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Month: August 2025

Technology

Reinventing fiber-based pressure sensors with a unique internal structure

August 27, 2025 Tech Xplore

Pressure sensors are crucial in many emerging applications, but traditional designs are often bulky or inflexible. In a recent study, researchers from Japan developed a fiber-shaped pressure sensor that overcomes this limitation by increasing—rather than […]

Technology

Electro-optical Mott neurons made of niobium dioxide created for brain-inspired computing

August 27, 2025 Tech Xplore

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced a wide range of computing systems inspired by the human brain or designed to emulate some of its functions. These include devices that artificially reproduce the behavior of […]

Technology

Coin-sized device uses nut waste and drops of water to generate green energy

August 26, 2025 Tech Xplore

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an inexpensive device that generates enough electricity to power a calculator using only waste walnut shells and drops of water. Their work is published in the journal […]

Math

Breaking the code in network theory: Bimodularity reveals direction of influence in complex systems

August 26, 2025 Phys Org

As summer winds down, many of us in continental Europe are heading back north. The long return journeys from the beaches of southern France, Spain, and Italy once again clog alpine tunnels and Mediterranean coastal […]

Math

Q&A: Math education and the importance of memory and problem solving

August 26, 2025 Phys Org

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication facts or encourage creative strategies to solve problems? The answer, especially among educators, is constantly evolving.This article was […]

Internet

New age-gating laws aimed at making the internet safer actually threaten free speech

August 26, 2025 Tech Xplore

The United Kingdom recently launched a broad system of age verification that requires any platforms that host pornography or other “harmful” content to ensure their users are 18 or older.This article was originally published on […]

Computers

Can large language models figure out the real world? New metric measures AI’s predictive power

August 26, 2025 Tech Xplore

In the 17th century, German astronomer Johannes Kepler figured out the laws of motion that made it possible to accurately predict where our solar system’s planets would appear in the sky as they orbit the […]

Internet

The European laws curbing big tech… and irking Trump

August 26, 2025 Tech Xplore

Fresh off a trade truce with Donald Trump, the EU is back in the US leader’s crosshairs after he vowed to punish countries that seek to curb big tech’s powers.This article was originally published on […]

Technology

Virtual reality merges with robotics to create seamless physical interactions

August 25, 2025 Tech Xplore

Computer scientists at Princeton are working to bring virtual reality into the physical world, with the potential to enhance a variety of experiences, including remote collaboration, education, entertainment and gaming.This article was originally published on […]

Computers

Login system helps spot online hacks without sacrificing privacy

August 25, 2025 Tech Xplore

A new system developed by Cornell Tech researchers helps users detect when their online accounts have been compromised—without exposing their personal devices to invasive tracking by web services.This article was originally published on this website.

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