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Tech Xplore / Smart software replaces expensive sensors for glass wall detection with 96% accuracy
A research team has developed autonomous driving software that allows inexpensive sensors to detect transparent obstacles such as glass walls, providing an alternative to high-performance sensors. This technology can be used ...
Tech Xplore / New research method provides deeper insights into the cost of power outages
When a series of snowstorms rocked Texas in February 2021, widespread power outages knocked out electricity service for more than 10 million people, some for more than three days. The state suffered economic losses estimated ...
Tech Xplore / A new transformer architecture emulates imagination and higher-level human mental states
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the study of neurobiological processes are deeply interlinked, as a deeper understanding of the former can yield valuable insight about the other, and vice versa. Recent ...
Tech Xplore / Four-legged robot plays badminton with humans
A small team of roboticists at Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a four-legged robot capable of playing badminton with human players.
Tech Xplore / EV battery recycling key to easing future lithium supply constraints, modeling study shows
Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis from the University of California, ...
Tech Xplore / Team teaches AI models to spot misleading scientific reporting
Artificial intelligence isn't always a reliable source of information: large language models (LLMs) like Llama and ChatGPT can be prone to "hallucinating" and inventing bogus facts. But what if AI could be used to detect ...
Tech Xplore / Large language models struggle with coordination in social and cooperative games
Large language models (LLMs), such as the model underpinning the functioning of the popular conversational platform ChatGPT, are now widely used by people worldwide to source information, as well as to summarize, analyze ...
Tech Xplore / Robot morphs midair to switch from flying to rolling on terrain
Specialized robots that can both fly and drive typically touch down on land before attempting to transform and drive away. But when the landing terrain is rough, these robots sometimes get stuck and are unable to continue ...
Tech Xplore / GPT-4o exhibits humanlike cognitive dissonance, study finds
A leading large language model displays behaviors that resemble a hallmark of human psychology: cognitive dissonance.
Tech Xplore / Soft robots can walk themselves out of a 3D printer
Scientists have created the first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines that make them.
Tech Xplore / Composite material keeps solar panels cool, boosting longevity by more than 200%
A team of international researchers led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia has developed a new composite material made of acrylate that enhances the performance of solar cells. Adhering ...
Tech Xplore / Five things to do in virtual reality—and five to avoid
Open-heart surgery is a hard thing to practice in the real world, and airplane pilots cannot learn from their mistakes midair. These are some scenarios where virtual reality solves really hard problems, but the technology ...
