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Tech Xplore / New method aims to keep kids safe from illegal AI-generated content

Researchers developed an auditing technique to test generative AI models for malicious capabilities without prompting them for illegal outputs.

Jul 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / Analysis of 380 trillion AI tokens reveals how the technology is transforming financial markets

Financial markets are rewarding companies that are well-positioned to benefit from widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) with higher returns, according to a new Yale-led analysis of 380 trillion AI tokens, one ...

Jul 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / Building out the quantum computing toolkit

Quantum computers lack useful functionality without the right algorithms to facilitate their operation. Currently, there are few simple, standardized operations, known as "primitives," in the quantum toolkit that can help ...

Jul 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / Ultra-fine bubbles tune drying ink droplets without chemical additives

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studying inkjet printing have introduced ultra-fine bubbles into ink droplets and showed that their drying behavior can be tuned without additives. They discovered that the shape ...

Jul 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / New catalyst could enable safer electrolyzers for clean hydrogen production

Hydrogen could serve as a clean alternative to fossil fuels because, when used as a fuel, it produces water vapor instead of carbon dioxide (CO2). This cleaner fuel has proved particularly promising for the creation of so-called ...

Jul 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / New soft sensor can turn touch into robotic action without electronics

Built from flexible, compliant materials, soft robots are gaining relevance for tasks ranging from minimally invasive surgery to deep-sea exploration but remain held back by a fundamental constraint. To sense their surroundings ...

Jul 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / New test measures how well humanoid robots handle real-world forces

As technology advances, more is expected from humanoid robots. What were once seen as gimmicks that could walk, if not like us, then close to it, are now pulling their weight and doing more work in places like factories. ...

Jul 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Neutrons track lithium in working solid-state battery, revealing uneven charging

Batteries are part of everyday life, powering everything from phones and laptops to electric cars. Most rechargeable batteries use a liquid to help lithium ions move during charging and discharging. But this liquid can create ...

Jul 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Brain-inspired hardware brings faster, lower-power anomaly detection to AI systems

The brain's cerebellum doesn't waste energy analyzing every moment. Instead, it constantly monitors the world for the unexpected—and springs into action only when something suddenly changes.

Jul 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers build missing infrastructure to move AI between robots

Robotics researchers often spend weeks, or even months, simply getting a new robot up and running before they can begin testing new behaviors. Researchers in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science have ...

Jul 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / New method improves control over organic semiconductor doping for flexible electronics

Organic semiconductors are paving the way for a new generation of lightweight, flexible electronics, including bendable displays, printable circuits, wearable sensors and devices that harvest energy from their surroundings. ...

Jul 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI job rejections felt least fair when avatars shared just one trait

Companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence in their hiring processes. It's not just CVs that are evaluated automatically. AI tools can also conduct job interviews—usually in the form of avatars, which are animated ...

Jul 10, 2026