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Tech Xplore / AI animation slider enables fine control of nuances in character motion
In the production of video games and animated movies, directors and animators are constantly fine-tuning how a character's movements should appear. In many cases, directors require subtle changes, such as making a character ...
Tech Xplore / New benchmark tests AI memory for household robots
In-home assistive robots could clean and organize a home while the owner is away, but without enhanced memory capabilities, they could cause more problems than they solve. They could, for example, cause a major inconvenience ...
Tech Xplore / AI defeats top war game rivals using fewer practice games and on-the-fly planning
A new AI system that excels at challenging games with hidden information could someday help human decision-makers select strategies to outfox opponents in complicated situations like military maneuvers.
Tech Xplore / A continuous artificial muscle unlocks dexterous soft-robot motion
An octopus can bend one part of an arm around an obstacle while another reaches into a small crevice to grab an object. Reproducing that local control in a soft robot requires multiple actuators—components that turn energy ...
Tech Xplore / Soft material that selectively transports lithium ions could improve solid-state batteries
Rice University researchers in the departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry and Materials Science and Nanoengineering and at the Rice Advanced Materials Institute have developed a relatively soft, flexible ...
Tech Xplore / Quantum-inspired math could help AI recognize when it does not know the answer
Anyone who has used ChatGPT or another artificial intelligence chatbot has likely seen a disclaimer that its answers may be incorrect. Large language models are built to generate the most probable response to a prompt. Even ...
Tech Xplore / Far-UVC LEDs transmit data at record speed
Researchers at Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) in Berlin and collaborating institutions have transmitted data at up to 1.5 gigabits per second using novel far-UVC LEDs. The devices, developed at FBH, set a record for wireless ...
Tech Xplore / Prussian blue improves perovskite solar performance from small cells to larger modules
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a promising next-generation photovoltaic technology that can achieve high power conversion efficiencies. However, their performance and long-term stability are limited by problems that arise ...
Tech Xplore / The tests that grade AI may be getting it wrong
Before a new AI model reaches the public, its developers run it through a battery of tests known as "benchmarks," which score it on everything from reasoning ability to how safe it is for people to use. Billions of investment ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers offer three ways to alert users to AI hallucinations with 'embodied' agents
When a conversational AI character in an immersive environment says something false, how should the system alert the user? Researchers have now explored this question in a proof-of-concept study, which tested three techniques ...
Tech Xplore / Stretchable sensory device converts underwater ultrasound into artificial neural signals
A research team led by Nae-Eung Lee, a professor at the School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), has developed a material that can stretch like rubber while generating electricity. ...
Tech Xplore / Lithium-ion 'traffic jams' ease with additive that helps unlock energy in thicker battery electrodes
To develop batteries that last longer on a single charge, more energy must be stored without increasing their size or weight. A research team led by Dr. San Moon and Dr. Jungdon Suk at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical ...
