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Tech Xplore / Laser can transform complex semiconductor properties in single-step process
A research team has successfully developed a new technology that converts the conductivity properties of semiconductors with just one laser process.
Tech Xplore / Computer scientists build AI tool to spot risky and unenforceable contract terms
Contracts written by employers and landlords often result in second parties—employees and tenants—facing unfair terms because these documents contain unreasonable or ambiguous clauses, leaving the second parties vulnerable ...
Tech Xplore / Three-layer microfluidic cooling device can remove heat from small electronics more efficiently
As electronic devices become increasingly powerful and compact, they can generate denser heat fluxes, or in other words, produce more heat in a smaller area. These heat fluxes raise the temperature of a device and can damage ...
Tech Xplore / DeepMind introduces AI agent that learns to complete various tasks in a scalable world model
Over the past decade, deep learning has transformed how artificial intelligence (AI) agents perceive and act in digital environments, allowing them to master board games, control simulated robots and reliably tackle various ...
Tech Xplore / Isotropic MOF coating reduces side reactions to boost stability of solid-state Na batteries
In recent years, energy engineers have been trying to design new reliable batteries that can store more energy and allow electronics to operate for longer periods of time before they need to be charged. Some of the most promising ...
Tech Xplore / Double-layer electrode design powers next-gen silicon-based batteries for faster charging and longer range EVs
New research, led by Queen Mary University of London, demonstrates that a double-layer electrode design, guided by fundamental science through operando imaging, shows remarkable improvements in the cyclic stability and fast-charging ...
Tech Xplore / Framework reveals a smarter and faster way to retire US coal plants
Even as coal power continues its steady decline in the United States, more than a hundred plants still have no retirement plans—a gap large enough to derail national climate goals. A new study led by UC Santa Barbara researchers ...
Tech Xplore / 3D-printed twisting material offers adaptable impact protection for vehicles
A new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial which can mitigate the effects of impact could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles in the years ahead.
Tech Xplore / Defect passivation strategy sets new performance benchmark for Sb₂S₃ solar cells
A research team led by Profs. Wang Mingtai and Chen Chong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an antimony trisulfide (Sb₂S₃) solar cell with a record conversion ...
Tech Xplore / Novel carbon nanotube-based transistors reach THz frequencies
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), cylindrical nanostructures made of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, have proved to be promising for the fabrication of various electronic devices. In fact, these structures exhibit outstanding ...
Tech Xplore / AI teaches itself and outperforms human-designed algorithms
Like humans, artificial intelligence learns by trial and error, but traditionally, it requires humans to set the ball rolling by designing the algorithms and rules that govern the learning process. However, as AI technology ...
Tech Xplore / Minimal pixels achieve the highest possible resolution visible to the human eye
As the transfer of information in our society becomes more complex, so the demand increases for screens that transmit images and video with precision. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, the University of ...
