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Engineering
Scandium superhighway paves way for low-temperature hydrogen fuel cells
As global energy demand increases, researchers, industries, governments, and stakeholders are working together to develop new ways of meeting that demand. This is especially important as we address the ongoing climate crisis ...
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Self-cleaning glass uses electric field to remove dust particles within seconds
What if windows could clean themselves at the flick of a switch? We're not quite there yet, but we are getting closer. Researchers in China have developed a transparent, easy-to-produce self-cleaning glass that can remove ...
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting "significant" advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities as a global race over the technology accelerates.
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Maximizing direct methanol fuel cell performance: Reinforcement learning enables real-time voltage control
Fuel cells are energy solutions that can convert the chemical energy in fuels into electricity via specific chemical reactions, instead of relying on combustion. Promising types of fuel cells are direct methanol fuel cells ...
Invisible polymer film offers powerful conductivity for smart devices
Scientists at La Trobe University have produced a new, powerful electricity-conducting material in research which could revolutionize smartphones and wearable technologies like medical devices.
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Robotics
Engineers design alternating-pressure mattress for bedsore prevention
Mechanical engineering researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have designed a mattress that helps prevent bedsores by alternating pressure across the body and, at times, increasing peak pressure rather than ...
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Computer Sciences
LLMs can match human brain perceptions in everyday scenes
When we look at the world, our brain doesn't just recognize objects such as "a dog" or "a car," it also understands the broader meaning, like what's happening, where it's happening, and how everything fits together. But for ...
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Automotive
Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions
Any motorist who has ever waited through multiple cycles for a traffic light to turn green knows how annoying signalized intersections can be. But sitting at intersections isn't just a drag on drivers' patience—unproductive ...
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Computer Sciences
Anthropic says they've found a new way to stop AI from turning evil
AI is a relatively new tool, and despite its rapid deployment in nearly every aspect of our lives, researchers are still trying to figure out how its "personality traits" arise and how to control them. Large learning models ...
Energy & Green Tech
A low-cost catalytic cycle could advance the separation, storage and transportation of hydrogen
Hydrogen (H2) is an Earth-abundant molecule that is widely used in industrial settings and could soon contribute to the clean generation and storage of electricity. Most notably, it can be used to generate electricity in ...
Engineering
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air
A new breakthrough from the Zhang Lab at Boston University is making waves in the world of sound control.
Aug 6, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Clean energy is here, but getting it to electric vehicles is not
Even if enough renewable energy is available, simply switching from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs) won't be enough to fight climate change—unless the U.S. also upgrades its transmission grid, a new Northwestern ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
AI system discovers visual categories while adapting to new contexts
A new approach called open ad-hoc categorization (OAK) helps AI systems dynamically reinterpret the same image differently depending on the categorization context, rather than using fixed visual interpretation. A University ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Engineering
Computers reconstruct 3D environments from 2D photos in a fraction of the time
Imagine trying to make an accurate three-dimensional model of a building using only pictures taken from different angles—but you're not sure where or how far away all the cameras were. Our big human brains can fill in a ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Robotics
Robotic folding sheet adapts to terrain and grasps items using built-in sensors
A flexible robotic sheet that can grasp objects and move across surfaces has been created by a team of researchers led by Jung Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Aug 6, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Thin biofilm can transform CO₂ into renewable energy
NIBIO has contributed to developing a method for turning greenhouse gases like CO2 or CO into biomethane—a renewable energy source. Using thin layers of microorganisms, so-called biofilms, greenhouse gases can be transformed ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
From the computer straight to applications: Automated protocol predicts new thermoelectric materials
New applications often require new materials. Quite often, materials are needed that do not occur naturally or have very specific properties. In order to find suitable materials for pioneering technologies, it is often not ...
Aug 6, 2025
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