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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
Tech Xplore / Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Manganese gets its moment as a potential fuel cell catalyst

The road to a more sustainable planet may be partially paved with manganese. According to a new study by researchers at Yale and the University of Missouri, chemical catalysts containing manganese—an abundant, inexpensive ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Ancient board game tactics help AI unlock optimal cooling strategies

It's a simple law of physics: When electricity or fuel powers a machine, the machine gets hotter. Finding new ways to cool machines quickly and controllably can mean the difference between a functioning electrical grid and ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Engineers demonstrate smallest all-printed infrared photodetectors to date

A research team led by Professor Leo Tianshuo Zhao from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed the world's smallest fully printed ...