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Tech Xplore / 'Periodic table of machine learning' framework unifies AI models to accelerate innovation
MIT researchers have created a periodic table that shows how more than 20 classical machine-learning algorithms are connected. The new framework sheds light on how scientists could fuse strategies from different methods to ...

Tech Xplore / Magnetic 'metabot' can expand, assume new shapes, and move like a robot—but without motor or internal gears
In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of material that can expand, assume new shapes, move and follow electromagnetic commands like a remotely ...

Tech Xplore / Engineers create a robot that can jump 10 feet high—without legs
Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, Georgia Tech engineers have created a 5-inch soft robot that can jump as high as a basketball hoop.

Tech Xplore / Generative AI masters the art of scent creation
Addressing the challenges of fragrance design, researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) have developed an AI model that can automate the creation of new fragrances based on user-defined scent descriptors. ...

Tech Xplore / Engineered metamaterial achieves both high strength and remarkable flexibility
In metamaterials design, the name of the game has long been "stronger is better." Metamaterials are synthetic materials with microscopic structures that give the overall material exceptional properties. A huge focus has been ...

Tech Xplore / Quantum computing prepwork made faster with graph-based data grouping algorithm
Quantum computers promise to speed calculations dramatically in some key areas such as computational chemistry and high-speed networking. But they're so different from today's computers that scientists need to figure out ...

Tech Xplore / Touch meets tech: AI brings tactile textures to 3D-printed objects
Essential for many industries ranging from Hollywood computer-generated imagery to product design, 3D modeling tools often use text or image prompts to dictate different aspects of visual appearance, like color and form. ...

Tech Xplore / From beam to battery: Single-step laser printing supercharges high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries
A research team has developed an innovative single-step laser printing technique to accelerate the manufacturing of lithium-sulfur batteries. Integrating the commonly time-consuming active materials synthesis and cathode ...

Tech Xplore / A crystal clear design for high-performance flexible thermoelectric semiconductors
QUT researchers have identified a new material which could be used as a flexible semiconductor in wearable devices by using a technique that focuses on the manipulation of spaces between atoms in crystals.

Tech Xplore / New electronic 'skin' could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin "skins" of electronic material. The method could pave the way for new classes of electronic devices, such as ultrathin wearable sensors, flexible transistors ...

Tech Xplore / Researchers develop AI tech that can monitor pitchers using low-resolution video captured by smartphones
University of Waterloo researchers have developed new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can accurately analyze pitcher performance and mechanics using low-resolution video of baseball games.

Tech Xplore / A single molecule boosts perovskite solar cell efficiency and lifespan
A new study in Science shows that the incorporation of a synthetic molecule into the design enhances the energy efficiency and longevity of perovskite solar cells. The benefits of the molecule, known as CPMAC, were found ...