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Robotic probe quickly measures semiconductor properties to accelerate solar panel development

2025-07-04T11:02:00.001-07:00

Scientists are striving to discover new semiconductor materials that could boost the efficiency of solar cells and other electronics. But the pace of innovation is bottlenecked by the speed at which researchers can manually measure important material properties.

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Playing games with robots makes people see them as more humanlike

2025-07-04T09:11:00.001-07:00

The more we interact with robots, the more human we perceive them to become—according to new research from the University of East Anglia, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.

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3D-printed magnetoelastic smart pen may help diagnose Parkinson's

2025-07-04T08:11:00.001-07:00

Every year, tens of thousands of people with signs of Parkinson's disease go unnoticed until the incurable neurodegenerative condition has already progressed.

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Researcher develops 'SpeechSSM,' opening up possibilities for a 24-hour AI voice assistant

2025-07-04T06:21:00.001-07:00

Recently, spoken language models (SLMs) have been highlighted as next-generation technology that surpasses the limitations of text-based language models by learning human speech without text to understand and generate linguistic and non-linguistic information.

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AI designs new underwater gliders with shapes inspired by marine animals

2025-07-04T05:41:00.001-07:00

Marine scientists have long marveled at how animals like fish and seals swim so efficiently despite having different shapes. Their bodies are optimized for efficient aquatic navigation (or hydrodynamics), so they can exert minimal energy when traveling long distances.

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Space-based experiments show wax-filled heat sinks keep electronics cooler for longer

2025-07-03T13:56:00.001-07:00

An interdisciplinary research team including mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon from the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is investigating cooling methods for heat sinks by performing experiments onboard a satellite currently orbiting Earth.

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Young children outperform state-of-the-art AI in visual object recognition

2025-07-03T08:51:00.001-07:00

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly grows—a recent UN Trade and Development report projects the global AI market soaring to $4.8 trillion by 2033—the technology seems equipped to handle any task. Driving cars. Analyzing medical images. Making music. Having a conversation.

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Quantum machine learning improves semiconductor manufacturing for first time

2025-07-03T08:02:00.001-07:00

Semiconductor processing is notoriously challenging. It is one of the most intricate feats of modern engineering due to the extreme precision required and the hundreds of steps involved, such as etching and layering, to make even a single chip.

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Longer suspensions on platforms like Roblox could help curb bad behavior, new research finds

2025-07-03T06:51:00.001-07:00

Social platforms are constantly trying to strike a balance when it comes to managing bad behavior. How do you crack down on harassment and cyberbullying without slipping into censorship that drives people off your platform?

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Faster topology optimization: An emerging industrial design technique gets a speed boost

2025-07-02T14:11:00.001-07:00

With the rise of 3D printing and other advanced manufacturing methods, engineers can now build structures that were once impossible to fabricate. An emerging design strategy that takes full advantage of these new capabilities is topology optimization—a computer-driven technique that determines the most effective way to distribute material, leading to an optimized design.

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Tesla Inc stock rose by 4.9682%!

2025-07-02T14:01:00.001-07:00

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Tough fuel cell can stabilize power grid by making and storing energy in extreme industrial conditions

2025-07-02T13:56:00.001-07:00

To build a modern-day electrical grid with the flexibility and resilience to handle ebbing and flowing energy sources like solar and wind power, West Virginia University engineers have designed and successfully tested a fuel cell that can switch between storing or making electricity and also generate hydrogen from water.

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Robots could one day crawl across the moon, and undergrads are laying the groundwork

2025-07-02T13:16:00.001-07:00

The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a nondescript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a claw at one end to pick up a plastic block from the floor, then set it back down.

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Centaur: AI that thinks like us—and could help explain how we think

2025-07-02T09:41:00.001-07:00

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have developed an artificial intelligence model that can simulate human behavior with remarkable accuracy. The language model, called Centaur, was trained on more than ten million decisions from psychological experiments—and makes decisions in ways that closely resemble those of real people. This opens new avenues for understanding human cognition and improving psychological theories.

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Shifting UK car exhausts to the right could dramatically cut roadside air pollution

2025-07-02T08:41:00.001-07:00

Harmful air pollutants on U.K. pavements generated by diesel cars could be slashed by a third if car exhausts were positioned on the right, according to a new study published in ACS ES&T Air.

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Striking parallels between biological brains and AI during social interaction suggest fundamental principles

2025-07-02T08:01:00.003-07:00

UCLA researchers have made a significant discovery showing that biological brains and artificial intelligence systems develop remarkably similar neural patterns during social interaction. This first-of-its-kind study reveals that when mice interact socially, specific brain cell types synchronize in "shared neural spaces," and AI agents develop analogous patterns when engaging in social behaviors.

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Cheaper energy bills: AI-created materials could cool cities and spacecraft

2025-07-02T08:01:00.001-07:00

New materials developed using machine learning and artificial intelligence could, among other things, keep your house cooler and reduce energy bills.

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Spongy material and the sun's power remove salt from seawater

2025-07-02T05:02:00.001-07:00

Most of Earth's water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they require large amounts of energy. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic cover to turn saltwater into freshwater.

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RisingAttacK: New technique can make AI 'see' whatever you want

2025-07-01T11:56:00.001-07:00

Researchers have demonstrated a new way of attacking artificial intelligence computer vision systems, allowing them to control what the AI "sees." The research shows that the new technique, called RisingAttacK, is effective at manipulating all of the most widely used AI computer vision systems.

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Reflected Wi-Fi signals could enable robots to find and manipulate hidden objects

2025-07-01T10:06:00.001-07:00

A new imaging technique developed by MIT researchers could enable quality-control robots in a warehouse to peer through a cardboard shipping box and see that the handle of a mug buried under packing peanuts is broken.

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Unique method of rare-earth recycling could strengthen the raw material independence of Europe and America

2025-07-01T10:01:00.005-07:00

A research team led by Dr. Miloslav Polášek at IOCB Prague has developed a new method of separating the rare earth elements, or lanthanides, which are widely used in the electronic, medical, automotive, and defense industries. The unique method allows metals such as neodymium or dysprosium to be purified from used neodymium magnets.

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Unique method of rare-earth recycling could strengthen the raw material independence of Europe and America

2025-07-01T10:01:00.003-07:00

A research team led by Dr. Miloslav Polášek at IOCB Prague has developed a new method of separating the rare earth elements, or lanthanides, which are widely used in the electronic, medical, automotive, and defense industries. The unique method allows metals such as neodymium or dysprosium to be purified from used neodymium magnets.

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Wearable X-ray-detecting fabric offers a flexible alternative to current imaging tech

2025-07-01T10:01:00.001-07:00

Since their discovery by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, X-rays have become a staple of modern medical care, from imaging teeth and broken bones to screening for the early signs of breast cancer.

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How can AI be more energy efficient? Researchers look to human brain for inspiration

2025-07-01T07:41:00.001-07:00

It's estimated it can take an AI model over 6,000 joules of energy to generate a single text response. By comparison, your brain needs just 20 joules every second to keep you alive and cognitive.

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New system allows acoustic robots to co-operatively transport objects

2025-07-01T03:51:00.001-07:00

While so far robots have predominantly been deployed individually, as teams, they can tackle a wider range of complex missions with remarkable speed and efficiency. For instance, they could help to rapidly transport objects to target locations, moving on varying terrains and perhaps even passing through environments that are difficult for humans to access.

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