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Tech Xplore / Recycled plastic asphalt can boost pavement performance and limit particle release
Asphalt containing recycled plastic held together better than conventional asphalt and showed a lower level of plastic-like particles after combined traffic and moisture-related laboratory testing, according to a study led ...
Tech Xplore / Ultrafast oxide-ion conductors offer route to low-temperature fuel cells
Solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), which convert chemical energy directly into electrical power, are promising energy-conversion technologies because they can operate on various fuels, including hydrogen, natural gas and biogas.
Tech Xplore / Engineers develop new way to monitor 3D printed concrete during construction
A Rowan University team of engineers has developed a new way to measure how 3D-printed concrete deforms during printing and curing, revealing how lower layers respond to the weight and pressure of newly deposited material. ...
Tech Xplore / New detector spots AI-generated work by examining ideas, not words
It's no secret that an ever-increasing number of scientists use AI to help with their papers. While tasks such as polishing text are generally permissible if declared, using the technology to write papers, or parts of papers, ...
Tech Xplore / Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgets
Small artificial intelligence models may be only months away from being able to behave like a computer worm, copying themselves from one internet-connected gadget to the next without human help, Anthropic said.
Tech Xplore / Soft robotic fish combines high-speed swimming with 3D maneuverability
Researchers from the Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an electrohydraulically actuated soft robotic fish that can swim at high speeds and perform agile three-dimensional ...
Tech Xplore / Blink-powered glasses harvest mechanical energy from facial movements to power sensors
From blinking and smiling to jaw clenching and eyebrow raising, faces are constantly in motion—and generating tiny amounts of energy along the way. Now, Northwestern University engineers are putting that energy to work.
Tech Xplore / Beetle-inspired soft robot follows finger commands to walk, grip and relay sensory information
Researchers have developed a technology that lets a user move a small robot by bending and straightening a finger. The user can also pick up and move objects while checking the images and contact information that the robot ...
Tech Xplore / Tiny droplets form soft networks for brain-inspired computing
Inside the human brain, billions of individual neurons connect to form a vast network capable of rapidly processing information and electrical signals. A team of researchers and engineers at Penn State is taking inspiration ...
Tech Xplore / Scientists control where 2D semiconductor crystals begin to grow, addressing key challenge in stacking AI chips
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, only a few atomic layers thick, are promising materials for making AI chips faster and more energy efficient by stacking additional semiconductor layers on top of existing computing circuits. ...
Tech Xplore / Optical intelligence could help communications systems read complex light patterns
Scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have developed a "light-powered brain" that can recognize hidden information in complex patterns of light, potentially paving the way for faster communications systems.
Tech Xplore / Less platinum, cheaper hydrogen: Ultrathin electrolyzer coatings show promise
Hydrogen is expected to become an important energy carrier of the future, particularly for industrial applications. But this requires climate-friendly technologies that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. One major challenge ...
