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Tech Xplore / This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air
A new breakthrough from the Zhang Lab at Boston University is making waves in the world of sound control.
Tech Xplore / Thin biofilm can transform CO₂ into renewable energy
NIBIO has contributed to developing a method for turning greenhouse gases like CO2 or CO into biomethane—a renewable energy source. Using thin layers of microorganisms, so-called biofilms, greenhouse gases can be transformed ...
Tech Xplore / Clean energy is here, but getting it to electric vehicles is not
Even if enough renewable energy is available, simply switching from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs) won't be enough to fight climate change—unless the U.S. also upgrades its transmission grid, a new Northwestern ...
Tech Xplore / Robotic folding sheet adapts to terrain and grasps items using built-in sensors
A flexible robotic sheet that can grasp objects and move across surfaces has been created by a team of researchers led by Jung Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Tech Xplore / AI system discovers visual categories while adapting to new contexts
A new approach called open ad-hoc categorization (OAK) helps AI systems dynamically reinterpret the same image differently depending on the categorization context, rather than using fixed visual interpretation. A University ...
Tech Xplore / Self-assembling monolayer boosts tin perovskite solar cell performance
Perovskite semiconductors are an exciting new material for use in solar cells. They are extremely thin and flexible, easy and inexpensive to manufacture, and highly efficient. However, two hurdles must be overcome before ...
Tech Xplore / Microscopic imaging reveals how electric double layers form at battery nucleation sites
Electrochemical cells—or batteries, as a well-known example—are complex technologies that combine chemistry, physics, materials science and electronics. More than power sources for everything from smartphones to electric ...
Tech Xplore / From the computer straight to applications: Automated protocol predicts new thermoelectric materials
New applications often require new materials. Quite often, materials are needed that do not occur naturally or have very specific properties. In order to find suitable materials for pioneering technologies, it is often not ...
Tech Xplore / Floating sponges can recover ammonia from wastewater using the sun
Sunlight shining on specialized floaties can now produce fuel for plants by recovering ammonia from wastewater. Researchers designed a floatable amino-grafted (-NH2) MXene (Ti3C2)-based (AMS) sponge that, when scaled efficiently, ...
Tech Xplore / New research suggests ChatGPT ignores article retractions and errors when used to inform literature reviews
A new study has examined issues of large language models (LLMs) failing to flag articles which have been retracted or are discredited when asked to evaluate their quality.
Tech Xplore / OpenAI releases free, downloadable models in competition catch-up
OpenAI on Tuesday released two new artificial intelligence (AI) models that can be downloaded for free and altered by users, to challenge similar offerings by US and Chinese competition.
Tech Xplore / 'Meschers' tool visualizes and edits 'physically impossible' objects
M.C. Escher's artwork is a gateway into a world of depth-defying optical illusions, featuring "impossible objects" that break the laws of physics with convoluted geometries. What you perceive his illustrations to be depends ...
