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Tech Xplore / Dual-atom catalyst boosts performance of zinc-air batteries for real-world applications
A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in improving the performance of zinc-air batteries (ZABs), which are an important energy storage technology. This breakthrough involves a new catalyst that significantly boosts ...
Tech Xplore / AI overconfidence mirrors a human language disorder
Agents, chatbots and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in everyday life by many. So-called large language model (LLM)-based agents, such as ChatGPT and Llama, have become impressively ...
Tech Xplore / Escape rooms are fun, and they could also help make VR and AR effective tools for education and AI
Over the last few years, virtual and augmented reality have become increasingly popular in education, but there is still a central, lingering question: How can students learn with this technology?
Tech Xplore / Algorithm based on LLMs doubles lossless data compression rates
People store large quantities of data in their electronic devices and transfer some of this data to others, whether for professional or personal reasons. Data compression methods are thus of the utmost importance, as they ...
Tech Xplore / Energy and memory: A new neural network paradigm
Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune? If you can, congratulations—it's a triumph of your associative memory, in which one piece of information (the first few notes) triggers the memory ...
Tech Xplore / Groups of AI agents spontaneously form their own social norms without human help, study suggests
A new study suggests that populations of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, similar to ChatGPT, can spontaneously develop shared social conventions through interaction alone.
Tech Xplore / Interlocked electrodes push silicon battery lifespan beyond limits
As demand surges for batteries that store more energy and last longer—powering electric vehicles, drones, and energy storage systems—a team of South Korean researchers has introduced an approach to overcome a major limitation ...
Tech Xplore / Scalable, low-maintenance design recycles heat for a steady supply of drinking water off-grid
Fresh drinking water is a vital yet limited resource that will only grow scarcer over the next few years, according to the World Resources Institute. Desalination, the process of removing salt from water, is an established ...
Tech Xplore / Upgraded technique for extracting uranium from seawater promises higher efficiency and lower costs
A team of chemists, materials scientists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China, working with a colleague from Taiwan, has developed a new way to remove uranium from seawater that is much more efficient ...
Tech Xplore / Steering AI: New technique offers more control over large language models
Imagine developing a finer control knob for artificial intelligence (AI) applications like Google Gemini and OpenAI ChatGPT.
Tech Xplore / Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings
Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment.
Tech Xplore / AI model classifies images with a hierarchical tree from broad to specific
A new AI model, H-CAST, groups fine details into object-level concepts as attention moves from lower to high layers, outputting a classification tree—such as bird, eagle, bald eagle—rather than focusing only on fine-grained ...
