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Tech Xplore / 'Ice-fire' forge crafts wafer-scale energy storage capacitors in just one second
A research team led by Prof. Hu Weijin from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with partners, has developed a one-second fabrication method for wafer-scale energy ...
Tech Xplore / WhatsApp security vulnerability discovered by researchers
IT-Security Researchers from the University of Vienna and SBA Research identified and responsibly disclosed a large-scale privacy weakness in WhatsApp's contact discovery mechanism that allowed the enumeration of 3.5 billion ...
Tech Xplore / Sustainable, solar-powered 15-minute city: Scientists envision neighborhood clusters sharing energy and resources
The rapid urbanization of the past century has made the car-centric North American city the norm. However, rising greenhouse gas emissions and fuel prices are pushing researchers and planners to look for innovative urban ...
Tech Xplore / Wireless image transmission technique filters redundant data intuitively—just like a human
A new AI-driven technology developed by researchers at UNIST promises to significantly reduce data transmission loads during image transfer, paving the way for advancements in autonomous vehicles, remote surgery and diagnostics, ...
Tech Xplore / AI and extended reality help to preserve built cultural heritage
The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Lausanne was built between 1170 and 1235 and is the largest Gothic church in Switzerland. Over time, this imposing building has been altered, extended and restored on multiple occasions.
Tech Xplore / Small, inexpensive hydrophone boosts undersea signals
Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed a first-of-its-kind hydrophone built around a simple, commercially available microphone. The device, leveraging a common microfabrication process known as microelectromechanical ...
Tech Xplore / Cloudflare outage impacts thousands, disrupts transit systems, ChatGPT, X and more
A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, "League of Legends," to the New Jersey Transit system early ...
Tech Xplore / Soft robot powered by edible pneumatic battery and actuator
Using common kitchen ingredients such as citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, scientists have created an edible pneumatic battery and valve system to power soft robots.
Tech Xplore / Perovskite solar cells achieve 27.2% efficiency with improved chlorine distribution
In recent years, perovskite has emerged as a promising solution for cheaper, more efficient solar energy. This advanced synthetic material is made from crystals that mimic the naturally occurring crystal perovskite (calcium ...
Tech Xplore / Innovative underwater exoskeleton boosts diving efficiency
A research team led by Professor Wang Qining from the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics, Peking University, has developed the world's first portable underwater exoskeleton system that assists divers' knee movement, ...
Tech Xplore / Two-step flash Joule heating method recovers lithium‑ion battery materials quickly and cleanly
A research team at Rice University led by James Tour has developed a two-step flash Joule heating-chlorination and oxidation (FJH-ClO) process that rapidly separates lithium and transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers unveil first-ever defense against cryptanalytic attacks on AI
Security researchers have developed the first functional defense mechanism capable of protecting against "cryptanalytic" attacks used to "steal" the model parameters that define how an AI system works.