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Tech Xplore / AI builds custom decision-making software in about an hour instead of months
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that automates the creation of complex decision-making software, cutting development time ...
Tech Xplore / Temporary melting liquid could help build better perovskite solar cells and LEDs
A team co-led by researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new way to make perovskite solar cells—a promising next-generation solar technology—more efficient and durable. By creating a temporary ...
Tech Xplore / Spelling backward gets easier for AI models upgraded to see every letter
Before large language models (LLMs) can process text, they split it into chunks such as words or word fragments. The LLM behind ChatGPT, for example, splits "LMU München" into the three chunks "LM," "U" and "München," so ...
Tech Xplore / Wristwatch-type wearable sensor enables real-time monitoring of sodium and potassium
Sweat can serve as a real-time source of information about the body's current state. For example, wearable sensors designed to measure sodium and potassium in sweat could provide biochemical information relevant to physiological ...
Tech Xplore / AI image watermarks can survive new model training, but durability varies by design
Watermarks are increasingly being used to make AI-generated images recognizable and to ensure their origin can be traced. Previous research has focused on whether watermarks can withstand image manipulation. CISPA researcher ...
Tech Xplore / Coal-derived carbon nanodots enable next-generation 2D electronics
Silicon-based microelectronics have powered the digital revolution, but their performance and efficiency are starting to reach limits imposed by the fundamental properties of silicon itself.
Tech Xplore / Shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its movement as it bends and twists
MIT engineers have developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists. The sensor is similar in principle to some motion-capture garments, which track a person's physical ...
Tech Xplore / PhoneBot gives old smartphones a new job on two legs
Smartphones combine cameras, motion sensors and powerful processors in devices that fit inside a pocket. These features could also make them useful components for robots, reducing the need to buy and connect separate sensors, ...
Tech Xplore / Simple math formula predicts when AI chatbots will go rogue
Most of us now carry in our pockets devices capable of running small AI chatbots. These chatbots have little safety oversight to ensure they don't provide information and answers with the potential to encourage self-harm, ...
Tech Xplore / Can your employer demand proof that you've slept well?
Fatigue can be just as dangerous as drunken driving. That is why both researchers and companies are increasingly investing in technologies that can monitor and improve our sleep. But what happens if sleep is no longer regarded ...
Tech Xplore / Platinum in fuel cells lasts longer with nitrogen-enhanced graphene wrapper
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have developed a durable fuel-cell catalyst by wrapping platinum nanoparticles in nitrogen-containing graphene and placing them on carbon nanotubes. This design retained 96.9% of ...
Tech Xplore / Heat-storing gel could cut buildings' energy consumption
Heating and cooling buildings account for a large portion of global energy use. A research team in the Texas A&M University Department of Materials Science and Engineering was featured on the cover of ACS Applied Materials ...
