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Tech Xplore / 'Energy sandwich' could power next-generation solar and lighting

Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely tuned "energy sandwich" that could transform how solar cells, LEDs and lasers ...

Tech Xplore / Robots trained with spatial dataset show improved object handling and awareness

When it comes to navigating their surroundings, machines have a natural disadvantage compared to humans. To help hone the visual perception abilities they need to understand the world, researchers have developed a novel training ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Research pinpoints bugs in popular science software

A go-to software platform scientists use to do their work could become less glitchy, thanks to University of Alberta research.

Nov 13, 2025 in Software
Tech Xplore / New hope for lithium extraction from old batteries

A new study shows that lithium—a critical element used in rechargeable batteries and susceptible to supply chain disruption—can be recovered from battery waste using an electrochemically driven recovery process. The method ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Humidity unlocks hidden power of ions in generating static electricity

Professor Dong-Myeong Shin and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shed light on the contribution of ions in electric charge transfer, ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Stirling engine generates mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The invention could be used, for example, ...

Nov 12, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / When AI draws our words: Study finds image generators fail basic instructions despite aesthetic success

Can we really trust artificial intelligence to illustrate our ideas? A team of scientists has examined the capabilities of Midjourney and DALL·E—two Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) software programs—to produce ...

Nov 12, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Self-adapting LLMs behave more like students to absorb new knowledge

In an MIT classroom, a professor lectures while students diligently write down notes they will reread later to study and internalize key information ahead of an exam.

Nov 12, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / Rubber electronics are first to offer complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor functionality

Researcher Cunjiang Yu and his research team, including several of his former students, have announced a significant milestone in materials and electronics engineering: the creation of what they call "rubbery CMOS," which ...

Tech Xplore / Five minutes of training boosts ability to spot AI-generated fake faces

Five minutes of training can significantly improve people's ability to identify fake faces created by artificial intelligence, new research shows.

Nov 12, 2025 in Security
Tech Xplore / 'We're already living in science fiction': The neurotech revolution

From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralyzed people to walk, the field of neurotechnology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical breakthroughs—and profound ethical concerns.

Nov 12, 2025 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Tech Xplore / Building hypersonic planes won't demand a significantly different design approach, study suggests

Hypersonic planes could fly from Sydney to Los Angeles in just an hour. What's standing in the way of such ultra-fast planes becoming reality is our understanding of how the turbulence they generate as they fly at such high ...

Nov 12, 2025 in Engineering