Monday, May 12

Energy & Green Tech

UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases

The soft, waxy "solid refrigerant" being investigated in a UK laboratory may not look very exciting, but its unusual properties promise an air-conditioning revolution that could eliminate the need for greenhouse gases.

Energy & Green Tech

Sunlight-powered system mimics plants to power carbon capture

Current methods of capturing and releasing carbon are expensive and so energy-intensive they often require, counterproductively, the use of fossil fuels. Taking inspiration from plants, Cornell researchers have assembled ...

Machine learning & AI

Key units in AI models mirror human brain's language system

EPFL researchers have discovered key "units" in large AI models that seem to be important for language, mirroring the brain's language system. When these specific units were turned off, the models got much worse at language ...

Consumer & Gadgets

AI model analyzes social media posts to detect signs of depression

Social media is a sounding board of sorts in today's world. It's a place where people go to share their thoughts, opinions and feelings—and to test the reactions of others, too. In return, they receive feedback, often in ...

Tuesday, May 13

Energy & Green Tech

Upgraded perovskite design sets solar cells on path to stability

In solar science, a little structural harmony goes a long way. By finding the atomic equivalent of a perfect handshake between two types of perovskite—a class of crystalline materials prized for their ability to convert ...

Wednesday, May 14

Machine learning & AI

Energy and memory: A new neural network paradigm

Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune? If you can, congratulations—it's a triumph of your associative memory, in which one piece of information (the first few notes) triggers the memory ...

Computer Sciences

Algorithm based on LLMs doubles lossless data compression rates

People store large quantities of data in their electronic devices and transfer some of this data to others, whether for professional or personal reasons. Data compression methods are thus of the utmost importance, as they ...

Energy & Green Tech

Interlocked electrodes push silicon battery lifespan beyond limits

As demand surges for batteries that store more energy and last longer—powering electric vehicles, drones, and energy storage systems—a team of South Korean researchers has introduced an approach to overcome a major limitation ...

Thursday, May 15

Machine learning & AI

AI overconfidence mirrors a human language disorder

Agents, chatbots and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in everyday life by many. So-called large language model (LLM)-based agents, such as ChatGPT and Llama, have become impressively ...

Engineering

Clean power surge needed: China's 2035 climate plan must aim high

China will need to generate more than half of its power from wind and solar by 2035 to align with global climate goals, according to new research led by the University of California San Diego. The study offers timely recommendations ...

Friday, May 16

Business

How a decades-old tech battle remains as relevant today as ever

Nearly three decades ago, the United States government began relinquishing control over an obscure but crucial bit of internet bureaucracy: overseeing the assignment of the names and numbers, allowing computers and networks ...

Saturday, May 17

Business

'Fortnite' unavailable on Apple devices worldwide

Hit game "Fortnite" was unavailable on Apple's digital App Store around the world on Friday, in the latest episode of a battle between the tech titan and publisher Epic Games.