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Tech Xplore / Why do we labor when reading some words but not others? AI offers a partial answer

Why do we breeze through some sentences in a book or article but have to reread others to comprehend their meaning? A team of linguists and data scientists has found a partial answer in AI—some of this processing parallels ...

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI and electrolyte engineering open new paths for better batteries

Cornell researchers are using artificial intelligence to speed the search for better battery materials while using a creative approach to chemistry to expand the design space for electrolytes, unlocking new possibilities ...

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI framework rooted in cognitive science could complete tasks more efficiently

In recent years, computer scientists have developed a wide range of artificial intelligence (AI) models that can rapidly recognize patterns in data, generate content and solve other computational problems. Many of these AI ...

Aug 8, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI agents automate atom-by-atom simulations to accelerate discovery of new materials

A team from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has successfully demonstrated an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven system to automate a powerful simulation method that predicts how atoms in ...

Aug 7, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Chameleon' chip adapts to changing data speeds, cutting prediction errors by up to 40-fold

AI semiconductors are becoming more programmable. KAIST researchers have developed a device whose response characteristics can be programmed to process data that changes at different speeds. The technology reduced prediction ...

Aug 7, 2026
Tech Xplore / When security becomes a risk factor—privacy risks of public URL-scanning services

URL scanning services are now a common component of modern security workflows. They help detect phishing websites or malware early and warn users before they visit a URL. However, the practice of some of these services—publishing ...

Aug 7, 2026
Tech Xplore / Thinking about trading your car in for an EV? Here's a compelling new reason to do it now

In recent months, American drivers have felt the pain of increased prices at the gas pump. There's some evidence that higher prices may be fueling interest in greener ways of getting around. Battery electric cars, more commonly ...

Aug 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Optimizing software: Computing professor's 'egg' downsizes programs to make them more nimble

Many software tools, including compilers, optimizers and synthesizers, have a common task at their core. They must transform long, complicated programs into simplified equivalents. These scaled-down programs run faster and ...

Aug 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Chemists race to turn industrial waste into renewable resource

Researchers have developed a process for converting carbon dioxide and industrial waste into green hydrogen, reporting in a new study that turning trash into valuable mineral products could usher in a more efficient way to ...

Aug 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Pagoda-inspired floors reduce tower sway while cutting material needs

Imperial and Arup pioneer a new approach to designing tall buildings that uses the building's own weight to reduce movement in high winds and earthquakes. Inspired by traditional Japanese pagodas, it makes towers safer while ...

Aug 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hidden goals can undermine AI teamwork, study finds

Large language models (LLMs), the computational models that underpin conversational agents such as Gemini and ChatGPT, are now widely used by people worldwide to rapidly find information, summarize documents and generate ...

Aug 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / A new way to watch heat move through electronics

The same overheating problem that happens to our laptops also plagues computer servers and data centers around the world—and heat management is only getting harder as computer chips get more compact and powerful.

Aug 6, 2026