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Tech Xplore / Bridging the gap between neuromorphic ionic computing and more efficient AI

The human brain is the ultimate supercomputer. It uses a highly branched and interconnected network of neurons and synapses to achieve massive computational power with extreme efficiency. In the age of AI, the brain, a paradigm ...

Jun 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI-powered 6G core network reaches autonomous control with 40% efficiency gain

A Korean research team has developed the "intelligent core" of a 6G network capable of autonomous control through artificial intelligence (AI). This achievement marks the first realization of an "intelligent 6G core" in Korea ...

Jun 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Robotic rabbit learns users' voices on first greeting, enabling personalized elder care

The Social Robotics Group of the Robotics Lab at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed an AI-based methodology that allows a pet-type assistive robot to recognize the people it interacts with. The prototype, ...

Jun 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Why asking people to rank three options could sharpen AI and recommendation systems

In his 1927 paper, "A law of comparative judgment," the American psychologist L. L. Thurstone proposed that when people select one option among multiple alternatives, they are picking the one that has the highest value to ...

Jun 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / PhishLumos maps phishing infrastructure and finds 190,000 URLs in six months

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new paradigm for identifying online phishing campaigns. Their new system, PhishLumos, is triggered when links show signs of concealing information and looks for ...

Jun 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / Battery-free artificial photosynthesis keeps solar fuel production stable under shifting sunlight

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed an artificial photosynthesis system capable of producing solar fuels more stably by integrating a self-regulating chemical component directly into the electrolyzer ...

Jun 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls

AI giant Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.

Jun 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / Human understanding of AI can't keep up with its advancement, researchers say

In a recent editorial published in Science, Microsoft's chief scientific officer, Eric Horvitz, and researcher Robert West from the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL in Switzerland issue a stark warning ...

Jun 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / New strategy enhances oxygen reduction in zinc-air batteries

Batteries are undergoing rapid advances. For example, modern zinc-air batteries have the remarkable ability to use oxygen as energy—but that oxygen isn't stored in the battery itself. Zinc-air batteries take in surrounding ...

Jun 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / Transparent OLED advance could improve AR displays and smart windows

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Prof. Yongtaek Hong from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has developed a high-performance transparent organic light-emitting ...

Jun 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / Buying a laptop may soon come with instant carbon data, thanks to new AI agents

If you shop on Google Flights, you get a quick comparison of different itineraries: One flight's carbon emissions may be average, while another's are 14% higher. But if you go shopping for a new laptop, you likely won't find ...

Jun 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / Copper thin films reveal ballistic electron transport that could reshape future chip wiring

A joint research team has experimentally observed ballistic transport in single-crystalline copper thin films, demonstrating that ballistic transport is achievable in an industry-standard metal at interconnect-relevant dimensions. ...

Jun 12, 2026