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Tech Xplore / Fine-tuned perovskites make blue LEDs more vibrant

Over the past decade, perovskite LEDs have become increasingly vibrant and affordable to produce. With careful tweaks to their chemical composition, these crystal-based light emitters can be tuned across the visible spectrum—matching ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Programmable metasurface turns keyboard commands into dynamic holograms in milliseconds

Metasurfaces are ultrathin optical components engineered with arrays of nanoscale structures that can control light in ways that are difficult for conventional optics. Unlike traditional optical components, which typically ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Shade-resistant solar cells keep 97% efficiency after 2,000‑hour stress test

It is common for solar panels to be shaded by trees, clouds, birds or buildings. For thin-film solar technologies, however, such shading can cause shaded areas to develop reverse-bias stress (negative voltage), which can ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Mechanical engineers develop buttons that rise with light

No wires. No actuators. Shine light on the metal surface, and it rises like a button. KAIST researchers have developed a metal structure that changes shape using light, without any light-absorbing coating. This technology ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hybrid-electric aircraft clears 30,000 feet for first time in test flights

An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaboration with NASA and built by GE Aerospace, demonstrated flight of an innovation that can inform new generations of fuel-saving aircraft power ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / New electronic skin brings self-healing sensors to underwater robots and divers

Underwater environments are among the harshest operating conditions for electronic devices. Divers and underwater robots depend on sensors to navigate, communicate and handle objects, but conventional sensors are fragile, ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Weak AI regulation may be worse than none at all, researchers say

A new modeling study finds that weak AI regulation may be worse than no regulation at all when it comes to the safety of AI products and services.

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Ouroboros' AI system changes what edge devices see video in real time

A research team led by Kyunghan Lee, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University College of Engineering, has developed an artificial intelligence system, "Ouroboros," ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Tiny memristor chip cuts brain modeling time to under 10 milliseconds

A research team has developed the world's first chip that can match the speed at which the human brain functions. The study, titled "A sub–10-millisecond neural dynamical system based on phase-change memristors," was published ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI-powered system offers unprecedented insight into the forces shaping Earth's climate

The world's oceans may appear calm from space, but beneath the surface, an intricate web of fast-moving currents drives Earth's climate. Now, a new study led by Tel Aviv University has unveiled a breakthrough that allows ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / China's new AI model halts new subscriptions as demand swamps capacity

The new, powerful Chinese artificial intelligence model Kimi K3, which has caused a stir in the U.S. tech industry, has suspended new subscriptions after a flood in demand overwhelmed capacity within days of the launch.

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researcher warns against one-size-fits-all age verification online

A comprehensive analysis of age assurance technologies co-authored by CISPA faculty member Dr. Wouter Lueks concludes that many currently proposed systems for protecting minors online come with significant trade-offs for ...

Jul 20, 2026