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Tech Xplore / Perovskite research boosts solar cell efficiency and product life
An international team led by the University of Surrey with Imperial College London have identified a strategy to improve both the performance and stability for solar cells made out of the "miracle material" perovskite by ...
Tech Xplore / A nervous system-inspired framework to deploy self-organizing robot swarms
The deployment of robot teams could allow humans to complete various real-world tasks faster and more efficiently. For instance, multiple co-operating robots could help to quickly find and rescue survivors of natural disasters ...
Tech Xplore / Uber and Lyft unintentionally sent gig workers' SSN numbers to social media companies, researchers report
When a person applies to work for Uber or Lyft they must fill out several online forms detailing important information, including their date of birth and their driver's license.
Tech Xplore / Machine learning aids rapid advancement of a high-resolution 3D printing technology
QUT biomedical engineers have developed a new automated method to drastically advance melt electrowriting, a new, high-resolution 3D printing technology used in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Tech Xplore / AI and human writers share stylistic fingerprints: New work by researchers detects writing patterns of LLMs
People write with personal style and individual flourishes that set them apart from other writers. So does AI, including top programs like Chat GPT, new Johns Hopkins University-led research finds.
Tech Xplore / Leaner large language models could enable efficient local use on phones and laptops
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly automating tasks like translation, text classification and customer service. But tapping into an LLM's power typically requires users to send their requests to a centralized server—a ...
Tech Xplore / Modeling and analysis reveals technological, environmental challenges to increasing water recovery from desalination
Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising method to combat this problem is desalination technology because it can tap seawater.
Tech Xplore / How robotics can be used to better understand the 'sense of self' in humans
In a review paper published recently in Science Robotics a cognitive roboticist, cognitive psychologist and a psychiatrist discuss the concept of "sense of self" in humans, and they explore how robots can be used to better ...
Tech Xplore / New tool calculates intrinsic dynamics for effortless robot movements
Four-legged animals that start walking and gradually pick up speed will automatically fall into a trot at some point. This is because it would take more energy not to change gait. This correlation was discovered more than ...
Tech Xplore / Seatbelt-integrated biosensor could reliably track the alertness and stress of pilots and drivers
Over the past decades, electronics and biomedical engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated biosensors, devices that can pick up biological signals from human users. These sensors, which are generally embedded in ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space
That ordinary smartphone in your pocket could be a powerful tool for investigating outer space. In a new study, researchers at Google and CU Boulder have transformed millions of Android phones across the globe into a fleet ...
Tech Xplore / Common way to test for leaks in large language models may be flawed
Large language models are everywhere, including running in the background of the apps on the device you're using to read this. The auto-complete suggestions in your texts and emails, the query responses composed by Gemni, ...