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Month: January 2025

Technology

Yarn-like battery prototype uses seawater to power devices

January 21, 2025 Tech Xplore

Most batteries are rigid and incompatible with water. But people work and play in oceans and estuaries, and they could benefit from flexible and saltwater-safe power sources.This article was originally published on this website.

Technology

NASA sets sights on Mars terrain with advanced tire tech

January 21, 2025 Tech Xplore

The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic missions have […]

Technology

Computer scientists digitally render iridescent bird feathers

January 21, 2025 Tech Xplore

Computer animators and video game designers may soon have a better way to create the purple-green sheen of a grackle’s wing, or the pink flash on a hummingbird’s throat, thanks to a new method for […]

Internet

Fake podcast clips are misleading millions of people on social media. Here’s how to spot them

January 21, 2025 Tech Xplore

Podcasting is the medium of choice for millions of listeners looking for the latest commentary on almost any topic. In Australia, it’s estimated about 48% of people tune in to a podcast each month.This article […]

Technology

Scientists create world’s first fully-3D printed microscope in under three hours

January 21, 2025 Tech Xplore

Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have created the world’s first fully 3D printed microscope in under three hours and for less than £50—a fraction of the cost of traditional devices.This article was originally published […]

Computers

AI-driven image retargeting: Predicting dimensions for seamless display across different devices

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

Using deep learning models, scientists at Sharjah University have designed techniques to automatically predict suitable image dimensions to fit different screens or devices far more efficiently and effectively than current technologies used for image cropping […]

Computers

World’s first chatbot, ELIZA, resurrected from 60-year-old computer code

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

A small team of researchers from the U.S. and the U.K. has resurrected the code for a 60-year-old chatbot named ELIZA, believed to be the first electronic chatbot. In their paper posted to the arXiv […]

Internet

Numbers using ‘QuitX’ service swell before Trump inauguration

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

“Millions of connections” from social network X will be re-established on rivals BlueSky or Mastodon from Monday, a French researcher said, in a campaign timed to coincide with Donald Trump’s inauguration.This article was originally published […]

Internet

What’s happening on the RedNote social platform? A media scholar explains the cultural moment unfolding there

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

TikTok refugees fled by the millions to RedNote, a Chinese app, in response to the TikTok ban, which went into effect Jan. 19, 2025. The company shut down the app shortly before midnight on Jan. […]

Internet

India’s ‘digital arrest’ scammers stealing savings

January 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police.This article was originally published on this website.

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