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Tech Xplore / Termite mounds reveal secret to creating 'living and breathing' buildings that use less energy
Among the approximately 2,000 known species of termites, some are ecosystem engineers. The mounds built by some genera—for example Amitermes, Macrotermes, Nasutitermes, and Odontotermes—reach up to eight meters high, ...
Tech Xplore / Can quantum computing protect AI from cyber attacks?
AI algorithms are everywhere. They underpin nearly all autonomous and robotic systems deployed in security applications. This includes facial recognition, biometrics, drones and autonomous vehicles used in combat surveillance ...
Tech Xplore / Study tests the potential of two quantum machine learning algorithms for malware classification
Over the past decades, cyber attackers have become increasingly skilled at compromising systems and circumventing security measures. As a result, detecting and accurately identifying malware is a pressing challenge for many ...
Tech Xplore / AI tool generates video from brain activity
"Alexa, play back that dream I had about Kirsten last week." That's a command that may not be too far off in the future, as researchers close in on technology that can tap into our minds and retrieve the imagery of our thoughts.
Tech Xplore / Storing hydrogen in coal may help power clean energy economy
The quest to develop hydrogen as a clean energy source that could curb our dependence on fossil fuels may lead to an unexpected place—coal. A team of Penn State scientists found that coal may represent a potential way to ...
Tech Xplore / New AI imaging tool allows for interactive 3D manipulations of 2D pictures
A team of computer scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, MIT, Google and the University of Pennsylvania has developed a new AI imaging tool for user-interactive 3D manipulation of 2D images depicted in ...
Tech Xplore / Sweater-wrapped robots can feel and react to human touch
The qualities that make a knitted sweater comfortable and easy to wear are the same things that might allow robots to better interact with humans.
Tech Xplore / Researchers create flexible monocrystalline silicon solar cells
A large team of technologists affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with two colleagues from Germany and another two from Saudi Arabia, has found a way to create flexible monocrystalline silicon solar cells. ...
Tech Xplore / Probabilistic AI that knows how well it's working
Despite their enormous size and power, today's artificial intelligence systems routinely fail to distinguish between hallucination and reality. Autonomous driving systems can fail to perceive pedestrians and emergency vehicles ...
Tech Xplore / New research into decarbonization of transportation sector through EV ride-shares
If you are standing on a corner waiting for a ride-share car, would you be willing to wait longer if you knew your driver was piloting an electric vehicle? What if it was powered by 100% green energy? How much longer would ...
Tech Xplore / A model that can realistically insert humans into images
The recent advent of generative models, computational tools that can generate new texts or images based on the data they are trained on, opened interesting new possibilities for the creative industries. For example, they ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers harvest abundant clean energy from thin air, 24/7
A team of engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently shown that nearly any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air. The secret lies in being ...