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Tech Xplore / Volatile coating lets tin perovskite transistors survive air for more than four hours

Air is absolutely essential for human life, but for certain semiconductors, it is a deadly poison. The moment these materials come into contact with air, unreacted tin ions on their surface oxidize, creating defects that ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New AI add-on helps developers automate everyday programming tasks

Developers are increasingly relying on large language models (LLMs) for everyday computing tasks such as fixing bugs, explaining code and automating text-processing tasks like filtering logs.

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Programmable metasurface generates dozens of holograms at once

Over the past few decades, engineers have developed various devices that can create holograms, three-dimensional (3D) or two-dimensional (2D) images produced by precisely controlling the shape and direction of traveling light ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Oxide-based chip element merges processing and memory, advancing neuromorphic computing

Neuromorphic computing is a computational paradigm that mimics the way the brain functions in terms of both architecture and dynamics. It creates electronic circuits that store and process information in an integrated manner, ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers identify the 'hidden energy cost' of AI agents for the first time

As the era of AI agents—systems that can reason and act autonomously—begins, the power consumption of data centers is emerging as a critical challenge. A KAIST research team has, for the first time, analyzed the computational ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers help close a critical security gap across AI platforms

An AI flaw that can be found today in one model could be quietly replicated across dozens of products and services built on the same underlying technology. Until now, the AI community has lacked a formal pathway to report ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / First-ever recycling spin-triplet excitons boost organic photovoltaics efficiency to 20.5%

A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has recently overcome a technological bottleneck that has persisted for more than a decade. They successfully "turned waste into treasure" by recycling triplet excitons ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Compact chip-based transceiver developed with ultra-low power consumption

Modern wireless communication systems prefer higher frequencies to meet the growing demand for faster data transfer. The 300-GHz band, which lies near the lower end of the terahertz range, is a promising candidate for future ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Flawed chip reliability tests may misjudge insulators' lifetimes, new method suggests

Microelectronics is currently undergoing major changes: The industry is working on promising new materials and chip architectures. But this also means that novel electronic materials must be tested carefully to ensure that ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Seven years of testing exposed hidden trade-offs in MLB's AI strike zone

Training artificial intelligence to enforce even seemingly straightforward rules—like balls and strikes in Major League Baseball (MLB)—is a messy, dynamic process that takes time and careful evaluation of the technology in ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Why cryogenic sensors may switch to light: New laser moves data fast with less heat

FPAs are image sensors that convert infrared light into electrical signals to produce real-time thermal images and are widely used in applications such as surveillance, astronomy and industrial monitoring. Advances in cryogenic ...

Jul 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / New computational method combines modern density functional with adaptive algorithm to predict semiconductor properties

Semiconductors are central to modern technology. They are used in computer chips, solar cells, sensors, LEDs and communication devices. Before researchers make new semiconductor materials in the lab, they often test them ...

Jul 6, 2026