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Tech Xplore / EVs reduce climate pollution, but by how much? Analysis covers powertrain type, size, usage and location

Choosing a more electrified vehicle will reduce drivers' greenhouse gas emissions, regardless of where they live in the contiguous United States, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.

Aug 25, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Login system helps spot online hacks without sacrificing privacy

A new system developed by Cornell Tech researchers helps users detect when their online accounts have been compromised—without exposing their personal devices to invasive tracking by web services.

Aug 25, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / Membraneless process and flow battery promise cheaper, greener carbon capture

Sometimes less really is more—at least that is the case when it comes to improving carbon capture systems, according to a team of researchers at the University of Houston.

Aug 25, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Can we trust AI? Researchers offer framework for tackling this question

An international team of researchers has put forward a framework that it argues can be used to answer one of the biggest questions facing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies: can AI be trusted? The framework offers ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Simulation modeling and physical testing for latticed bionic limbs match, but is it a real study?

Henan University of Technology researchers report on the development of a lightweight lattice-based limb design for a bionic robot. Lightweight structures that can withstand high loads and torsion are in demand in a range ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Contrastive learning framework can detect blockchain-based smart Ponzi schemes

Blockchain technologies are digital systems that work by distributing copies of information across several computers, also referred to as nodes, all of which are connected to a common network. These technologies underpin ...

Aug 24, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / AI method reconstructs 3D scene details from simulated images using inverse rendering

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed many computational tools that can analyze and interpret images. These tools have proved useful for a broad range of applications, including robotics, autonomous driving, ...

Aug 23, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Dialog / Robots can now learn to use tools—just by watching us

Despite decades of progress, most robots are still programmed for specific, repetitive tasks. They struggle with the unexpected and can't adapt to new situations without painstaking reprogramming. But what if they could learn ...

Aug 23, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Pairing food waste and nanocatalysts to reduce carbon emissions in aviation

For researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a new avenue for reducing carbon emissions can be found on the side. A side of salad dressing, that is.

Aug 23, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Social experiments assess 'artificial' altruism displayed by large language models

Altruism, the tendency to behave in ways that benefit others even if it comes at a cost to oneself, is a valuable human quality that can facilitate cooperation with others and promote meaningful social relationships. Behavioral ...

Aug 22, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / Smart microrobots learn to communicate and collaborate in water

In a major step toward intelligent and collaborative microrobotic systems, researchers at the Research Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN) at Chemnitz University of Technology have ...

Aug 22, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / AI model can help extend life and increase safety of electric vehicle batteries

Batteries in electric vehicles wear out too quickly and this is slowing down the electrification of the transport sector. Researchers at Uppsala University have now developed an AI model that can provide a much more accurate ...

Aug 22, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech