Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers at EPFL and Harvard University have engineered a chip that can convert between electromagnetic pulses in the terahertz and optical ranges on the same device. Their integrated design could enable the development ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Robotics
A POSTECH research team has developed a thin, flexible robotic actuator inspired by human muscle proteins. As thin as paper, yet capable of generating strong forces, this robot can maneuver through tight spaces and manipulate ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple yet powerful method to characterize lithium metal battery performance with the help of a widely used imaging tool: scanning electron microscopy. ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Security
New vulnerabilities have emerged with the rapid advancement and adoption of multimodal foundational AI models, significantly expanding the potential for cybersecurity attacks. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are breaking technical barriers with faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid. The ORNL team developed medium-voltage circuit ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Internet
Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow ...
Aug 4, 2025
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Computer Sciences
LLMs that emulate human speech are being used to cost-effectively test assumptions and run pilot studies, producing promising early results. But researchers note that human data remains essential.
Aug 4, 2025
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Computer Sciences
When it comes to cybersecurity, humans are often seen as the weakest link, but new research suggests that with a little help, people can do a surprisingly effective job at identifying malware.
Aug 5, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems transmit electrical energy from a power source to a load without physical connectors or wires, using electromagnetic fields. This idea goes as far back as the 1890s, when Nikola Tesla ...
Aug 5, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI on Tuesday released two new artificial intelligence (AI) models that can be downloaded for free and altered by users, to challenge similar offerings by US and Chinese competition.
Aug 5, 2025
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Engineering
Sunlight shining on specialized floaties can now produce fuel for plants by recovering ammonia from wastewater. Researchers designed a floatable amino-grafted (-NH2) MXene (Ti3C2)-based (AMS) sponge that, when scaled efficiently, ...
Aug 5, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
A new study has examined issues of large language models (LLMs) failing to flag articles which have been retracted or are discredited when asked to evaluate their quality.
Aug 5, 2025
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Computer Sciences
M.C. Escher's artwork is a gateway into a world of depth-defying optical illusions, featuring "impossible objects" that break the laws of physics with convoluted geometries. What you perceive his illustrations to be depends ...
Aug 5, 2025
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Security
Visual artists want to protect their work from non-consensual use by generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. But most of them do not have the technical know-how or control over the tools needed to do so.
Aug 5, 2025
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Computer Sciences
AI is a relatively new tool, and despite its rapid deployment in nearly every aspect of our lives, researchers are still trying to figure out how its "personality traits" arise and how to control them. Large learning models ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Electrochemical cells—or batteries, as a well-known example—are complex technologies that combine chemistry, physics, materials science and electronics. More than power sources for everything from smartphones to electric ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen (H2) is an Earth-abundant molecule that is widely used in industrial settings and could soon contribute to the clean generation and storage of electricity. Most notably, it can be used to generate electricity in ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Engineering
Imagine trying to make an accurate three-dimensional model of a building using only pictures taken from different angles—but you're not sure where or how far away all the cameras were. Our big human brains can fill in a ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Engineering
A new breakthrough from the Zhang Lab at Boston University is making waves in the world of sound control.
Aug 6, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
NIBIO has contributed to developing a method for turning greenhouse gases like CO2 or CO into biomethane—a renewable energy source. Using thin layers of microorganisms, so-called biofilms, greenhouse gases can be transformed ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
A new approach called open ad-hoc categorization (OAK) helps AI systems dynamically reinterpret the same image differently depending on the categorization context, rather than using fixed visual interpretation. A University ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Fuel cells are energy solutions that can convert the chemical energy in fuels into electricity via specific chemical reactions, instead of relying on combustion. Promising types of fuel cells are direct methanol fuel cells ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists at La Trobe University have produced a new, powerful electricity-conducting material in research which could revolutionize smartphones and wearable technologies like medical devices.
Aug 7, 2025
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Engineering
What if windows could clean themselves at the flick of a switch? We're not quite there yet, but we are getting closer. Researchers in China have developed a transparent, easy-to-produce self-cleaning glass that can remove ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Computer Sciences
When we look at the world, our brain doesn't just recognize objects such as "a dog" or "a car," it also understands the broader meaning, like what's happening, where it's happening, and how everything fits together. But for ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Automotive
Any motorist who has ever waited through multiple cycles for a traffic light to turn green knows how annoying signalized intersections can be. But sitting at intersections isn't just a drag on drivers' patience—unproductive ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Few energy technologies divide public opinion quite like wind turbines. To some, they are elegant icons of the green transition, while others proclaim them to be monstrous eyesores that ruin the landscape. Whether you love ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Internet
OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting "significant" advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities as a global race over the technology accelerates.
Aug 7, 2025
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Robotics
Humanoid robots, robots with a human-like body structure, have so far been primarily tested on manual tasks that entail supporting humans in their daily activities, such as carrying objects, collecting samples in hazardous ...
Aug 8, 2025
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Robotics
From a seed-inspired design to a 26-minute flight time on a single rotor, a new monocopter developed by SUTD researchers marks a 10-year journey towards redefining how efficient small flying robots can be.
Aug 8, 2025
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Engineering
As global energy demand increases, researchers, industries, governments, and stakeholders are working together to develop new ways of meeting that demand. This is especially important as we address the ongoing climate crisis ...
Aug 8, 2025
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Engineering
Engineers rely on computational tools to develop new energy storage technologies, which are critical for capitalizing on sustainable energy sources and powering electric vehicles and other devices. Researchers have now developed ...
Aug 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Shortages of certain minerals could limit global climate mitigation strategies, according to research published in Nature Climate Change.
Aug 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to kill a $7 billion program designed to bring rooftop solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities across the United States.
Aug 8, 2025
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Engineering
In a study that advances lightweight magnesium alloys for more fuel-efficient, affordable vehicles, University of Michigan researchers used powerful X-rays to capture the first 3D views of the formation of microscopic structures ...
Aug 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
To support the ongoing transition to electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse emissions, engineers have been trying to develop batteries that can store more energy, while also operating safely and lasting for long periods ...
Aug 9, 2025
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Internet
Instagram users are warning about a new location sharing feature, fearing that the hugely popular app could be putting people in danger by revealing their whereabouts without their knowledge.
Aug 9, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers.
Aug 9, 2025
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Engineering
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan got within around a thousand meters of setting a new altitude record in a solar-powered plane on Sunday as he chases the goal of breaking the 10,000 meters barrier.
Aug 10, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
When French video-game publisher Ubisoft announced it was shutting down servers for The Crew, a popular online racing game released in 2014, it wasn't just the end of a title. It marked the beginning of a broader reckoning ...
Aug 10, 2025
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