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Tech Xplore / Nature-inspired navigation system helps robots traverse complex environments without GPS
Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations and various other real-world tasks. To do this, however, they should be able to smoothly navigate ...
Tech Xplore / AI at the speed of light just became a possibility
Researchers at Aalto University have demonstrated single-shot tensor computing at the speed of light, a remarkable step towards next-generation artificial general intelligence hardware powered by optical computation rather ...
Tech Xplore / Low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water
A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater. The method—thermally driven reverse osmosis (TDRO)—uses a piston-based system powered ...
Tech Xplore / New pathways to green hydrogen use seawater without additional reagents
An international research team led by the University of Bayreuth has developed an innovative method for producing green hydrogen directly from seawater—without the use of additional reagents. The researchers report their ...
Tech Xplore / AI-powered LED system delivers stable wireless power for indoor IoT devices
The world's first automatic and adaptive, dual-mode light-emitting diode (LED)-based optical wireless power transmission system, that operates seamlessly under both dark and bright lighting conditions, has been developed ...
Tech Xplore / Solid-state sodium batteries could be safer, cheaper, more powerful option
We rely on batteries now more than ever, from our phones and laptops to electric vehicles. But the ones powering today's technologies aren't without their shortcomings. They can be expensive, flammable, and they rely on increasingly ...
Tech Xplore / Unique resin allows 3D-printing method to add and subtract
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is normally a one-way street. In a digital light processing (DLP) printer, a structured pattern is projected onto a layer of liquid resin, which cures and solidifies. This builds an ...
Tech Xplore / Long-range EV batteries could last 2.8 times longer thanks to new gel electrolyte
A research team affiliated with UNIST has introduced a gel-like material that could extend the lifespan and enhance the safety of high-voltage electric vehicle (EV) batteries designed for long-distance driving.
Tech Xplore / Randomly aligned defects explain low thermal conductivity in some materials
QUT researchers have identified why some materials can block heat more effectively, which is a key feature for energy conversion, insulation and gas storage.
Tech Xplore / Universal in-situ cross-linking strategy enhances stability of inverted perovskite solar cells
Hole-selective self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are ultrathin organic films that play a crucial role in modern optoelectronic devices, particularly in perovskite and silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells. However, their inherent ...
Tech Xplore / New cathode chemistry slashes self-discharge in grid-scale zinc-iodine batteries
The formula powering aqueous zinc-iodine batteries has been brought under the microscope, with researchers from the University of Adelaide finding a way to enhance their performance.
Tech Xplore / 'Big brother' system designed to monitor solar plants
Using a network of synchronized sensors, a new system provides energy and meteorological data every tenth of a second to more accurately predict the performance of solar plants.
