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Robotics
Secret trigger words could make AI-powered robots dangerous
Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Google Gemini are increasingly being used to help robots perform tasks, but what if LLMs could be exploited to turn helpful robots into harmful robots?
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Engineering
Background static can carry wireless data without an actively generated radio signal
Stanford researchers recently revealed how a seemingly physics-defying wireless communication technology works. The new technology, called thermal noise communication, harnesses background static that normally is the bane ...
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Brain-inspired randomness makes artificial vision more reliable
Humans are usually remarkably good at recognizing objects, even under poor conditions. Artificial vision systems, by contrast, reach their limits more quickly. Researchers at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research ...
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AI slays the dragon as four agents conquer Minecraft without human intervention
Minecraft is one of the world's most popular video games, where players explore, gather resources, craft items and try to survive in a virtual universe constructed of 3D cubes that represent different materials.
Ammonia-fueled ship exhaust treatment could achieve roughly 99% removal of targeted pollutants
A research team led by Dr. Sun-Mi Hwang from the Clean Air Research Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed catalysts as an all-in-one solution to address exhaust emissions from ammonia-fueled ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Single transistor design combines memory and signal processing for brain-inspired computing
As artificial intelligence moves increasingly toward edge devices, researchers are exploring electronic components that can combine memory and information processing. Memristive and synaptic devices are of particular interest ...
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Engineering
Lithium ions form unexpected clusters in battery electrolytes, challenging long-held assumptions
Research by Columbia University faculty in the Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science has revealed a new insight that challenges long-held assumptions about the fundamental chemistry of lithium-ion ...
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Engineering
Why some buildings collapse in an earthquake while others stay standing
The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026, collapsing buildings across northern Venezuela, from Yaracuy state to Caracas, have revived a question that follows every major quake: Why do some buildings fall ...
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Engineering
New method predicts iron ore behavior for lower-carbon steelmaking
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from steelmaking requires more efficient ways to turn iron ore into iron. While hydrogen-based technologies offer a promising path toward lower-carbon steel production, conventional blast ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI creates art in seconds, but creative growth still matters, paper argues
As artificial intelligence becomes capable of producing sophisticated art in seconds, a new paper challenges us to rethink what makes human creativity valuable. The paper argues that while AI can bypass years of artistic ...
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Security
Discovery of cross-domain cyberattack risk targeting electric vehicle charging navigation systems
With the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), transportation and power systems are increasingly closely interconnected, driving innovation but also introducing new vulnerabilities. Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic ...
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Hardware
Voltage-controlled photonic chip could make smart-glasses displays more efficient
Smart glasses need compact, efficient displays that can produce detailed images without drawing too much power. Laser beam scanning is one approach to meeting these requirements. Rather than using a fixed array of pixels, ...
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Engineering
Ultrasound creates a tube that guides matter through the air
A small stream of liquid flows quietly in midair, horizontally, as if inside an invisible tube. Nothing touches it. About 5 centimeters (2 inches) away, a cylinder lined with hundreds of tiny speakers surrounds the stream, ...
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Internet
TikTok returns 'no violation' decision on 95% of reports of UK-facing accounts advertising drugs, study finds
A University of Bath-led study has found that TikTok's standard reporting system fails to act on most reports made against accounts advertising and offering illegal drugs for sale to U.K. users. The vast majority of TikTok ...
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Computer Sciences
Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story
Like a hack writer or a friend rehashing their glory days over and over, artificial intelligence tends to tell the same old story. For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper ...
Oct 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A little heat releases two fuels from a single crystalline compound
A team of researchers in India has developed a new compound capable of releasing both hydrogen and methane when heated at low temperatures. In their new study, published in Science Advances, the researchers show how this ...
Robotics
Robot AI predicts future scenes to guide its next moves
A robot artificial intelligence (AI) system has been developed that can understand human instructions, predict what a scene will look like after an action and then carry out the task. Rather than simply translating instructions ...
Oct 19, 2026
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