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Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945 people were killed by mines and 4,325 were injured, 90% of whom were civilians. Nearly half of those were children. Demining ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Don't panic: 'Humanity's last exam' has begun
When artificial intelligence systems began acing long-standing academic assessments, researchers realized they had a problem: the tests were too easy. Popular evaluations, such as the Massive Multitask Language Understanding ...
Feb 28, 2026
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Adaptive drafter model uses downtime to double LLM training speed
Reasoning large language models (LLMs) are designed to solve complex problems by breaking them down into a series of smaller steps. These powerful models are particularly good at challenging tasks like advanced programming ...
Feb 26, 2026
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VR game helps police officers manage stress better
Training police officers with a virtual-reality game can significantly improve their ability to regulate stress, even in realistic, high-pressure situations. The VR game, developed at the Donders Institute at Radboud University, ...
Feb 26, 2026
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How AI could help make society less selfish
The Care Bears taught a generation of kids that sharing is caring, but not everyone has carried this principle into adulthood. Researchers at Michigan State University have found a new angle to promote cooperation: artificial ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Novel framework for unsupervised point cloud anomaly localization developed
The automatic detection of surface-level irregularities—defects or anomalies—in 3D data is of significant interest for various real-world purposes, such as industrial quality inspection, infrastructure monitoring, robotics, ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Successfully commercializing novel solar cells: When records are not enough
It is not easy to bring new technologies from the laboratory to market. Researchers and companies face very different demands for new developments and do not always find common ground. Scientists at Empa and other institutions ...
Feb 24, 2026
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Computer Sciences
'Probably' doesn't mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you
When a human says an event is "probable" or "likely," people generally have a shared, if fuzzy, understanding of what that means. But when an AI chatbot like ChatGPT uses the same word, it's not assessing the odds the way ...
Feb 24, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI agents have their own social network: Moltbook study tracks topics and toxicity
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, systems that learn to make predictions, generate content or tackle other tasks by analyzing large amounts of data, is becoming increasingly widespread. Some of these systems ...
Computer Sciences
New roadmap for evaluating AI morality proposed
Large language models (LLMs) are dealing with an increasing amount of morally sensitive information as people turn to them for medical advice, companionship and therapy. However, they are not exactly known for possessing ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
New chip-fabrication method creates 'twin' fingerprints for direct authentication
Just like each person has unique fingerprints, every CMOS chip has a distinctive "fingerprint" caused by tiny, random manufacturing variations. Engineers can leverage this unforgeable ID for authentication, to safeguard a ...
Feb 20, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Pinpointing direction in noisy 2D data: New algorithm could improve imaging, AI, particle research and more
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student-led team has developed a new algorithm to help scientists determine direction in complex two-dimensional (2D) data, with potential applications ranging from particle physics to machine ...
Feb 20, 2026
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Computer Sciences
3D vision technology powers factory automation
One night in 2010, Mohit Gupta decided to try something before leaving the lab. Then a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University, Gupta was in the final days of an internship at a manufacturing company in Boston. He'd spent ...
Feb 20, 2026
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Computer Sciences
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
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Computer Sciences
'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
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Computer Sciences
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
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Computer Sciences
Why 'zero-knowledge encryption' may not stop password theft if servers are hacked
People who regularly use online services have between 100 and 200 passwords. Very few can remember every single one. Password managers are therefore extremely helpful, allowing users to access all their passwords with just ...
Feb 16, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Why AI may overcomplicate answers: Humans and LLMs show 'addition bias,' often choosing extra steps over subtraction
When making decisions and judgments, humans can fall into common "traps," known as cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is essentially the tendency to process information in a specific way or follow a systematic pattern. One ...
Computer Sciences
From flattery to debate: Training AI to mirror human reasoning
Generative artificial intelligence systems often work in agreement, complimenting the user in its response. But human interactions aren't typically built on flattery. To help strengthen these conversations, researchers in ...
Feb 13, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Rethinking rush hour with vehicle automation
It's often the worst part of many people's day—bottlenecked, rush-hour traffic. When the daily commute backs up, drivers lose time, burn fuel and waste energy. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Transportation ...
Feb 12, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Small modular reactors gain competitive edge with new digital twin
Advanced nuclear is within reach—and a new digital twin reveals how smarter plant operations can enhance the economic viability and safety of small modular reactors, or SMRs. In collaboration with the University of Tennessee ...
Feb 9, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Is artificial general intelligence already here? A new case that today's LLMs meet key tests
Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn, and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes—and that such artificial general ...
Feb 7, 2026
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Computer Sciences
A bot-only social media platform: What the Moltbook experiment is teaching us about AI
What happens when you create a social media platform that only AI bots can post to? The answer, it turns out, is both entertaining and concerning. Moltbook is exactly that—a platform where artificial intelligence agents ...
Feb 5, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Does AI understand word impressions like humans do?
By now, it's no secret that large language models (LLMs) are experts at mimicking natural language. Trained on vast troves of data, these models have proven themselves capable of generating text so convincing that it regularly ...
Feb 3, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Inner 'self-talk' helps AI models learn, adapt and multitask more easily
Talking to oneself is a trait which feels inherently human. Our inner monologs help us organize our thoughts, make decisions, and understand our emotions. But it's not just humans who can reap the benefits of such self-talk.
Feb 1, 2026
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