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Tech Xplore / Short training helps people spot AI faces in the battle against deepfake fraud

Humans have been successfully trained to spot AI-generated faces in a study led by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) Emotions and Faces Lab. The study, "Training Humans to Detect AI-generated Faces," ...

Jun 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Shape-shifting surface morphs in real time for next-generation human-machine interaction

A team of engineers at Rice University and Kyung Hee University has developed a soft, shape-shifting mechanical surface that can respond to touch, sense its own movements and visually communicate changes in real time—an advance ...

Jun 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Robotic bird helps uncover the mysteries of flight turbulence

A bio-inspired robotic bird capable of mimicking the key movements of kestrels is helping researchers unravel the mysteries behind the species' exceptional hovering capabilities.

Jun 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Antenna array could provide protected tactical satellite communications in low-Earth orbit

Preventing adversaries from interfering with communications is crucial to national security. Tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) focus on securing reliable communications channels against adversaries in contested environments. ...

Jun 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy storage system, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

Jun 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Impossible' low-loss, tunable dielectric achieved in microwave electronics

The result on his computer screen looked impossible. Late one night in 2009, Nate Orloff was alone in a laboratory, analyzing measurements from a set of experimental thin films sent to him by Darrell Schlom, the Tisch University ...

Jun 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI assistant uses smartwatches, speech and text to spot distress early

What if your smartwatch could tell when you were struggling emotionally and offer support before you even thought to ask? That's the idea behind a new AI-powered system developed by researchers at the University of Ottawa, ...

Jun 27, 2026
Tech Xplore / Dog-bone design helps 2D nanoribbon transistors stay fast and efficient as widths shrink

Transistors, small semiconductor-based switches that control the flow of electricity, are central components of all electronic devices, from computers to smartphones, wearables, sensors and smart appliances. Over the past ...

Jun 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / An AI model that thinks like we do offers new ways to peer inside the black box

When a standard large language model (LLM) is confronted with a problem, it tries to solve it by matching it to similar information it has seen before, and then give an answer based on those past patterns. But how it decides ...

Jun 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Artificial skin enables robots to simultaneously sense temperature and pressure like humans

A research team led by Prof. Seung Hwan Ko of Seoul National University College of Engineering's Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed an artificial skin technology that enables robots to sense temperature and ...

Jun 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers create PaperTok, an AI system that helps users turn research papers into short, engaging videos

Students in the University of Washington's Prosocial Computing Group noticed a trend on social media: People were using generative artificial intelligence to make short science videos. The trouble was that these people weren't ...

Jun 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / BurgerAI creates custom burgers tailored for taste, health and the planet

Stanford researcher Ellen Kuhl estimates that there are some 1043 potential burger recipes in the world. And with BurgerAI, a new tool developed in her lab, artificial intelligence can now design the best one for you based ...

Jun 26, 2026