{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"Tech Xplore - electronic gadgets, technology advances and research news","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/","language":"en-us","description":"Tech Xplore internet news portal provides the latest news on electronics, technology, and engineering.","item":[{"title":"Semiconductors enter 'multi-tasking' era: New device cuts required components by 75% and quadruples processing speed","description":"Less than two decades after smartphones fit into the palm of our hands, artificial intelligence is now running on devices worn on our wrists. The challenge is that while devices continue to shrink, the amount of data they must process and the number of functions they must perform are growing exponentially. A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has found a promising way to address this contradiction.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-semiconductors-multi-tasking-era-device.html","category":"Electronics & Semiconductors","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:40:03 EDT","guid":"news699875022"},{"title":"Grounded in reality, new AI model spots fake images with less training","description":"Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images have become increasingly more sophisticated than early ones that showed humans with more than five fingers on a hand, making it even harder to determine whether photos are authentic. Now, a team of computer scientists in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a model that can detect fake images by learning which are real.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-grounded-reality-ai-fake-images.html","category":"Computer Sciences","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:06 EDT","guid":"news699883022"},{"title":"AI fails classic attention test, with longer word lists triggering dramatic accuracy collapse","description":"Giving AI a classic psychological test reveals an inherent weakness in LLM decision-making abilities. Suketu Patel and colleagues explored how transformer-based machine attention differs from human attention by testing AI models on the \"Stroop task,\" in which words for colors are printed in colored ink, and participants are asked to name the ink color of each word while ignoring its meaning.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-ai-classic-attention-longer-word.html","category":"Computer Sciences","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:06 EDT","guid":"news699878522"},{"title":"Plastic waste yields jet fuel through new process costing as little as $1 per kilogram","description":"Aviation is one of the sectors that contributes most to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change on Earth. One proposed strategy for mitigating or counterbalancing the effects of these emissions is to substitute existing jet fuel with a more sustainable alternative made from plastic waste, another source of pollution on Earth.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-plastic-yields-jet-fuel-kilogram.html","category":"Engineering","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:20:05 EDT","guid":"news699873834"},{"title":"Driverless cars are on the rise, and now we may know why they crash","description":"For the first time, new algorithms may be able to automatically explain why some self-driving cars crash\u2014a question crucial to answer as more autonomous vehicles take to the roads. This new approach, developed by researchers at King's College London, reviews past events to explain why specific instances of failure happened, in the hope that this can be used to make improvements in the future.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-driverless-cars.html","category":"Automotive","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:40:02 EDT","guid":"news699860153"},{"title":"Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development","description":"Artificial intelligence company Anthropic suggested Thursday a global pause on building the most powerful AI systems as the latest models are beginning to show signs they could escape human control.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-anthropic-global-ai.html","category":"Machine learning & AI","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:17:00 EDT","guid":"news699851777"},{"title":"From waste wood to load-bearing feature, a simple calculation could change the way we use 'misfit wood'","description":"Urging industry to make better use of wood that is wasted or burned for energy, researchers have released the first structural tests of non-straight, forked, and double-curved roundwood logs used as columns. In his mission to normalize the use of \"misfit wood,\" Aalto University architect and researcher Jaakko Torvinen has shown how standard, business-as-usual calculation methods can predict load-bearing capacity for organically shaped logs.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-wood-feature-simple-misfit.html","category":"Engineering","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:01 EDT","guid":"news699807121"},{"title":"Carbon capture gets more flexible: New electrochemical method could lower energy use","description":"Carbon capture is an important climate change mitigation strategy, but it faces technological barriers and can be energy-intensive and expensive. To help make necessary advances in this area, a team of MIT researchers, with support from the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC), are exploring energy-efficient and scalable alternatives to conventional carbon dioxide (CO2) capture methods.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-carbon-capture-flexible-electrochemical-method.html","category":"Energy & Green Tech","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:20:06 EDT","guid":"news699811441"},{"title":"Trees positioned around a low-rise building can reduce storm wind force on segments by as much as 50%","description":"FIU researchers have found that some of the most common trees in Florida can significantly shield homes from extreme wind, decreasing suction forces applied to critical regions of the roof by as much as 50%. The findings are published in the Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-trees-positioned-storm-segments.html","category":"Engineering","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:05 EDT","guid":"news699809581"},{"title":"AI model predicts building fire spread, redirecting evacuees to safer exits in real time","description":"A fire alarm jolts you from your office desk, and you head for the nearest exit. But what if the closest exit has already been blocked by the fire? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed an AI model called Safe Step that can redirect occupants to the safest evacuation route in a fire. Described in the Journal of Building Engineering, the model can be used with electronic displays to show whether an exit is safe to use.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-ai-redirecting-evacuees-safer-exits.html","category":"Engineering","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:40:08 EDT","guid":"news699808947"},{"title":"Standalone 'leaf' produces liquid fuel from sun, water and CO\u2082 with record efficiency","description":"A Yale-led research team has developed the first standalone device that produces the liquid fuel methanol using only sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide as the ingredients. The artificial \"leaf,\" like its namesake in nature, is a chemistry marvel. It brings the scientific mimicry of photosynthesis\u2014the process of converting sunlight and water into chemical energy\u2014to a new level, converting sunlight to methanol 32 times more efficiently than the previous conversion record for artificial leaf technologies that generate alcohol products.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-standalone-leaf-liquid-fuel-sun.html","category":"Energy & Green Tech","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:20:01 EDT","guid":"news699797941"},{"title":"Framework generates 'shadow art' from scan of any object","description":"Some people have a gift for creating beautiful works of art. Others appreciate art but do not have the talent to create it. Researchers at Cornell Tech and the Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have created an artificial intelligence framework, ShadowDraw, that can create \"shadow art\"\u2014partial line drawings that are completed by the shadow cast from an object\u2014by simply scanning the object.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-framework-generates-shadow-art-scan.html","category":"Consumer & Gadgets","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:02 EDT","guid":"news699796443"},{"title":"Looping lasers whisk molten metals together during 3D printing, opening new alloy design route","description":"Like modern-day alchemists, metallurgists are constantly discovering and perfecting recipes for better alloys. A crucial step in those recipes is to get different metals to mix evenly. Unveiling a new utensil for the metallurgical kitchen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a way to whisk metal with a laser as it's 3D-printed, opening a new route for creating hard-to-make metal alloys. To verify their success, they also developed a way to watch changes in the metal using X-rays as they melted and solidified in a fraction of a second.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-looping-lasers-whisk-molten-metals.html","category":"Engineering","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:20:07 EDT","guid":"news699793802"},{"title":"AI worm adapts across networks, turning any online device into potential target","description":"A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a new class of cyberthreat that gives hackers more power and reach at far less cost. It can be built with free AI models. Every online device is a potential target. And current cyber defenses are not yet ready for it.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-ai-worm-networks-online-device.html","category":"Security","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:40:08 EDT","guid":"news699787261"},{"title":"New app lets anyone operate a robot from their phone","description":"Someone with no computing experience may soon be able to remotely control a robot from anywhere on the planet using a smartphone, thanks to new technology developed by Georgia Tech. The new technology is also set to revolutionize the scale of policy training data collection, which is essential to advancing robotic capabilities and meeting growing production demand.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-app-robot.html","category":"Consumer & Gadgets","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:20:06 EDT","guid":"news699786961"},{"title":"Battleship-trained AI learns to ask sharper questions, boosting win rate from 8% to 82%","description":"In 2026, the hype for artificial intelligence agents is louder than ever before. These semi-autonomous programs can \"think\" and execute well-defined tasks in areas like customer service and software development, typically using language models (LMs). But fields like medical diagnosis and scientific discovery require them to inquire about a vast range of solutions in uncertain environments which LMs struggle with.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-battleship-ai-sharper-boosting.html","category":"Hi Tech & Innovation","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:40:02 EDT","guid":"news699780783"},{"title":"New AI fitness coach explains bad form in real time to help prevent injuries","description":"As any athlete will tell you, perfect practice makes perfect. But for individuals who do not have regular access to coaches or trainers, maintaining good form can be tricky. In fact, during the COVID-19 pandemic when many people were exercising at home, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported a 48% rise in injuries related to at-home exercise.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-ai-bad-real-injuries.html","category":"Consumer & Gadgets","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:40:01 EDT","guid":"news699726422"},{"title":"Finding the best ways for humans and robots to work together requires 'swarm' thinking","description":"If the future of warehouse work belongs to humans and robots working side by side, a key question remains: What is the most effective way for them to collaborate?","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-ways-humans-robots-requires-swarm.html","category":"Business","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:40:01 EDT","guid":"news699719221"},{"title":"From tough plant waste to everyday products, this light-powered advance opens a path to greener plastics","description":"A pioneering technology capable of converting lignin, one of the world's most abundant organic compounds, into vanillin and biodegradable materials has been unveiled by the University of Alicante (UA), in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). The study, published in Nature Communications, offers a sustainable method for repurposing plant waste and identifies viable alternatives to the fossil fuels that currently drive the chemical industry.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-tough-everyday-products-powered-advance.html","category":"Energy & Green Tech","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:20:04 EDT","guid":"news699711482"},{"title":"Consistency, not complexity, is the key to teaching robots dexterity, new research suggests","description":"Teaching robots to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity has long been one of robotics' toughest challenges. Tasks such as rotating an object in-hand or coordinating two robot arms to maneuver a bulky item require constant changes in contact, grip, and motion, skills that are difficult both to program and to demonstrate through human teleoperation.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-complexity-key-robots-dexterity.html","category":"Robotics","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:09 EDT","guid":"news699710641"},{"title":"ChartNet trains AI to read charts, boosting smaller models past commercial rivals","description":"To accelerate and refine decision-making in a fast-paced, global marketplace, enterprises may deploy generative artificial intelligence models to help summarize and interpret the charts that often fill market summaries and financial reports.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-chartnet-ai-boosting-smaller-commercial.html","category":"Computer Sciences","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:40:05 EDT","guid":"news699710461"},{"title":"Next-generation computing relies on extremely thin semiconductors\u2014now there's a better way to make them","description":"The ability to develop extremely thin semiconductors is key to advancing the fields of electronics and computing. But so far, there's been a trade-off between the quality of these semiconductors and the ability to make them at industrial scale. Prof. Cong Su and his research team have found a solution that combines the best aspects of two methods to make high-quality materials at scale.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-generation-extremely-thin-semiconductors.html","category":"Electronics & Semiconductors","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:20:02 EDT","guid":"news699710402"},{"title":"'Baked' yeast-based materials power 3D-printed architectural materials","description":"Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new, entirely bio-based material from a somewhat unexpected ingredient: yeast. The material is 3D printed and customized for use in architectural and interior design elements that are currently made from non-renewable or fossil-based materials, such as plaster, plastic or synthetic textiles. These may be daylight modulating and sunlight protecting screens, room partitions or wall systems.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-yeast-based-materials-power-3d.html","category":"Engineering","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:40:06 EDT","guid":"news699705541"},{"title":"Real-time X-ray compression shrinks file size by 8,000 times","description":"Researchers led by Takaki Hatsui at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center (RSC) in Japan and collaborators have developed a new approach to compressing X-ray imaging data in real time, reducing the size of data files by more than 8,000 times, while at the same time preserving the detailed X-ray intensity information required for quantitative analysis.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-real-ray-compression-size.html","category":"Hardware","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:01 EDT","guid":"news699695943"},{"title":"Airbus tests passenger plane that can fly 22 hours non-stop","description":"Airbus said Tuesday its A350-1000ULR widebody aircraft, capable of flying up to 22 hours nonstop, has successfully completed a first test flight.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-airbus-passenger-plane-fly-hours.html","category":"Automotive","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:02 EDT","guid":"news699633667"},{"title":"Microsoft unveils AI models in push for independence from OpenAI","description":"Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its own cutting-edge artificial intelligence models in San Francisco\u2014a crucial step toward reducing its dependence on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-microsoft-unveils-ai-independence-openai.html","category":"Machine learning & AI","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:41:02 EDT","guid":"news699633630"},{"title":"100kW fully superconducting aviation motor developed for electrical aircraft","description":"Researchers at a Scottish university have demonstrated a 100kW fully superconducting aviation motor that could help pave the way for an electric aircraft.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-100kw-fully-superconducting-aviation-motor.html","category":"Energy & Green Tech","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:20:08 EDT","guid":"news699631322"},{"title":"Ultra-thin semiconductors overcome performance limits with localized thick-contact design","description":"As semiconductor chips become increasingly thinner, the components inside chips are locked in a fierce race to achieve the ultimate ultra-thin state. However, this has presented a structural limitation: the thinner the device, the harder it is for electricity to flow.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-ultra-thin-semiconductors-limits-localized.html","category":"Electronics & Semiconductors","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:09 EDT","guid":"news699622374"},{"title":"Liquid metal unlocks hydrogel that stretches 900% and resists freezing when other electrolytes fail","description":"A research group led by Prof. Sungjune Park from the Department of Chemical Engineering has developed an ultra-stretchable, anti-freezing hydrogel electrolyte using liquid metal particles. The material can stretch up to nine times its original length while maintaining stable electrochemical performance, even at \u221220 \u00b0C. This work provides a promising platform for energy storage devices that must operate reliably under extreme environmental conditions.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-liquid-metal-hydrogel-resists-electrolytes.html","category":"Energy & Green Tech","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:40:02 EDT","guid":"news699622261"},{"title":"Anthropic expands access to powerful Mythos AI model","description":"Anthropic on Tuesday gave approximately 150 organizations around the world access to Mythos, its powerful new AI model whose rapid ability to identify weaknesses in computer security has sparked global concern.","link":"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2026-06-anthropic-access-powerful-mythos-ai.html","category":"Machine learning & AI","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:40:03 EDT","guid":"news699617627"}]}}