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A new kind of AI that does its thinking cheaply without words
There may soon be a new kind of artificial intelligence in town, one that uses a novel approach to thinking that could save massive amounts of computing power and money.
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Computer Sciences
Digital brain twins hinge on what living brains reveal, not computing power alone
Researchers from the University of Warwick report that how faithfully we can build a "digital twin" of a human brain depends not only on computing power but fundamentally on how much of the living brain we can measure, validate ...
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Nature-inspired 3D printing could improve large-scale renewable energy storage
Researchers have created a 3D-printed electrode that could help make it easier and safer to store large amounts of renewable energy generated by wind and solar farms.
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Potential material for safer Li-ion batteries achieves record-high conductivity
Two years ago, a new material was reported to have an unusually large lithium-ion conductivity. Now, Nagoya University researchers have uncovered why it works so well and attained its record-high room temperature conductivity ...
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New method puts a twist on creating efficient micromixers
"Micromixer" might just sound like a fancy name for a tiny blender, but mixing liquids at the microliter scale is no simple task. Micromixers are essential components of microfluidic devices widely used across the pharmaceutical, ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Four hybrid gasoline fuels achieve 95 to 102 octane with renewable additives
Researchers have developed four new high-octane gasoline formulations using renewable fuel additives, reporting improvements in knock resistance, volatility, fuel stability and combustion-related properties compared with ...
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Robotics
Four-legged robot learns dog-like movements to leap through tight spaces
Cats, dogs, wolves and other agile four-legged animals can easily jump and squeeze through tight spaces while moving at high speed. Reproducing similar agile motions and skills in quadrupedal robots has so far proved challenging.
Aug 31, 2026
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Technology news
Robotics
A soft 3D-printed robotic hand that gently grips everything from eggs to a 1 kg water bottle
3D printers that once could only produce rigid objects can now create products as soft and stretchable as rubber. A team of Korean researchers used AI to identify the optimal "recipe" for a material that can be printed into ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Robotics
Like a bird, this drone uses touch to grip branches and rest
Drones often hover in the air, noisy and whining. They can already be used for many tasks, but not when you need some quiet. Their batteries would also last longer if they could take a "rest" from time to time. But when a ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Hardware
Quantum-tunneling field-effect transistor overcomes barriers to integrated-circuit chip development
The next generation of microelectronics relies on radical improvements in transistor switching performance to advance computing power. However, conventional semiconductor technology has hit a physical limit known as the "Boltzmann ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Engineering
Self-cleaning ocean carbon capture device removes mineral buildup while extracting CO₂
A new electrochemical process can rapidly strip dissolved carbon dioxide from ocean water while self-cleaning its own mineral buildup, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study published in Environmental Science ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Ultrasound-based speaker delivers targeted music without disturbing nearby listeners
The kind of technology that can deliver sound to a single listener—like something out of a spy film—may soon become a reality. Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have developed a speaker ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Engineering
New analysis reveals unexpected vulnerabilities in power grids and other cyber-physical networks
If you wanted to take down a power grid or a network of drones, which part of the system should you attack? Researchers at The University of New Mexico School of Engineering posed the question in hopes of developing better ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Robotics
Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones. These findings could inform robot design
You might naturally expect a wide, open path to be faster and easier to navigate than a narrow one, just as birds fly freely through the open sky, cars move quickly on empty roads, and a wide hallway seems easier when trying ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Security
Worn traffic signs fool AI vision systems, exposing autonomous-driving risks
In computer vision and robotics, ensuring that AI systems remain reliable under real-world conditions is a growing challenge. Deep neural network (DNN)-based vision systems are increasingly used in safety-critical applications ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Researcher explores what consciousness really means—and whether it might one day emerge in a machine
Could a machine ever feel pain or pleasure? Could it have its own inner experience of the world? As artificial intelligence grows more fluent in conversation, reasoning and problem-solving, this question is migrating from ...
Aug 31, 2026
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Engineering
Researchers develop smartphone-based technology to detect hidden cameras
A smartphone can now be transformed into a "hidden-camera detector." KAIST researchers have developed AI technology that can detect hidden cameras using only a smartphone and a low-cost LED device. This security technology ...
Aug 31, 2026
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