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Robotics
Infant-inspired framework helps robots learn to interact with objects
Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of advanced systems that can move around in their surroundings and complete various tasks. Most of these robots can effectively collect images and other data ...
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Hardware
AI headphones automatically learn who you're talking to—and let you hear them better
Holding a conversation in a crowded room often leads to the frustrating "cocktail party problem," or the challenge of separating the voices of conversation partners from a hubbub. It's a mentally taxing situation that can ...
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AI-powered robotic dog sees, remembers and responds with human-like precision in search-and-rescue missions
Meet the robotic dog with a memory like an elephant and the instincts of a seasoned first responder.
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EVs pose no greater risk to pedestrians than conventional vehicles, study indicates
Electric vehicles (EVs) are no more dangerous to pedestrians than traditional petrol or diesel cars, according to a new study.
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Engineers use AI to finetune robotic prosthesis to improve manual dexterity
Whether you're reaching for a mug, a pencil or someone's hand, you don't need to consciously instruct each of your fingers on where they need to go to get a proper grip.
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Software
Speech-to-expression: Controlling digital head avatars via audio signals
Realistic digital avatars are becoming increasingly relevant, for example in virtual and augmented reality applications, video conferencing, films and computer games, or in medicine. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute ...
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Computer Sciences
AI training method slashes pre-training time by 50% while boosting accuracy
A much faster, more efficient training method developed at the University of Waterloo could help put powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the hands of many more people by reducing the cost and environmental impact ...
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Technology news
Consumer & Gadgets
Residential solar panels can raise electricity rates
A modeling study shows how, under some conditions, increasing numbers of households with rooftop solar panels can lead to higher rates for those without their own solar system. When utility customers cancel their accounts ...
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Business
EU launches antitrust probe into Google's data use for AI
The EU announced Tuesday it had opened a probe to assess whether Google breached antitrust rules by using content put online by media and other publishers to train and provide AI services without appropriate compensation.
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Energy & Green Tech
Blue jean dye could make batteries greener
Sustainability is often described in shades of green, but the future of clean energy may also carry a hint of deep blue. Electric vehicles and energy storage systems could soon draw power from a familiar pigment found in ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Robotics
Speech-to-reality system creates objects on demand using AI and robotics
Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Silicon chips on the brain: Researchers develop new generation of brain-computer interface
A new brain implant stands to transform human-computer interaction and expand treatment possibilities for neurological conditions such as epilepsy, spinal cord injury, ALS, stroke, and blindness—helping to manage seizures ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Hardware
Team develops chips that act like brains and makes them scalable
Developing chips that simulate how the brain works has great promise for AI, robotics, and other fields. But making them so that they're scalable while providing repeatable results has proven tricky. Now, a Yale-led team ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Acoustic waves act like tiny hands to move objects thanks to a new chip
Acoustic waves are best known as the invisible delivery agents bringing voices, car horns, or our favorite song to our ears. But the waves can also move physical objects, like an item vibrating atop a concert speaker—offering ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Engineering
A multifunctional carbon-titanium composite material enhances the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries
A research team led by Professor Jongsung Yu of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST has successfully developed a new electrode material that can significantly enhance the performance of lithium-sulfur ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New ultra-thin nanomesh electrodes enable breathable 'electronic skin'
Researchers have successfully developed a high-resolution electronic skin (e-skin) device on a breathable (nanomesh) substrate using transfer technology employed in semiconductor manufacturing.
Dec 8, 2025
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Automotive
Can AI read humans' minds? A pedestrian behavior model is shockingly good at it
In a striking leap toward safer self-driving cars, researchers at Texas A&M University College of Engineering and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system ...
Dec 8, 2025
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