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Engineering
Inclined kirigami cuts unlock twist when stretched, opening path to soft robots
Kirigami is a variation on the Japanese art of origami, or paper folding, in which cuts are used to create three-dimensional structures—for example, pop-up cards created from a sheet of paper. Kirigami also has applications ...
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Social media accounts uncover how fake jobs trap people in cross-border scam compounds
Under the pretext of employment prospects, hundreds of thousands of job seekers are lured by scammers to cross the border into countries such as Myanmar, Laos or Cambodia. Instead of the promised lucrative positions, they ...
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AI worldview convergence claim weakens as high-dimensional math skews similarity scores
Two years ago, researchers at MIT proposed a provocative idea: As AI models become more powerful, they begin to see the world in the same way. But not everyone was convinced, and now EPFL scientists have shown that the picture ...
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Ultra-thin MoS₂ computer packs 1,400 transistors onto one chip
The rapid advancement and diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the machine learning models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and similar platforms, have posed new demands on the electronics ...
Robotics
Autonomous drone can deliver life jackets to people that fall overboard
It's a race against the clock when someone falls overboard: People's chances of being found before they drown from exhaustion or freeze to death dwindle by the minute. Rescue efforts are often hampered by the time it takes ...
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Robotics
Robotic arm inspired by octopus uses tactile sensors in suction cups for autonomous underwater grasping
The oceans hide some of the most sophisticated solutions nature has ever developed and are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the robotics of the future. The Bioinspired Soft Robotics research unit, coordinated by ...
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Engineering
A low-tech solution to the 6G problem—metacrystal panels offer cheap way to guide wireless signals around corners
Basements, tunnels, large buildings—a weak Wi-Fi or mobile signal in these hard-to-reach places is frustrating. The usual solution is to add more electronics like routers, repeaters and base stations. Yet, as we move towards ...
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Security
From Verizon to Apple, a hidden texting flaw has finally been patched
A major security vulnerability that allows attackers to easily fake their identity in smartphone text conversations has been fixed in the United States thanks to a team of computer scientists at the University of California ...
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Multinex: An ultra lightweight AI model advancing low light image enhancement
A University of Manchester student has developed a powerful new ultra-lightweight tool that can turn dark, noisy footage into clear, detailed and usable images. Multinex, a new model for low-light image enhancement (LLIE), ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Ultrathin diamond layer boosts performance of high-power electronics
The silicon that forms the foundation of most computer chips has fundamental limits to how much power it can manage, which constrains the speed and energy-efficiency of wireless communication systems. A promising solution ...
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Engineering
Jumping spiders inspire ultra-efficient 3D camera
By borrowing a trick from tiny jumping spiders, Northwestern University engineers have developed an extremely energy-efficient 3D camera. Called SpiderCam, the new device senses depth the same way that jumping spiders judge ...
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Engineering
Plastic waste yields jet fuel through new process costing as little as $1 per kilogram
Aviation is one of the sectors that contributes most to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change on Earth. One proposed strategy for mitigating or counterbalancing the effects of these emissions is to substitute existing ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Semiconductors enter 'multi-tasking' era: New device cuts required components by 75% and quadruples processing speed
Less than two decades after smartphones fit into the palm of our hands, artificial intelligence is now running on devices worn on our wrists. The challenge is that while devices continue to shrink, the amount of data they ...
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Computer Sciences
Grounded in reality, new AI model spots fake images with less training
Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images have become increasingly more sophisticated than early ones that showed humans with more than five fingers on a hand, making it even harder to determine whether photos are authentic. ...
Jun 5, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI fails classic attention test, with longer word lists triggering dramatic accuracy collapse
Giving AI a classic psychological test reveals an inherent weakness in LLM decision-making abilities. Suketu Patel and colleagues explored how transformer-based machine attention differs from human attention by testing AI ...
Jun 5, 2026
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