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Tech Xplore / AI digital twins struggle to predict human behavior, creating 'funhouse mirror' distortions

While many fear artificial intelligence will replace humans, using AI to take over some human roles has benefits. Companies can use the technology to conduct surveys and polls, while behavioral scientists can run experiments ...

Sep 4, 2026
Dialog / Clean steels help reveal unique mechanisms of hydrogen induced cracking

Steel pipelines used for oil and gas transportation remain the backbone of energy infrastructure. Hence, there is heavy focus on their integrity and resistance to degradation in corrosive conditions. Sour corrosion, a dangerous ...

Sep 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Safe query space' lets AI fix SQL errors without starting over

"Find the best-selling product from last year." When an AI system attempts to answer a question like this by querying a company database, even a single reference to a nonexistent item can cause the query to fail. Until now, ...

Sep 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / New manufacturing method makes heat-resistant materials in days, not months

A novel approach for making carbon-carbon composites could replace the slow, labor-intensive manufacturing process that has constrained the material's availability and driven up its cost.

Sep 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / Brain activity patterns could help sharpen LLM deductive reasoning

Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence systems underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and other similar conversational agents, are now widely used worldwide. In addition to processing, interpreting ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Transparent silicon-photonics chips could bring advanced optical systems to curved displays

The field of silicon photonics, which uses light rather than electricity to transmit and process data on semiconductor chips, has enabled optical systems to evolve from bulky setups to compact, advanced systems. Typically, ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to select customers, saying it had built in safeguards to mitigate security risks.

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / 15-minute training helps people spot AI-generated faces

Researchers at the University of Southampton have come up with a way to help people spot AI-generated faces. They've developed a short training program that improves people's ability to distinguish between real, human faces ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Supercooled water enables 3D printing of ice

Physicists from the University of Amsterdam have developed a method to print three-dimensional structures in ice. The researchers show how small pillars can be printed at an angle, making it possible to print arbitrary profiles ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Improved method for producing sustainable hydrogen offers a surprising side benefit

Producing hydrogen is essential for some of the world's biggest industrial and agricultural needs, but it also comes with a steep environmental cost: Most hydrogen made today is generated through processes that release large ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Why organic chemistry may help build AI that can explain its answers

While most believe artificial intelligence (AI) is changing science, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are exploring the reverse.

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Study shows plug-in hybrids polluting far more than expected

Plug-in hybrids have enjoyed a surge in popularity, but a study published Thursday showed they are polluting far more than most buyers think because they rely on batteries less often than regulators expected.

Sep 3, 2026