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Researchers have developed technologies that reduce communication overhead by transmitting only the data needed for artificial intelligence (AI) analysis and shorten the time users must wait for a response when returning to an AI application after using other apps on…
Almost every artificial intelligence system we know begins in the same way: it is exposed to vast amounts of information from the real world—books, websites, images and recordings—and trained to identify patterns within it. A new study involving researchers from…
For decades, people using 3D printers have faced a tough decision: print quickly, print parts with fine features or print materials that meet performance requirements. Light-based 3D printers are fast and precise but limited in what materials they can use.…
Buildings around the world have the potential to become substantially more energy efficient over the next decade, helping households and businesses lower their energy bills, strengthen energy security and cut emissions, according to a new IEA special report.
The muscles of the human ear reveal what and how we feel. This is the finding of Dr. Farah Corona-Strauss and Sophie Bonnaire, researchers at the Systems Neuroscience & Neurotechnology Unit in Saarbrücken and Homburg. Their research shows that activity…
In an emergency, a human might someday ask a robotic assistant to fetch a wall-mounted defibrillator located down the hall. But if the robot has incorrectly labeled the defibrillator as a fire extinguisher in its stored memory, it may not…
From EOP to RCE in six simple steps
Denise Herzing, the founder and director of the Wild Dolphin Project, is using AI to help understand audio and video footage of the marine mammals.
An extremely rare matter-decay event opens up new possibilities for researching the physical world on scales 100 billion times smaller than an atom.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly pervasive and capable but is also very hungry for power. Researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, have developed a new approach to building physics-based AI—systems that use the natural behavior of physical systems to…
Large language models (LLMs), the technology that powers tools like Gemini and ChatGPT, are more nuanced than ever. But that doesn't mean they aren't biased. Some models are more prejudiced than others, a Rutgers University researcher has found.
Scuba diving places heavy demands on the human body. Divers must constantly overcome water resistance while carrying breathing equipment and other gear, and their underwater time is ultimately limited by both physical endurance and the amount of breathing gas they…
A hole in a vehicle axle or a groove in an aircraft or machine part might seem insignificant. But when subjected to repeated forces, these small features can become high-stress points where damage develops and cracks form.
The growing demand for faster data exchange between data centers calls for compact, high-speed optical transmitters. Researchers from Japan developed an integrated optical transmitter that mitigates the destabilizing effects of unwanted optical feedback, allowing stable laser operation without an optical…
Texts generated by large language models, or AI-powered chatbots, exhibit characteristic "personality" traits. Such chatbots can also identify individual personality traits in texts. However, humans are more reliable at distinguishing between human-written and AI-generated texts, according to researchers at the…
A Korean research team has developed a transfer printing process that enables solid electrolytes, a key component of solid-state batteries, to be fabricated as very thin, uniform and defect-free layers over large areas. The technology is expected to provide a…
Strain engineering allows researchers to alter a material's electronic and optical behavior by changing its physical structure rather than its chemical composition. The approach is well established in crystalline materials, whose ordered atomic lattices respond predictably to deformation. Applying the…
Who needs a humanoid to pick up after you when you can suspend an AI-powered claw from cables near your ceiling?