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Tech Xplore / Kale, cabbage, and broccoli could turn toxic soil into a new source of critical thallium metal
University of Queensland geochemist Dr. Amelia Corzo-Remigio said powerful X-rays confirmed crops in the Brassicaceae family had strong "phytomining" potential because of the mechanisms they evolved to extract traces of the ...
Tech Xplore / Mechanical computers use springs and bolts to count, sort odd-even pushes and remember force
Published in Nature Communications, researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University built a computer made entirely of mechanical components that can perform simple computations without electricity or batteries.
Tech Xplore / AI model simulates smartphone muscle effort, revealing which swipes are most tiring
Prolonged scrolling is bad for your well-being, but is it also physically tiring? Until now, we haven't really been able to say. This is why researchers from Aalto and Leipzig Universities created a new AI model that makes ...
Tech Xplore / This robot sees danger, decides its route and powers over obstacles while carrying loads
A KAIST research team has developed quadrupedal robot technology that not only enables walking by estimating terrain without visual information, but also allows the robot to perceive its surroundings through cameras and LiDAR ...
Tech Xplore / HarmonyGNN boosts graph AI accuracy on four tough benchmarks by up to 9.6%
Researchers have demonstrated a new training technique that significantly improves the accuracy of graph neural networks (GNNs)—AI systems used in applications from drug discovery to weather forecasting. GNNs are AI systems ...
Tech Xplore / Humanoid robots show off their language and boxing skills in Hong Kong
A humanoid robot about the size of a primary school student had something to share in Hong Kong—it sang songs and spoke to people in Mandarin and English, answering whatever questions they posed and delighting the audience ...
Tech Xplore / Quantum computers are coming to break our codes faster than anyone expected
Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world's supercomputers, working together ...
Tech Xplore / Can hyper-real virtual worlds make us feel better?
Virtual reality tools have untapped potential to elicit positive emotions for use in education, health care, architecture and psychological therapy, according to a recent study from Murdoch University that looked at four ...
Tech Xplore / AI models can fake visual understanding of images that don't exist
It wasn't long ago that news headlines claimed that AI might soon assist radiologists in interpreting X-rays of broken bones and analyzing mammograms. We are still far from the destination, as a new study has brought to light ...
Tech Xplore / One tiny diode could shrink image sensors by adding memory and processing
P-n diodes are two-terminal devices that consist of two types of semiconductor materials (i.e., a p-type and an n-type material) joined together. These components allow electric current to only move in one direction, which ...
Tech Xplore / Neural interfaces that adapt to you: How game theory could improve wearables and implants
There is an exciting future on the horizon—one in which your thoughts could directly control electronic devices you use every day. In many ways, that future is already here, enabled by neural interfaces—engineered devices ...
Tech Xplore / Interface tweak triples graphene oxide fuel cell power density to 0.7 W/cm²
A breakthrough in interface engineering clears the path for sustainable, high-power hydrogen energy. As the world races toward a hydrogen-based society, the quest for a truly green fuel cell has faced a persistent material ...
