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Tech Xplore / Most AI bots lack basic safety disclosures, study finds

Many people use AI chatbots to plan meals and write emails, AI-enhanced web browsers to book travel and buy tickets, and workplace AI to generate invoices and performance reports. However, a new study of the "AI agent ecosystem" ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Security vulnerabilities in Tesla's Model 3 and Cybertruck reveal how connected cars can be hacked

Hackers could exploit wireless systems in Tesla's Model 3 and Cybertruck to track vehicles, disrupt communications, and interfere with network performance, according to research from Northeastern University posted to the ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Exposing biases, moods, personalities and abstract concepts hidden in large language models

By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they're far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as certain tones, personalities, ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Cyber-attacks could disrupt smart factories by targeting time itself

A cyber-attack does not always need to steal data or shut systems down to cause damage. Sometimes it only needs to shift the clock. Researchers at the University of East London (UEL), in collaboration with industry, have ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Choosing experiments randomly can help scientists develop better theories, new model reveals

The race to develop a virtual scientist—an AI creation that conducts every stage of research, from idea to publication—has consumed researchers, start-up founders, and tech juggernauts alike.

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Learn-to-Steer' method improves AI's ability to understand spatial instructions

Researchers from the Department of Computer Science at Bar-Ilan University and from NVIDIA's AI research center in Israel have developed a new method that significantly improves how artificial intelligence models understand ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Resilient nylon-11 film generates electricity from pressure and survives repeated runovers

RMIT University researchers have developed a flexible nylon-film device that generates electricity from compression and keeps working even after being run over by a car multiple times, opening the door to self-powered sensors ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / What does 'flexibility' actually look like? New findings suggest speed limits for wearable devices

Flexible electronics are often sold on a simple promise: bendable screens, lightweight solar cells or wearable devices that can bend and flex without breaking. But what does that "flexibility" actually look like at the molecular ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions

It happens every day—a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By the time they finally park and ...

Feb 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Laser-etched glass can store data for 10,000 years, Microsoft says

Thousands of years from now, what will remain of our digital era? The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries, but on hard drives that struggle to last decades, let alone millennia.

Feb 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / 3D printing platform rapidly produces complex electric machines

A broken motor in an automated machine can bring production on a busy factory floor to a halt. If engineers can't find a replacement part, they may have to order one from a distributor hundreds of miles away, leading to costly ...

Feb 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / New polymer alloy could solve energy storage challenge

In the race for lighter, safer and more efficient electronics—from electric vehicles to transcontinental energy grids—one component literally holds the power: the polymer capacitor. Seen in such applications as medical ...

Feb 18, 2026