns
A research collaboration between Cornell and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has found an efficient way to expand the collective behavior of swarming microrobots: Mixing different sizes of the micron-scale ...
Tech Xplore / Computational model mimics humans' ability to predict emotions
When interacting with another person, you likely spend part of your time trying to anticipate how they will feel about what you're saying or doing. This task requires a cognitive skill called theory of mind, which helps us ...