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Tech Xplore / A new modeling approach could make it easier to predict home energy use
Predicting how much energy individual homes consume is a persistent challenge for researchers and urban planners. Models often group houses into broad categories based on their age or other characteristics, overlooking differences ...
Tech Xplore / Data centers need power—lower-income rural residents pay the price
As the engines of artificial intelligence, large data centers can consume as much power as medium-sized cities, straining grids and prompting expensive upgrades to U.S. energy infrastructure. New research finds that residents, ...
Tech Xplore / Fabric molds could bring material-saving concrete beams within reach
Topology optimization is a computer design method that can help engineers design beams using reduced amounts of concrete and steel. But those intricate shapes produced from the tool are often too complex or expensive to pour ...
Tech Xplore / Aligned separator design improves lithium metal battery fast-charging performance and stability
When using electric vehicles or smartphones, users often experience inconvenience from long charging times and gradually shortening battery life. To increase charging speed and extend usage time, next-generation batteries ...
Tech Xplore / A single AI model simulates the behavior of many substances, from sliding sand to folding proteins
Today, a scientist who wants to simulate a physical process must pick the right tool for that one job, such as a solver built for flowing water or another designed to model the way a protein folds. Each one is hand-coded ...
Tech Xplore / AI agents test and improve robot code in virtual worlds before deployment
In recent months, artificial intelligence agents that can reason, plan and use external tools to accomplish multistep tasks have already reshaped computer coding, online shopping, dinner reservations and cyberattacks.
Tech Xplore / Even modest sleep loss may leave people more vulnerable to email scams
Nearly a third of adults in the U.S. do not get enough sleep. A recent surge in attention to this issue raises serious concerns about its long-term health implications, and new research suggests that it can lead to hazardous ...
Tech Xplore / FLEX approach helps robots reason beyond literal commands
Humans are intuitive by nature. We can sense meaning beyond the literal words that we encounter. Now, a new artificial intelligence–assisted learning platform developed by MIT engineers is enabling robots to read larger meaning ...
Tech Xplore / Directional VR passwords improve recall with a sense of place
Researchers have demonstrated a new password authentication technique for use in virtual reality (VR) settings, which allows users to choose directions rather than numbers. The approach supports the same number of possible ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers develop the world's first megawatt ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor module
Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Center for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC) have ...
Tech Xplore / To end 'whack-a-mole' war on AI deepfakes, address the 'ecosystem,' researchers urge
In May 2025, the TAKE IT DOWN Act became the first federal law to address deepfakes and other forms of AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images. The law criminalizes the distribution of "revenge porn," including AI-generated ...
Tech Xplore / Anthropic launches powerful new models ahead of Wall Street debut
Anthropic announced on Monday that it would release updated versions of two of its most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models as the company prepares for a highly anticipated IPO this month.
