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Energy & Green Tech

Cutting emissions in buildings and transport is already achievable with existing technologies, says study

A study published in Nature Energy reveals that a combination of electrification, improved energy efficiency, and smarter energy use can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in buildings and transport—two sectors ...

Robotics

Smart robotic wheelchair offers enhanced autonomy and control

Recent advances in the fields of human-infrastructure interaction, electronic engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have opened new possibilities for the development of assistive and medical technologies. ...

Engineering

Self-powered sensor can generate electricity and light simultaneously using only movement

DGIST research teams have developed a self-powered sensor that uses motion and pressure to generate electricity and light simultaneously. This battery-free technology is expected to be used in various real-life applications, ...

Engineering

New device uses electrically assisted wind to fight fires

Researchers have developed a new portable tool that could improve how firefighters douse fires, making the process more efficient and far less risky.

Security

Researchers calculate cyberattack risk for all 50 US states

One day last summer, a Russia-affiliated crime syndicate kneecapped the city of Columbus, Ohio, without lifting a hammer. It had breached the city's computer network, pirating names, Social Security numbers, bank information ...

Engineering

Encoding many properties in one material via 3D printing

A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to how muscles contract and relax in response to signals from the nervous system. 3D printing these ...

Robotics

Engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone

Drone shows are an increasingly popular form of large-scale light display. These shows incorporate hundreds to thousands of airborne bots, each programmed to fly in paths that together form intricate shapes and patterns across ...

Machine learning & AI

OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT

US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" that can produce detailed reports, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the artificial intelligence field.

Computer Sciences

Computer scientists digitally render iridescent bird feathers

Computer animators and video game designers may soon have a better way to create the purple-green sheen of a grackle's wing, or the pink flash on a hummingbird's throat, thanks to a new method for rendering iridescent feathers.

Robotics

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 ...