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Tech Xplore / Transparency in AI companies falls to new low

A new analysis finds that AI companies now average just 40 out of 100 on transparency, marking a significant decline from last year.

Dec 16, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / Assumptions about battery failure challenged: Single-crystal materials require different approach than expected

New research from Argonne National Laboratory and the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) has solved a major battery mystery that has led to capacity degradation, shortened lifespan and, in some ...

Dec 16, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Detecting distant vehicles for safer roads: A new camera-based technique sees farther

Road accidents often stem from failing to notice vehicles. A study published in the journal IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems introduces a method for detecting distant vehicles with over twice the accuracy ...

Dec 16, 2025 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Tech Xplore / Sound-based sensor pinpoints helium leaks using traditional bamboo weaving design

Helium leaks are hard to detect. Helium is odorless, colorless, tasteless, and does not react with other chemical substances. Not only can we not see or smell it, but traditional gas sensors have trouble detecting the element ...

Dec 16, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Professors and students create face-reading software that helps people communicate and move

Observing a young man in a wheelchair with motor impairment struggle to communicate with his parents profoundly affected Chetan Jaiswal.

Dec 16, 2025 in Software
Tech Xplore / Resolving to spend less time on your smartphone? Understanding your travel habits can help, say researchers

If you open a banking app, play a mobile game or scroll through a news feed every day while riding the bus, your commuting routine is probably bolstering your smartphone habit, according to new research that shows phone tendencies ...

Dec 16, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / MXene-based e-tattoos harvest energy and monitor health in real time

Researchers at Boise State University have developed a breakthrough in wearable electronics: a multifunctional electronic tattoo (e‑tattoo) that integrates energy harvesting, energy storage, and real‑time biometric sensing ...

Tech Xplore / How brain-inspired algorithms could drive down AI energy costs

In a study published in Frontiers in Science, scientists from Purdue University and the Georgia Institute of Technology outline practical approaches to overcome the limitations of modern computing hardware.

Dec 16, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Will OpenAI be the next tech giant or next Netscape?

Three years after ChatGPT made OpenAI the leader in artificial intelligence and a household name, rivals have closed the gap and some investors are wondering if the sensation has the wherewithal to stay dominant.

Dec 16, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / Membrane magic: Researchers repurpose fuel cell membranes for new applications

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers are applying fuel cell technology to new applications like sustainable energy and water treatment.

Dec 16, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Sub-millimeter-sized robots can sense, 'think' and act on their own

Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science fiction dreams. But this vision of surgery on a microscale is a step closer to reality, with news that ...

Dec 15, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / How 3D printing creates stronger vehicle parts by solving aluminum's high-temperature weakness

Aluminum is prized for being lightweight and strong, but at high temperatures it loses strength. This has limited its use in engines, turbines, and other applications where parts must stay strong under high temperature conditions. ...

Dec 15, 2025 in Engineering