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Tech Xplore / A new strategy to fabricate highly performing thin-film tin perovskite transistors
Tin-halide perovskites, a class of tin-based materials with a characteristic crystal structure that resembles that of the compound calcium titanate, could be promising alternatives to commonly used semiconductors. Past studies ...
Tech Xplore / Study maps three decades of white LED progress and key innovation drivers
White light-emitting diodes (LEDs), the semiconductor devices underpinning the functioning of countless lighting technologies on the market today, were first released to the public in 1996. Following their commercial debut, ...
Tech Xplore / Alibaba's ZeroSearch method uses simulated search results to slash LLM training costs
A team of AI researchers at the Alibaba Group's Tongyi Lab, has debuted a new approach to training LLMs; one that costs much less than those now currently in use. Their paper is posted on the arXiv preprint server.
Tech Xplore / Whole-body teleoperation system allows robots to perform coordinated tasks with human-like dexterity
The ability to remotely control robots in real-time, also known as teleoperation, could be useful for a broad range of real-world applications. In recent years, some engineers have been trying to develop teleoperation systems ...
Tech Xplore / Students shatter Guinness World Record for fastest puzzle cube-solving robot
Solving a Rubik's Cube is a challenge for most people. For a team of students from Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, it became an opportunity to redefine the limits of speed, ...
Tech Xplore / Mathematical method allows individuals to prove their locations without revealing them
Location data is considered particularly sensitive—its misuse can have serious consequences. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that allows individuals to cryptographically prove ...
Tech Xplore / Why emerging electric aircraft engine technology sounds so annoying—and how to fix it
Scientists at the University of Bristol in collaboration with the University of Salford have uncovered the root cause behind the particularly irritating noise produced by boundary layer ingesting (BLI) engines—a key technology ...
Tech Xplore / Simple heating step boosts pressure sensitivity in semiconductor materials eightfold
Stronger cell phone signals, more accurate sensors and cleaner energy may be achieved by adding a simple step to the industrial fabrication process of certain semiconductor materials, documented in a recent study led by engineering ...
Tech Xplore / Explainable AI framework reveals how element combinations boost alloy strength and durability
Found in knee replacements and bone plates, aircraft components, and catalytic converters, the exceptionally strong metals known as multiple principal element alloys (MPEA) are about to get even stronger through artificial ...
Tech Xplore / Teaching theory of mind to robots can enhance collaboration
Nature is brimming with animals that collaborate in large numbers. Bees stake out the best feeding spots and let others know where they are. Ants construct complex hierarchical homes built for defense. Flocks of starlings ...
Tech Xplore / The cost of keeping wind turbines out of sight
A new study coordinated by scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich and published in Nature Communications highlights how the visibility of renewable energy installations—such as wind turbines and solar panels—has an impact ...
Tech Xplore / Dual-atom catalyst boosts performance of zinc-air batteries for real-world applications
A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in improving the performance of zinc-air batteries (ZABs), which are an important energy storage technology. This breakthrough involves a new catalyst that significantly boosts ...
