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Tech Xplore / Inspired by honeycombs, a low-cost cooling structure lasts over 100 million cycles
As global demand for cooling continues to grow, the urgent need for sustainable refrigeration technologies is becoming increasingly evident. Conventional vapor-compression systems remain energy-intensive, while the refrigerants ...
Tech Xplore / Three new techniques target hidden AI backdoors without major performance losses
Researchers have demonstrated three new techniques to prevent so-called "backdoor attacks," which induce malicious or undesirable behavior in AI models. The researchers have also proposed a concept that would repurpose backdoor ...
Tech Xplore / Harnessing atomic structure to advance next-generation memory storage
The growth of artificial intelligence has increased demand for more efficient data storage. Instead of adding bulk to satiate this appetite, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are working to increase memory ...
Tech Xplore / Newly-developed paint could keep your home cooler and lower energy bills
A special white paint developed at the University of South Florida could offer a new way to cool buildings, reduce energy consumption and lessen reliance on air conditioning. Created in the lab of Distinguished University ...
Tech Xplore / Engineers adapt laser physics trick to deliver heat on demand
When a process needs a burst of heat, a steady supply may not be enough. Storing thermal energy and delivering it quickly are challenges for applications such as sterilization, cleaning or starting up distillation systems. ...
Tech Xplore / AI learns from the products of thinking, not thought itself. That's a problem for machines—and for us
When you walk through a gallery, admiring the paintings on the walls, what you are seeing are finished products. They are the result of countless hours of learning and practice and trial and error, but none of that is on ...
Tech Xplore / Nonflammable gel membrane could help batteries run twice as long on a single charge
A new polymer electrolyte to replace lithium ions in batteries is the result of research carried out by a team from the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering (DCMIC) "Giulio Natta" at Politecnico di ...
Tech Xplore / Target fabrication achieves new precision through additive manufacturing
What happens when additive manufacturing meets target fabrication engineering? An impossibly small, submillimeter-scale cone that can be manufactured 10 times faster than before, enabling new target configurations for experiments ...
Tech Xplore / Let there be light—novel AI framework runs on optical hardware
Artificial intelligence is increasingly pervasive and capable but is also very hungry for power. Researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, have developed a new approach to building physics-based AI—systems ...
Tech Xplore / 3D-printed chain mail and more: New method combines thick inks and patterned light for faster, finer structures
For decades, people using 3D printers have faced a tough decision: print quickly, print parts with fine features or print materials that meet performance requirements. Light-based 3D printers are fast and precise but limited ...
Tech Xplore / Rechargeable battery prototype runs on vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is essential for the body's proper functioning and is found in foods of animal origin. It is produced by certain bacteria that, in addition to being found in nature, are cultivated at industrial facilities for ...
Tech Xplore / Graphene networks help lithium-ion batteries store more energy and deliver more power
Making more efficient, longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries has been a challenge for researchers because adding more mass to the batteries restricts how fast electricity and lithium ions can move. To overcome this challenge, ...
