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Tech Xplore / New computational method combines modern density functional with adaptive algorithm to predict semiconductor properties
Semiconductors are central to modern technology. They are used in computer chips, solar cells, sensors, LEDs and communication devices. Before researchers make new semiconductor materials in the lab, they often test them ...
Tech Xplore / AI-powered social media can subtly manipulate opinion at scale
AI tools used to generate, edit or contextualize social media posts can introduce hidden biases that spread through online networks and shape public opinion, according to new research from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) ...
Tech Xplore / How does superconductivity begin? Unveiling the hidden flow of electrons
Superconductivity, a phenomenon in which electricity flows without resistance, is considered the core of quantum computers and next-generation power technologies. However, the exact states electrons undergo before superconductivity ...
Tech Xplore / Robots can now 'see' touch thanks to a new color-changing tactile sensor
Engineers at Queen Mary University of London have built a new color-changing tactile sensor, which allows robots to "see" and touch in real-time. The novel idea was invented by Giacomo Sasso, a postdoctoral researcher at ...
Tech Xplore / A COF-graphene hybrid opens new horizons for lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries combine the abundance and affordability of sulfur with an energy storage capability far beyond that of current lithium-ion technologies. Practical deployment, however, has been slowed by a ...
Tech Xplore / Some agentic AI browsers may come with major cybersecurity risks
In the last year or so, artificial intelligence companies have rolled out a spate of web browsers equipped with AI agents. A user might ask one of these agents to plan a vacation, and it will open browser tabs to research ...
Tech Xplore / Spintronic hardware unlocks faster, lower-energy optimization, outpacing tested quantum annealers
Solving complex optimization problems is central to many modern technologies, from logistics and financial modeling to chip design, communications and artificial intelligence (AI). However, as these problems grow in size, ...
Tech Xplore / Giving drones a sense of 'pain' could help them predict instability before it happens
Imagine you're running and you sprain your ankle. The pain makes you gingerly limp the rest of the way home. This is a great example of how nature adapts to failures in a system. The pain tells you: "If you continue running ...
Tech Xplore / Blame the model, not the machine—better data helps 3D-printed metamaterials match predictions
Additive manufacturing, such as 3D printing, provides an excellent opportunity to design metamaterials: materials with an engineered structure that leads to desired properties such as, for instance, resistance to vibrations. ...
Tech Xplore / New 4D-printing method creates lighter, faster-spinning wind turbine blades
A new manufacturing technique developed by Concordia researchers could make small wind turbines lighter, less expensive and easier to produce. Using a process known as 4D printing of composites, Ph.D. candidate Emad Fakhimi ...
Tech Xplore / New database for subsurface energy storage could be boon for natural gas industry
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have produced a new analysis of underground natural gas storage sites around the country. The analysis can help guide future expansion of natural gas storage capacity, optimize ...
Tech Xplore / Polymer cold spray can restore up to 80% of strength in damaged composite materials
Rowan University researchers have demonstrated a new method for repairing damage in advanced composite materials, offering a faster, more effective alternative to conventional repair techniques used in industries such as ...
