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Month: March 2026

Technology

Multiply and subtract your way to more lifelike VR avatars

March 6, 2026 Tech Xplore

POSTECH’s (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Professor Inseok Hwang’s team has developed ArithMotion, a mobile virtual reality (VR) system that enables anyone to express a wide range of avatar motions with ease. Using simple […]

Technology

Your clothes may become smarter than you

March 6, 2026 Tech Xplore

You’re probably used to the sight of smartwatches on people’s wrists. But what about smart clothes? Researchers at the University of Georgia are exploring how the clothes people wear can potentially track and protect their […]

Technology

Liquid-metal pupil helps an artificial eye adapt to sudden light changes

March 6, 2026 Tech Xplore

Computer vision technologies are artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems that can capture, analyze, and interpret visual data captured from real-world environments. While these systems are now widely used, many of them perform poorly under some lighting […]

Technology

Carbon nanotube fiber ‘textile’ heaters could help industry electrify high-temperature gas heating

March 6, 2026 Tech Xplore

A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element—one that looks less like a traditional metal coil and more like a high-performance thread. In a study published in Small, […]

Technology

Ultrasonic sensor eliminates inspection blind spots in extreme environments

March 5, 2026 Tech Xplore

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed an ultrasonic sensor technology that applies a waveguide to detect defects in all directions without directly attaching sensors to the inspection target. By enabling […]

Education

We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers

March 5, 2026 Phys Org

Students using AI to cheat on homework or tests is a source of much discussion. But some scholars argue the greater risk of students using AI is that they will simply not learn.This article was […]

Computers

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

March 5, 2026 Tech Xplore

At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945 people were killed by mines and 4,325 were injured, 90% of whom were civilians. Nearly half of those were […]

Technology

Graphene-based ‘artificial skin’ brings human-like touch closer to robots

March 5, 2026 Tech Xplore

Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses. Now, researchers have developed a miniature tactile sensor that could give robots something much closer to a human […]

Internet

Are Google’s ‘preferred sources’ a good thing for online news?

March 5, 2026 Tech Xplore

Why do you see the results you do when you search for information online? It’s a complex mix of what the source is, its relationships to other sources online, and your own past browsing history […]

Technology

Photonic chips advance real-time learning in spiking neural systems

March 5, 2026 Tech Xplore

Researchers have developed photonic computing chips that overcome key limitations for a type of neural network known as a photonic spiking neural system. By enabling fast learning and decision making using purely light-based processes—no electronics-based […]

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