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High rare earth demand could complicate Europe's offshore wind ambitions
Wind turbines, devices that can convert energy from the wind into electricity, do not burn fuel during operation and could thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite their possible environmental advantages, building these ...
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A new approach to sustainable AI: Offloading part of the computational burden onto light
As artificial intelligence technologies become increasingly widespread, the growing demand for processing power and energy is emerging as a global challenge. Assistant professor Uğur Teğin from Koç University's Department ...
Oct 10, 2026
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Two-armed robot throws and catches balls with human-like movements
Humans can move their limbs very rapidly and coordinate their movements with high precision to tackle specific manual tasks. While robots have become increasingly advanced in recent years, many of them remain less agile than ...
Neural network study sheds light on how AI chatbots 'reason' like humans
When humans write sentences or solve math problems, they are thinking symbolically—each number, variable or word is expressed by a symbol. While AI chatbots do not "think" that way, if prompted, they can offer cogent advice ...
Oct 9, 2026
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AI builds custom decision-making software in about an hour instead of months
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that automates the creation of complex decision-making software, cutting development time ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Security
AI image watermarks can survive new model training, but durability varies by design
Watermarks are increasingly being used to make AI-generated images recognizable and to ensure their origin can be traced. Previous research has focused on whether watermarks can withstand image manipulation. CISPA researcher ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Temporary melting liquid could help build better perovskite solar cells and LEDs
A team co-led by researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new way to make perovskite solar cells—a promising next-generation solar technology—more efficient and durable. By creating a temporary ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Wristwatch-type wearable sensor enables real-time monitoring of sodium and potassium
Sweat can serve as a real-time source of information about the body's current state. For example, wearable sensors designed to measure sodium and potassium in sweat could provide biochemical information relevant to physiological ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Spelling backward gets easier for AI models upgraded to see every letter
Before large language models (LLMs) can process text, they split it into chunks such as words or word fragments. The LLM behind ChatGPT, for example, splits "LMU München" into the three chunks "LM," "U" and "München," so ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Engineering
Shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its movement as it bends and twists
MIT engineers have developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists. The sensor is similar in principle to some motion-capture garments, which track a person's physical ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Coal-derived carbon nanodots enable next-generation 2D electronics
Silicon-based microelectronics have powered the digital revolution, but their performance and efficiency are starting to reach limits imposed by the fundamental properties of silicon itself.
Oct 9, 2026
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Business
AI evaluations of job candidates look unbiased without being fair
Companies seeking to fill job openings are increasingly "drinking through a fire hose of applications," in the words of one hiring expert, with some popular postings receiving 1,000 applications in a single weekend.
Oct 9, 2026
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Robotics
PhoneBot gives old smartphones a new job on two legs
Smartphones combine cameras, motion sensors and powerful processors in devices that fit inside a pocket. These features could also make them useful components for robots, reducing the need to buy and connect separate sensors, ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Simple math formula predicts when AI chatbots will go rogue
Most of us now carry in our pockets devices capable of running small AI chatbots. These chatbots have little safety oversight to ensure they don't provide information and answers with the potential to encourage self-harm, ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Engineering
Heat-storing gel could cut buildings' energy consumption
Heating and cooling buildings account for a large portion of global energy use. A research team in the Texas A&M University Department of Materials Science and Engineering was featured on the cover of ACS Applied Materials ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Security
Autonomous vehicles can still see lanes through tampered sensors—but in the wrong place
Driver-assistance systems are now installed in nearly all modern cars. As a result, safety depends on whether computer systems can reliably process sensor data. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Can your employer demand proof that you've slept well?
Fatigue can be just as dangerous as drunken driving. That is why both researchers and companies are increasingly investing in technologies that can monitor and improve our sleep. But what happens if sleep is no longer regarded ...
Oct 8, 2026
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