Hi Tech & Innovation

An AI-powered Braille learning system

In an increasingly audio-driven world, the University of Houston's Product Experience Design (PXD) Lab is creating new pathways to Braille literacy for blind and low-vision learners. With a new two-device learning system ...

Software

'Appy marriages: AI helps hundreds of Japanese wed

A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift Japan's low birth rate, according to official data.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Low-temperature technique grows crystal-aligned semiconductor films

Building next-generation semiconductors and low-power electronic devices requires precisely stacking materials with different functions. In this process, it is essential to preserve each material's intrinsic properties, as ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Large-scale crystals could revolutionize future OLED displays

Since the first practical organic light-emitting diode (OLED) was developed in 1987 by Ching W. Tang and Steven A. VanSlyke at Eastman Kodak Company in the U.S., OLED technology has come a long way. The original device used ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Wearable patch vibrates when it detects environmental hazards

Researchers have created a wearable patch that can detect hazards in the environment—such as dangerous gases or heavy metals in water—and then notify wearers by vibrating against their skin. The researchers have also extended ...

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