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Tech Xplore / Robotic arm successfully learns 1,000 manipulation tasks in one day
Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of systems that can effectively tackle some real-world problems. Most of these robots, however, often perform poorly on tasks that they were not trained on, ...
Tech Xplore / We may never be able to tell if AI becomes conscious, argues philosopher
A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that our evidence for what constitutes consciousness is far too limited to tell if or when artificial intelligence has made the leap—and a valid test for doing so will remain ...
Tech Xplore / Self-healing nuclear fuel could improve safety, reduce waste in reactors
Nuclear power is among the cleanest energy sources on Earth, but the materials that fuel it can degrade during operation. A new international study may unlock safer, longer-lasting fuel for the next generation of reactors.
Tech Xplore / Sodium-ion batteries can charge faster than lithium counterparts with hard carbon electrodes
The worldwide push for sustainability requires better, more durable batteries to support renewable energy systems and ubiquitous electronic devices.
Tech Xplore / Flexible position encoding helps LLMs follow complex instructions and shifting states
Most languages use word position and sentence structure to extract meaning. For example, "The cat sat on the box," is not the same as "The box was on the cat." Over a long text, like a financial document or a novel, the syntax ...
Tech Xplore / AI system protects wireless networks from jamming attacks in real time
A research team at the University of Ottawa has developed an advanced artificial intelligence system designed to autonomously defend wireless networks from jamming attacks, operating much like a digital immune system. This ...
Tech Xplore / AI-generated audio fills in the gaps for glitch-free music experiences
We've all been there, protecting our ears—the school play in the gym or community hall, where sound is distorted due to glitches in equipment.
Tech Xplore / Confined crystallization strategy improves spray-coated perovskite device performance
Metal halide perovskites are promising for next-generation high-efficiency photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices due to excellent tunable properties and solution processability. Recent fabrication techniques (such as spin ...
Tech Xplore / Electrochemical tuning of Ni-rich cathodes curbs c-collapse, enhancing lithium-ion battery durability
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) remain the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, due to their light weight, high energy densities and their short charging times. Energy engineers have been trying to identify new ...
Tech Xplore / How cement 'breathes in' and stores millions of tons of CO₂ a year
The world's most common construction material has a secret. Cement, the "glue" that holds concrete together, gradually "breathes in" and stores millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air over the lifetimes of buildings ...
Tech Xplore / How AI helps solve problems it doesn't even understand
Researchers at TU Wien have discovered an unexpected connection between two very different areas of artificial intelligence: Large Language Models (LLMs) can help solve logical problems—without actually "understanding" ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers reveal bias in a widely used measure of algorithm performance
When scientists test algorithms that sort or classify data, they often turn to a trusted tool called Normalized Mutual Information (or NMI) to measure how well an algorithm's output matches reality. But according to new research, ...
