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Tech Xplore / Open-source framework enables addition of AI to software without prompt engineering

Developers can now integrate large language models directly into their existing software using a single line of code, with no manual prompt engineering required. The open-source framework, known as byLLM, automatically generates ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Software
Tech Xplore / Audio-augmented wearable aims to improve mindfulness, with possible benefits for those with anxiety and ADHD

A new device uses focused sound cues to keep users grounded amid digital distractions, with possible benefits for anxiety and ADHD as well.

Dec 3, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Taming chaos in neural networks: A biologically plausible way

A new framework that causes artificial neural networks to mimic how real neural networks operate in the brain has been developed by a RIKEN neuroscientist and his collaborator. In addition to shedding light on how the brain ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Machine learning & AI
Tech Xplore / Modular system simultaneously produces purified water and hydrogen

A Korean research team has developed a new energy-harvesting water purification system capable of producing both purified water and hydrogen simultaneously.

Dec 3, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Alternative solvent helps produce environmentally-friendly tin perovskite solar cells

Perovskite solar cells are widely regarded as the next generation photovoltaic technology. However, they are not yet stable enough in the long term for widespread commercial use. One reason for this is migrating ions, which ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Guided learning helps previously 'untrainable' neural networks learn effectively

Even networks long considered "untrainable" can learn effectively with a bit of a helping hand. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have shown that a brief period of alignment ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to avoid contact with the environment ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Electric vehicle high-nickel batteries: Fundamental cause of performance degradation identified

High-nickel batteries, which are high-energy lithium-ion batteries primarily used in electric vehicles, offer high energy density but suffer from rapid performance degradation. A research team from KAIST has, for the first ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / New ship hull modifications to slash fuel use

Researchers at MIT have demonstrated that wedge-shaped vortex generators attached to a ship's hull can reduce drag by up to 7.5%, which reduces overall ship emissions and fuel expenses. The paper, "Net Drag Reduction in High ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / A new era beyond gas refrigerants: Magnetic cooling technology offers eco-friendly alternative

A research team at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has successfully developed Korea's first full-cycle magnetic cooling technology, encompassing materials, components, and modules.

Dec 3, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / A metamaterial that bridges air and water

Have you ever tried yelling underwater? Not only is it difficult to make the noise, but it is rarely audible to those outside of the water. Sound travels differently in mediums of different densities, and that causes a high ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Energy-efficient process delivers rare-earth element for magnets

Neodymium is a rare-earth element essential for producing the strongest permanent magnets, which are widespread in defense technologies, hard drives, medical imaging devices, electric vehicle motors, wind turbines and more. ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Engineering