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Engineering
New window insulation blocks heat, but not your view
Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have designed a new material for insulating windows that could improve the energy efficiency of buildings worldwide—and it works a bit like a high-tech version of Bubble ...
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Transistor 'design limitation' actually improves performance, scientists find
What many engineers once saw as a flaw in organic electronics could actually make these devices more stable and reliable, according to new research from the University of Surrey and Joanneum Research Materials.
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AI can pick up cultural values by mimicking how kids learn
Artificial intelligence systems absorb values from their training data. The trouble is that values differ across cultures. So an AI system trained on data from the entire internet won't work equally well for people from different ...
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How much for a bot army? Index tracks prices across hundreds of online platforms, from TikTok to Amazon
A new site that tracks the daily fluctuating costs behind building a bot army on over 500 social media and commercial platforms—from TikTok to Amazon and Spotify—in every nation on the planet is launched today by the ...
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New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations
MIT researchers have developed a method that generates more accurate uncertainty measures for certain types of estimation. This could help improve the reliability of data analyses in areas like economics, epidemiology, and ...
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Engineering
Carbon capture made easier: Simple additive could slash costs for industrial plants
Capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants is an important strategy in the efforts to reduce the impact of global climate change. It's used in many industries, including the production of petrochemicals, cement, and ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Simple teflon coating boosts hydrogen production efficiency by 40%
A common non-stick coating used in cookware has been shown to enhance hydrogen production efficiency in water electrolyzers by approximately 40%. The key innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components ...
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Tantalum oxide addition slows lithium-ion battery capacity loss by nearly half
Skoltech researchers have developed a new method to improve the cathode, a key battery component. They proposed doping the cathode material with high-valent tantalum and discovered that adding 0.5 mole % of tantalum oxide ...
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Computer Sciences
Squashing 'fantastic bugs' hidden in AI benchmarks
After reviewing thousands of benchmarks used in AI development, a Stanford team found that 5% could have serious flaws with far-reaching ramifications.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Fairness in AI: Study shows central role of human decision-making
AI-supported recommender systems should provide users with the best possible suggestions for their inquiries. These systems often have to serve different target groups and take other stakeholders into account who also influence ...
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Business
Make your own AI Mickey Mouse—Disney embraces new tech
Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal Thursday that will allow users to create short videos featuring beloved Disney characters through artificial intelligence.
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Electronics & Semiconductors
AI's $400 bn problem: Are chips getting old too fast?
In pursuit of the AI dream, the tech industry this year has plunked down about $400 billion on specialized chips and data centers, but questions are mounting about the wisdom of such unprecedented levels of investment.
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Robotics
Tumbleweed aerodynamics inspire hybrid robots for harsh terrains
A new study published in Nature Communications details a hybrid robot that combines the wind-driven mobility of tumbleweeds with active quadcopter control, offering a new paradigm for energy-efficient terrestrial exploration.
Robotics
Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects
In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull down entire fences and trees.
Dec 10, 2025
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Software
Seamless tech: 'OriStitch' threads computation and 3D textiles
Could a flat piece of fabric hold a 3D shape, the way paper does in origami? Aiming to find out, researchers from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science developed OriStitch, a new software ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Automotive
Automated speed cameras help improve road safety in NYC, study finds
In the United States, automobile crashes are responsible for about 40,000 deaths and 2 million injuries a year, resulting in an estimated $340 billion in economic costs. In a new study, researchers examined the effectiveness ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Engineering
Safe and affordable fast-charging batteries: Multilayered alkali metal structures open the door to energy of the future
Skoltech scientists conducted a study that advances research on future batteries. Their paper, published in Small, sheds light on recent advances in designing multilayered structures of alkali metals, such as lithium, sodium, ...
Dec 10, 2025
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