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Tech Xplore / New light-emitting artificial neurons could run AI systems more reliably

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems that perform well on various tasks, including the analysis or generation of images, videos, audio recordings ...

Tech Xplore / Tiny silicon structures compute with heat, achieving 99% accurate matrix multiplication

MIT researchers have designed silicon structures that can perform calculations in an electronic device using excess heat instead of electricity. These tiny structures could someday enable more energy-efficient computation. ...

Tech Xplore / Speeding the path to synthetic jet fuel with AI, automation and biosensors

When it comes to powering aircraft, jet engines need dense, energy-packed fuels. Right now, nearly all of that fuel comes from petroleum, as batteries don't yet deliver enough punch for most flights. Scientists have long ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / CRAFT printing method makes affordable, realistic replicas as structurally complex as a human hand

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing objects with very different properties, including levels of hardness and transparency, on a pixel-by-pixel basis while using commonly available materials and inexpensive ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Stacked ionic cells inspired by electric rays generate over 100V for small electronics

Inspired by electric rays that generate high voltages through stacked electrocytes, researchers at UNIST have developed a novel energy harvesting technology that mimics this biological mechanism. Unlike electric rays, which ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Underwater 3D printing may reshape maritime concrete construction

Since it was invented in the 1980s, 3D printing has moved from the laboratory to the factory, the home and even outer space.

Jan 29, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / New research enables safe reuse of concrete

Recent research in Sweden and Finland shows how used concrete's lifespan can be extended another 50 to 100 years when incorporated into new construction. A team from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Tampere University ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Emoticons can confuse LLMs, causing 'silent failures' in coding responses

Large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process and generate texts in various languages, are now widely used by people worldwide. These models have proved to be effective in rapidly sourcing ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections

People can develop emotional closeness to artificial intelligence (AI)—under certain conditions, even more so than to other people. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team led by Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Electric eel biology inspires powerful gel battery

Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and nontoxic, while still powerful enough to support demanding technologies such as medical devices or soft robotics. To achieve this balance, ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Powering AI from space, at scale, with a passive tether design

Penn Engineers have developed a novel design for solar-powered data centers that will orbit Earth and could realistically scale to meet the growing demand for AI computing while reducing the environmental impact of data centers.

Jan 28, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.

Jan 28, 2026 in Internet