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Tech Xplore / A rewritable DNA hard drive may help solve the growing data storage crisis

Around the world, scientists are exploring an unexpected solution to the growing data crisis: storing digital information in synthetic DNA. The idea is simple but powerful—DNA is one of the most compact, durable information ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Hardware
Tech Xplore / 'Milestone' findings on imaging methods call for a closer look at battery microscopy

Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) allow researchers at the forefront of energy technology to study next-generation battery materials down to the atom. But new research has discovered that the very act of microscoping ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Is this your AI? ZEN framework cracks AI black box

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems power everything from chatbots to security cameras, yet many of the most advanced models operate as "black boxes." Companies can use them, but outsiders can't see how they were built, ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Machine learning & AI
Tech Xplore / Micro to mega engineering: Scaling up the 'world's smallest Nerf blaster'

BYU engineers had so much fun working with Mark Rober to create the "world's smallest Nerf blaster," they continued the work to see how big they could make it. The micro ant-blaster has become a mega launcher with the same ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Extra 'set of eyes' for self-driving cars: Roadside radar sensors could reduce blind spots

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are becoming increasingly common on roadways, but making them as safe as possible may entail going beyond the particular specs of the vehicles themselves to upgrading the roadway infrastructure. ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Tech Xplore / Electron microscopy shows 'mouse bite' defects in semiconductors

Cornell researchers have used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect, for the first time, the atomic-scale defects in computer chips that can sabotage their performance. The imaging method, which was the result of a collaboration ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Platforms for charging wireless cars now fit on a bench, no test track needed

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have devised a rotating tabletop device to study wireless charging in electric vehicles. Testing on real tracks takes up vast areas at significant cost. The team not only built ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite

Faster, more secure connections from space could one day make broadband on planes, ships and even remote roads as easy as turning on a light. The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defense and Space, the Netherlands Organization ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Telecom
Tech Xplore / AI education could be crucial in tackling rising voice scams

A new study from Abertay University reveals that the most effective way to protect people from AI voice scams is not through traditional warning messages, but by educating them about how advanced and authentic AI voices have ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Security
Tech Xplore / AI tool predicts building emissions from simple text descriptions

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) tool that predicts the carbon footprint of buildings from simple text descriptions, giving architects real-time feedback on sustainability ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / New standardized wave energy prototyping method aims to speed converter development

Converting wave motion into electricity holds enormous potential as a renewable energy source, but a lack of standardized prototyping is holding back technological development. A research team led by University of Michigan ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / How an overlooked electrostatic force could drive the motor of the future

When we hear about moving objects with electricity, most of us imagine a "pulling force." Positive and negative charges attract each other, drawing objects together. It is natural to think that this attractive force—known ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Engineering