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Month: August 2025

Internet

White House starts TikTok account as platform in US legal limbo

August 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the United States despite a law requiring its sale.This article was originally published […]

Technology

Self-powered photodetector achieves 20-fold sensitivity boost using novel device structure

August 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

Silicon semiconductors used in existing photodetectors have low light responsivity, and the two-dimensional semiconductor MoS₂ (molybdenum disulfide) is so thin that doping processes to control its electrical properties are difficult, limiting the realization of high-performance […]

Math

Catching a ‘eureka’ before it strikes: New research spots the signs

August 18, 2025 Phys Org

They feel like lightning—sudden, brilliant and seemingly impossible to predict. But according to new research, those mind-flashing “aha” moments of insight may leave detectable traces before they strike.This article was originally published on this website.

Technology

Unique fingerprints in 3D printing may foil adversaries

August 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

3D printing is a simple way to create custom tools, replacement pieces and other helpful objects, but it is also being used to create untraceable firearms, such as ghost guns, like the one implicated in […]

Technology

Innovative adhesive film harvests electricity from peeling, enabling battery-free sensing and safety

August 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

A new ultra-thin, transparent film, developed by researchers at UNIST can generate electrical signals solely through mechanical peeling or pressing actions. This technology paves the way for smart sensors that operate without batteries, with potential […]

Technology

Shape-changing antenna enables more versatile sensing and wide-range communication

August 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

MIT researchers have developed a reconfigurable antenna that dynamically adjusts its frequency range by changing its physical shape, making it more versatile for communications and sensing than static antennas.This article was originally published on this […]

Technology

Nuclear waste could be a source of fuel in future reactors

August 18, 2025 Tech Xplore

From electric cars to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, the technologies people use every day require a growing need for electricity. In theory, nuclear fusion—a process that fuses atoms together, releasing heat to turn generators—could […]

Computers

Allie, an AI chess bot, learns to play like humans from 91 million Lichess games

August 17, 2025 Tech Xplore

Yiming Zhang didn’t grow up playing chess. Like many other people, the Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. student discovered the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit” during the pandemic and began playing online. However, he quickly realized […]

Technology

Nanoengineered electrode material boosts cycling and efficiency in Li-metal batteries

August 15, 2025 Tech Xplore

Lithium metal (Li-metal) batteries are among the most promising alternatives to widely employed rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, as they could store more energy and thus extend the battery life of many electronic devices. Despite their […]

Internet

YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults

August 15, 2025 Tech Xplore

YouTube has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to figure out when users are children pretending to be adults on the popular video-sharing platform amid pressure to protect minors from sensitive content.This article was originally published […]

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