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Tech Xplore / Grasshopper wings inspire gliding robot design

A collaboration between Princeton University engineers and entomologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began with the researchers chasing grasshoppers in a hot parking lot. Their eventual focus on the hindwings ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Breaking performance barriers of all-solid-state batteries through pure structural design

Batteries are an essential technology in modern society, powering smartphones and electric vehicles, yet they face limitations such as fire explosion risks and high costs. While all-solid-state batteries have garnered attention ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / With some help from AI, your next move can be predicted

AI might know where you're going before you do. Researchers at Northeastern University used large language models, the kind of advanced artificial intelligence normally designed to process and generate language, to predict ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / More efficient holographic solutions can enable smarter vehicle head-up displays

Imagine driving down a busy highway. You need to check your speed and navigation, but glancing down at the dashboard takes your eyes off the road for a critical second. This is where head-up displays (HUDs) come in, projecting ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Tech Xplore / Self-powered eye tracker harnesses energy from blinking and is as comfortable as everyday glasses

Assistive devices that enable those who can no longer move their bodies to control wheelchairs or communicate by moving only their eyes function by using eye-tracking technologies, but these technologies often have limitations ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Global aviation emissions could be halved through maximizing efficiency gains

A new study co-led by the University of Oxford has found that global aviation emissions could be reduced by 50–75% through combining three strategies to boost efficiency: flying only the most fuel-efficient aircraft, switching ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Lenovo unveils AI agent to bridge PCs, phones and wearables at CES

Lenovo, the world's top PC maker, unveiled its own AI assistant Tuesday at the CES tech show in Las Vegas, promising a tool that follows users seamlessly across laptops, smartphones and connected devices.

Tech Xplore / AI helps pave the way for self-driving cars

Even if Elon Musk's dream of robotaxis for everyone is a long way off, sleek electric cars powered by artificial intelligence packed the Consumer Electronics Show, promising to liberate people from the tedium of driving.

Jan 7, 2026 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / CES Day 2 showcases AI assistants, robotic airport crews and smart health tech

Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on Day 2 of the CES and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, assistants, health longevity tech, wearables and more.

Tech Xplore / What does cybersecurity look like in the quantum age?

Quantum computers promise unprecedented computing speed and power that will advance both business and science. These same qualities also make them a prime target for malicious hackers, according to Swaroop Ghosh, professor ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Security
Tech Xplore / From music to mind reading: AI startups bet on earbuds

AI companies are on the hunt to design the ideal device to deliver AI's superpowers, and some new enterprises are convinced that headphones or earbuds are the way.

Jan 7, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / At CES, auto and tech companies transform cars into proactive companions

In a vision of the near future shared at CES, a girl slides into the back seat of her parents' car and the cabin instantly comes alive. The vehicle recognizes her, knows it's her birthday and cues up her favorite song without ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Automotive