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Tech Xplore / The AI breakthrough that uses almost no power to create images
From creating art and writing code to drafting emails and designing new drugs, generative AI tools are becoming increasingly indispensable for both business and personal use. As demand increases, they will require even more ...
Tech Xplore / Growth strategy enhances efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells
Photovoltaics (PVs), technological systems that can convert sunlight into electricity are among the most promising and widely adopted clean energy solutions worldwide. While existing silicon-based solar cells have already ...
Tech Xplore / Two new methods push graphene's electronic quality beyond traditional semiconductors
Graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice, is known for its exceptional strength, flexibility and conductivity. However, despite holding the world record for room-temperature electron mobility, ...
Tech Xplore / Prehistoric basketweaving inspires new materials for stiff, resilient robots
Able to undergo repeated compressions without losing their shape, woven materials could form robots, exoskeletons, car parts, architectural components and more.
Tech Xplore / Self-assembling electrolyte enables rapid disassembly for easier EV battery recycling
Today's electric vehicle boom is tomorrow's mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills.
Tech Xplore / Minimal 3D model reveals fundamental mechanisms behind toughening of soft–hard composites
Engineers have long grappled with a fundamental challenge: creating materials that are both strong and tough enough to resist deformation and prevent fractures. These two properties typically exist in opposition, as materials ...
Tech Xplore / Electro-optical Mott neurons made of niobium dioxide created for brain-inspired computing
Over the past decades, engineers have introduced a wide range of computing systems inspired by the human brain or designed to emulate some of its functions. These include devices that artificially reproduce the behavior of ...
Tech Xplore / Recycling lithium from old electric vehicle batteries could be done cheaply with new electrochemical process
With ever more electric vehicles on the road, regulators and automakers are considering what can be done with the millions of batteries that power EVs after they're spent. Even when their useful life is over, EV batteries ...
Tech Xplore / Ice-cooled buildings could ease strain on power grid
Ice has a proven track record when it comes to cooling drinks in the summer, so why not take it a step further? A big step, in fact, as thermal energy storage systems, often called "ice batteries," are getting a boost from ...
Tech Xplore / Simple salt could help unlock more powerful perovskite solar cells
A salt called guanidinium thiocyanate can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor that could make solar power cheaper and more powerful, according to researchers at UCL.
Tech Xplore / Tiny defects deliver big gains: Controlling oxygen vacancies boosts thermoelectric efficiency by 91%
A research team has dramatically enhanced the efficiency of converting heat into electricity. The key lies in controlling tiny defects known as oxygen vacancies.
Tech Xplore / Real-time technique directly images material failure in 3D to improve nuclear reactor safety and longevity
MIT researchers have developed a technique that enables real-time, 3D monitoring of corrosion, cracking, and other material failure processes inside a nuclear reactor environment.
