Tech Xplore news
Tech Xplore / AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them just once
Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer's environment through the erasure still challenges researchers. The latest edition of Apple's ...
Tech Xplore / Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency
Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency, devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, according to University of Michigan research.
Tech Xplore / Iron could be key to less expensive greener lithium-ion batteries, research finds
What if a common element, rather than scarce expensive ones, was a key component in electric car batteries? A collaboration co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher is hoping to spark a green battery revolution ...
Tech Xplore / Semiconductor advancement could lead to low-cost, flexible electronic devices
The public's appetite for inexpensive and powerful electronic devices continues to grow. While silicon-based semiconductors have been key to satiating this demand, a superior alternative could be wide-bandgap semiconductors. ...
Tech Xplore / Breakthrough process creates next generation of powered wearable fibers
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have established new, scalable methods of developing battery- and solar-powered fibers, making it theoretically possible for electrical ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers detect hidden threats with advanced X-ray imaging
Researchers have combined various X-ray imaging technologies to create multi-contrast images that can be used to detect threatening materials such as explosives in thousands of complicated scenarios. The new approach, which ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers provide a supply chain model to chart a pathway to next-gen biofuels
From soil to sequestration, researchers at Princeton University and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have modeled what a supply chain for second-generation biofuels might look like in the midwestern United States.
Tech Xplore / New 3D polymeric structure combines lightweight properties with high energy density to enhance lithium metal batteries
A research team has developed a three-dimensional polymeric structure, a lightweight structure that facilitates the transport of lithium (Li) ions. Their study was recently published in the journal Advanced Science.
Tech Xplore / A method to mitigate hallucinations in large language models
Large language models (LLMs), artificial neural networks-based architectures that can process, generate and manipulate texts in various human languages, have recently become increasingly widespread. These models are now being ...
Tech Xplore / Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world's biggest climate challenges
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method to produce very low emission concrete at scale—an innovation that could be transformative in the transition to net zero.
Tech Xplore / A potential new design for spacecraft shields: Study finds under extreme impacts, metals get stronger when heated
Metals get softer when they are heated, which is how blacksmiths can form iron into complex shapes by heating it red hot. And anyone who compares a copper wire with a steel coat hanger will quickly discern that copper is ...
Tech Xplore / Meta introduces Chameleon, an early-fusion multimodal model
AI researchers at Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and many other products, have designed and built a multimodal model to compete with the likes of Google's Gemini.