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Tech Xplore / UV-light method cuts computer chip manufacturing steps in half
University of Missouri researchers have devised a more efficient and precise method for manufacturing computer chips.
Tech Xplore / Reusing EV batteries for energy storage can offer greater carbon savings than direct recycling
When electric vehicle (EV) batteries reach the end of their service life, they can be recycled to recover valuable raw materials for the production of new batteries. Alternatively, retired EV batteries can be repurposed for ...
Tech Xplore / Robotic arm with soft grippers helps people with disabilities make pizza and more
For the millions of Americans who live with a mobility issue, making a pizza can be a lot more challenging than just choosing between pepperoni or sausage. Now Virginia Tech researchers have developed a robotic arm with novel ...
Tech Xplore / Targeted atomic disorder boosts battery charging speed and long-term stability
Led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna and Dr. Patrícia Russo from the Department of Chemistry at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), scientists have succeeded in disrupting the atomic order of batteries in a targeted manner. The ...
Tech Xplore / Flexible transmitter chip could make wireless devices more energy efficient
Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have designed a novel transmitter chip that significantly improves the energy efficiency of wireless communications, which could boost the range and battery life of a connected device.
Tech Xplore / Electric thermal switch designed for space uses graphite ion technology
An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute has demonstrated a device capable of electrically controlling heat flow, potentially transforming thermal management in ...
Tech Xplore / Curved neural networks enable AI memory recall through geometric design
A new international study has introduced Curved Neural Networks—a new type of AI memory architecture inspired by ideas from geometry. The study shows that bending the "space" in which AI "thinks" can create explosive memory ...
Tech Xplore / Tiny spectrometer measures light across broad spectrum and fits on a smartphone
Researchers have successfully demonstrated a spectrometer that is orders of magnitude smaller than current technologies and can accurately measure wavelengths of light from ultraviolet to the near-infrared. The technology ...
Tech Xplore / Cost effective method developed for co-packaging photonic and electronic chips
The future of digital computing and communications will involve both electronics—manipulating data with electricity—and photonics, or doing the same with light. Together the two could allow exponentially more data traffic ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers test the trustworthiness of AI by teaching it to play sudoku
Artificial intelligence tools called large language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini, can do a lot these days—dispensing relationship advice, crafting texts to get you out of social obligations ...
Tech Xplore / New haptic technology adds the sense of touch to virtual reality
USC scientists have developed a wearable system that enables more natural and emotionally engaging interactions in shared digital spaces, opening new possibilities for remote work, education, health care and beyond.
Tech Xplore / Building a high rise out of wood? Cross-laminated timber could make it possible
A new study finds that adopting cross-laminated timber as a primary construction material could have significant environmental benefits, from carbon storage to global reforestation and increased forest cover.
