https://techxplore.com/rss-feed/other-news/ en-us The latest news on technology, internet, software, semiconductor, telecom, science technology and computer science. Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-fireproof-vault-housing-movie-history.html Other Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:40:02 EDT news695359284 The surge of drone use in conflicts worldwide, seen most vividly in the Ukraine and Middle East wars, will accelerate the race to develop high-power laser systems that could down the devices far more cheaply than traditional defensive weapons. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-drone-warfare-sharpens-focus-laser.html Other Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:20:04 EDT news692889565 How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or "ELSI" for short, and research on these issues is being carried out both within Japan and around the world. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-qa-ethical-legal-social-issues.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:10:01 EST news688392446 Colorado passed first-in-the-nation legislation requiring warning labels on gas stoves in June 2025. These warnings are similar to what is required by cigarette labeling laws. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-gas-stove.html Other Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:38:28 EST news685283875 Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is far from mature. Large language models advance rapidly from one generation to the next, and experts can only speculate how AI will affect the workforce and peoples' daily lives. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-early-cars-generative-ai-technologies.html Other Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:30:13 EST news684599114 A family builds an off-grid home in rural Wales. TV celebrates it as a blueprint for net-zero living. But what if this vision of sustainability simply doesn't scale up? https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-grand-style-eco-homes-good.html Other Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:10:02 EST news684509873 "Vibe coding," a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instead of coding it yourself, was on Thursday named the Collins Word of the Year 2025. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-vibe-coding-word-year-collins.html Other Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:33 EST news681645628 A new paper explores how managing cognitive load distribution is vital for navigating complex technologies and enabling their effective use. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-advance-technology-cognitive-overload.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:14:02 EDT news680274836 Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-faulty-implosion-titan-submersible-titanic.html Other Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:14:47 EDT news679810482 Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour limit can help residents find a healthier relationship with their screens. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-japan-city-hour-cap.html Other Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:32:38 EDT news679289551 At 77 years old, Geoffrey Hinton has a new calling in life. Like a modern-day prophet, the Nobel Prize winner is raising alarms about the dangers of uncontrolled and unregulated artificial intelligence. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-ai-apocalypse-language-tech-religious.html Other Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:26:21 EDT news675692769 Despite two centuries of evolution, the structure of a modern military staff would be recognizable to Napoleon. At the same time, military organizations have struggled to incorporate new technologies as they adapt to new domains—air, space and information—in modern war. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-ai-radically-military-havent-napoleon.html Other Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:04:04 EDT news674751841 Quick: Think of "folklore." Did images of witches, trolls, goblins or other fairytale creatures and stories populate your mind? https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-berserkers-bigfoot-folklore-seconds.html Internet Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:30:50 EDT news673799446 Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-cellphone-people-world-dont.html Other Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:17:30 EDT news670648638 At the dawn of computing, women were the early adopters of computational technology, working with punch cards in what was then considered secretarial work. As computer science evolved into a prestigious field focused on algorithms and theory, women became—and remained—underrepresented. Today, only 23% of bachelor's and doctoral degrees in computer science are awarded to women, and just 18% of full professors are women—fewer than in the 1980s. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-hidden-bias-women-science.html Other Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:35:06 EDT news669447302 A few metro stops from Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena, chatter is already flowing among gaming fans—TwitchCon passes swinging from their necks, animal ears perched on their heads. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-gaming-fans-electric-energy-rotterdam.html Other Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:52:47 EDT news668008363 It was alarming news when air traffic controllers directing planes coming and going around one of the nation's busiest airports repeatedly lost their radar and radio communications, but pilots, independent air safety experts and the Federal Aviation Administration say other redundant systems kept planes from colliding. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-redundant-aviation-safety-net-planes.html Other Fri, 23 May 2025 04:26:10 EDT news667193163 Faced with fresh flight safety problems at a major US airport, the Trump administration is set Thursday to unveil a modernized air traffic control system. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-trump-unveil-ambitious-air-traffic.html Other Thu, 08 May 2025 04:19:59 EDT news665896793 Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-critical-minerals-holes.html Other Tue, 06 May 2025 13:40:05 EDT news665757107 Technology is improving soccer—from helping referees make more accurate decisions to developing better on-field tactics. ETH Zurich and FIFA are exploring how AI can make these advancements more accessible to competitions worldwide. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-ai-accessible-soccer.html Other Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:21:36 EDT news661522889 Air travel is statistically one of the safest modes of transportation. But a series of recent airline accidents has rattled the industry and the public—leading to a surge in Google searches for "is flying safe" in recent weeks. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-aviation-safety-isnt-skill-corporate.html Other Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:50:07 EDT news661005731 Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with branches close to a wall will develop differently from one growing on open ground. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-3d-tree-reconstruction-algorithm-contributes.html Other Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:30:05 EST news660238202 The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media said on Friday. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-uae-ai-equipped-drones-ramadan.html Other Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:40:01 EST news659964389 Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-air-traffic-towers-midair-collision.html Other Tue, 25 Feb 2025 04:14:52 EST news659679282 London-based model Alexsandrah Gondora understands the power of being in "two places at the same time" thanks to an AI replica of herself: "She's doing the hard work so I don't have to!" https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-ai-endless-doors-fashion.html Other Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:12:15 EST news659524325 It was a dramatic and unusual sight: a Delta Air Lines passenger jet crash-landed on Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, skidding into flames on the runway before flipping upside down. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-physicist-delta-flight-flip.html Other Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:02:03 EST news659268122 Lois Shafier dropped her mobile phone into a deposit box, happy in the knowledge that for the next two hours she would be completely offline. No pings, beeps or distractions. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-digital-detox-young-adults-flock.html Other Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:54:52 EST news659152486 A recording released by the federal government appears to include audio of the implosion of the experimental submersible that went missing on its way to the wreck of the Titanic. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-coast-audio-titanic-submersible-implosion.html Other Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:58:46 EST news658594721 The midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army Blackhawk helicopter in Washington has puzzled experts, given the perfect flying conditions and strict controls in one of the world's busiest air corridors. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-shouldnt-dc-air-collision-stuns.html Other Fri, 31 Jan 2025 03:18:06 EST news657515880 Approaches to regulating artificial intelligence (AI), from creation to deployment and use in practice, vary internationally. Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law associate dean for research and innovation, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) co-hire, has proposed an "equity by design" framework to better govern the technology and protect marginalized communities from potential harm in an article published on Jan. 27 in the Duke Technology Law Review. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-qa-law-expert-discusses-ai.html Other Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:40:05 EST news657473982