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Electronics & Semiconductors
New n-doped transparent conductor shows promise for all-polymer electrochromic displays
Recent technological advances have enabled the development of increasingly sophisticated and energy-efficient displays for electronic devices. To further improve existing displays and create even more efficient ones, some ...
Jan 18, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Programmable metasurface antenna exhibits remarkable wireless information mapping efficiency
In recent years, electronics engineers worldwide have been trying to develop new hardware that could further boost the speed and efficiency of wireless communications. Digitally programmable metasurfaces, advanced artificial ...
Jan 17, 2025
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Ultra-small neuromorphic chip learns and corrects errors autonomously
Existing computer systems have separate data processing and storage devices, making them inefficient for processing complex data like AI. A KAIST research team has developed a memristor-based integrated system similar to ...
Jan 17, 2025
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Engineers develop polycatenated architected materials for innovative 3D designs
A team of engineers at the California Institute of Technology, working with colleagues from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Princeton University, has developed what they have named polycatenated architected materials ...
Transforming how AI systems perceive human hands
Making Artificial Intelligence systems robustly perceive humans remains one of the most intricate challenges in computer vision. Among the most complex problems is reconstructing 3D models of human hands, a task with wide-ranging ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Alexa, should voice assistants have a gender?
Studies have long shown that men are more likely to interrupt, particularly when speaking with women. New research by Johns Hopkins engineers reveals that this behavior also extends to AI-powered voice assistants like Alexa ...
Jan 17, 2025
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Robotics
3D printing strategy can upgrade soft robots and extend their lifespan
Over the past decades, robotic systems have been rapidly advancing, fueled by the continuous introduction of more advanced electronics, mechanical components and software solutions. As a result, robots can easily become obsolete ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Mathematical insight into neuron readout drives significant improvements in neural net prediction accuracy
Reservoir computing (RC) is a powerful machine learning module designed to handle tasks involving time-based or sequential data, such as tracking patterns over time or analyzing sequences. It is widely used in areas such ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Software
Artificial imagination with the 'exocortex:' Researcher proposes software to aid scientific inspiration and imagination
Artificial intelligence (AI) once seemed like a fantastical construct of science fiction, enabling characters to deploy spacecraft to neighboring galaxies with a casual command. Humanoid AIs even served as companions to otherwise ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Robotics
Artificial touch: Brain-controlled bionic hand now senses edges and motion
A complex sense of touch for individuals living with spinal cord injuries is a step closer to reality. A study published in Science, paves the way for complex touch sensations through brain stimulation while using an extracorporeal ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Engineering
Skin-inspired optical sensor reads Braille at the speed of touch
Researchers have developed a fast and accurate flexible optical skin that can be used to read Braille. The advance could not only improve access to information for people who are blind but also help move us closer to a future ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Sky-high prices? Estimating the cost of climate-neutral aviation in the future
Aviation currently contributes to about 4% of the global warming that has been observed. As demand for flights is likely to continue to increase, researchers and governments are looking for solutions to make aviation climate-neutral ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Engineering
Low-temperature copper bonding advances next-gen electronics manufacturing
Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have achieved a significant breakthrough in electronic packaging technology by developing an innovative nanocrystalline (NC) copper material that enables direct ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Engineering
Insect-eye-inspired camera captures 9,120 frames per second
The compound eyes of insects can detect fast-moving objects in parallel and, in low-light conditions, enhance sensitivity by integrating signals over time to determine motion. Inspired by these biological mechanisms, KAIST ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Artificial gills for ocean gliders: A new energy system for autonomous underwater vehicles
Autonomous underwater robots, such as ocean gliders, can autonomously navigate the ocean for several weeks. Their sensors measure parameters like temperature, pressure, salinity, oxygen concentration, and currents. Capable ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Robotics
Robots should be repurposed rather than recycled to combat rising scale of e-waste, scientists warn
The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised.
Jan 16, 2025
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Robotics
Robotic insects could someday aid in mechanical pollination
With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture's harmful impacts on the environment.
Jan 15, 2025
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