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Tech Xplore / Our ears reveal our feelings: A step toward machines with super-emotional intelligence?
The muscles of the human ear reveal what and how we feel. This is the finding of Dr. Farah Corona-Strauss and Sophie Bonnaire, researchers at the Systems Neuroscience & Neurotechnology Unit in Saarbrücken and Homburg. Their ...
Tech Xplore / Autonomous microfactory turns digital files into DNA for power-free preservation
According to projections, the volume of digital data created, captured, copied and consumed worldwide will reach 175 zettabytes (ZB) in 2026. This is equivalent to the storage capacity of billions of hard drives, such as ...
Tech Xplore / Some AI agents use personal information to upsell wealthier individuals
Increasingly, people are asking personal artificial intelligence (AI) agents powered by models from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to recommend goods and services to purchase, such as flights and health insurance. ...
Tech Xplore / New instrument at Brazil's Sirius accelerator enables researchers to observe solar cells in operation
Scientists at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas, São Paulo state, developed an instrument for the Sirius particle accelerator that can observe the interior of solar cells on a nanoscale ...
Tech Xplore / Chimney or squirrel? Clearing up a robot's fuzzy memory by comparing images from different angles
In an emergency, a human might someday ask a robotic assistant to fetch a wall-mounted defibrillator located down the hall. But if the robot has incorrectly labeled the defibrillator as a fire extinguisher in its stored memory, ...
Tech Xplore / How self-powered life jackets could turn wave motion into an emergency signal
A life jacket that powers its own distress signal could soon provide protection for people on the water thanks to a device developed by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers and their international collaborators. The ...
Tech Xplore / Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
Anthropic is developing its artificial intelligence systems around twice as quickly as it was a year ago amid the CEO's calls to slow down the technology's pace of improvement, according to an analysis released Thursday by ...
Tech Xplore / Generative AI uses more energy on non-English text
When processing and producing non-English text, generative AI burns more energy and sometimes provides less accurate answers, potentially reinforcing existing global inequalities, according to University of Michigan Engineering ...
Tech Xplore / New tool shows how humans can learn with AI
A world-first 3D modeling tool developed at the University of Sydney has demonstrated how users can develop a deeper understanding and learn when engaging with AI.
Tech Xplore / Thin, foldable films offer broadband electromagnetic shielding
A research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a method for manufacturing flexible films that can effectively shield electromagnetic waves across ...
Tech Xplore / New communication and memory tools reduce AI data traffic and response delays
Researchers have developed technologies that reduce communication overhead by transmitting only the data needed for artificial intelligence (AI) analysis and shorten the time users must wait for a response when returning ...
Tech Xplore / Underwater exoskeletons could help divers use less air and move more efficiently
Scuba diving places heavy demands on the human body. Divers must constantly overcome water resistance while carrying breathing equipment and other gear, and their underwater time is ultimately limited by both physical endurance ...
