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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.
Tech Xplore / Advances in lithium-ion battery recycling enhance critical metal recovery and reduce carbon emissions
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems, making efficient recycling crucial for sustainability. A research team led by Prof. Dan Tsang, Professor ...
Tech Xplore / Bioinspired artificial muscles enable robotic limbs to push, lift and kick
Future robots could soon have a lot more muscle power. Northwestern University engineers have developed a soft artificial muscle, paving the way for untethered animal- and human-scale robots. The new muscles, or actuators, ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers identify carbon contamination as key barrier in gallium oxide electronics
Cornell researchers have uncovered a nearly invisible culprit hindering the development of next-generation, high-power electronics: a microscopic layer of carbon contamination, often left behind by air exposure and fabrication ...
Tech Xplore / Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. Engineers have figured out why
When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel—as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009—Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, issuing a series of commands that move ...
Tech Xplore / Meta's wristband breakthrough lets you use digital devices without touching them
Could Meta be on the verge of transforming how we interact with our digital devices? If the company's latest innovation takes off, we might soon be controlling our computers, cell phones and tablets with a simple flick of ...
Tech Xplore / A human-inspired pathfinding approach to improve robot navigation
For robots to be successfully introduced in a wider range of real-world settings, they should be able to safely and reliably navigate rapidly changing environments. While roboticists and computer scientists have introduced ...
Tech Xplore / AI tackles notoriously complex equations, enabling faster advances in drug and material design
It can take years for humans to solve complex scientific problems. With AI, it can take a fraction of the time.
Tech Xplore / Research shows how sulfate ions increase the lifespan, performance of aqueous batteries
Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have uncovered a critical molecular cause keeping aqueous rechargeable batteries from becoming a safer, economical option for sustainable energy storage.
Tech Xplore / Design strategies for reshaping stability and sustainability of perovskite solar cells
A research team from the School of Engineering (SENG) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has introduced comprehensive bio-inspired multiscale design strategies to address key challenges in the commercialization ...
Tech Xplore / AI system identifies fake videos beyond face swaps and altered speech
In an era where manipulated videos can spread disinformation, bully people, and incite harm, UC Riverside researchers have created a powerful new system to expose these fakes.
Tech Xplore / WhoFi: New surveillance technology can track people by how they disrupt Wi-Fi signals
Hi-tech surveillance technologies are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you want sophisticated devices to detect suspicious behavior and alert authorities. But on the other, there is the need to protect individual privacy. ...
