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Tech Xplore / Ion-guiding separator improves lithium-metal battery performance
Lithium-metal batteries are attractive for next-generation energy storage because lithium metal offers a very high theoretical capacity. When paired with high-nickel cathodes such as NCM90, they have the potential to achieve ...
Tech Xplore / Big AI wants to slow down AI research: Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?
Recently, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including his own, to slow down their work. Sam Altman and Elon Musk, heads of rivals OpenAI and xAI respectively, agreed.
Tech Xplore / Is it possible to slow down the development of AI?
Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, U.S. government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way.
Tech Xplore / Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up
The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 ...
Tech Xplore / Underwater solar cells can operate 10 meters below the ocean's surface
Scientists have taken solar cells to new depths, demonstrating that they can function 10 meters (33 feet) below the surface of the South China Sea. The study, published Sept. 11 in the journal Joule, found that solar cells ...
Tech Xplore / Cool, power, move: A printable textile that does it all
A new printable textile combines passive cooling with biomechanical energy harvesting to enable motion-controlled, adaptive thermal management. Led by researchers in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of ...
Tech Xplore / Weighing 600 million buildings to help construct a more efficient future
A new study helps show how builders and city planners can minimize the materials needed to accommodate the planet's future population.
Tech Xplore / Laser annealing integrates optical isolators directly onto silicon photonics chips without overheating
Kyocera Corporation and the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) at Tohoku University have developed a new technology that integrates optical isolators directly onto silicon photonics chips using laser annealing, ...
Tech Xplore / How randomness tames vast network problems
Networks are everywhere. They connect computers across the internet, carry electricity through power grids and represent transport routes for moving people and goods. Yet many problems that appear to have nothing to do with ...
Tech Xplore / In a shift, OpenAI calls for US rules on powerful AI
OpenAI is calling for binding safety requirements on the most powerful artificial intelligence systems, a reversal for a company that has resisted calls for regulation.
Tech Xplore / Could AI kill humanity? Experts debate risks as advanced models gain hacking capabilities
Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments are moving fast enough to regulate it.
Tech Xplore / New fuzzing tool finds security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins
WordPress is one of the most widely used content management systems for websites. Plugins are very popular among developers and users because they allow websites to be customized with functionality tailored to individual ...
