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AI gets a D: ChatGPT struggles with scientific true-or-false, study shows

March 16, 2026 Tech Xplore

Again and again, Washington State University professor Mesut Cicek and his colleagues fed hypotheses from scientific papers into ChatGPT and asked it to determine whether the statements had been upheld by research—whether they were true […]

Technology

Sulfide coating boosts lithium-ion battery lifespan past 1,000 cycles

March 13, 2026 Tech Xplore

Among the biggest complaints inhibiting growth in the electric vehicle market is the limited lifespan and range of lithium-ion batteries. Consumers fear being stranded far from home with long wait times at recharging stations. A […]

Computers

AI’s game-playing still has flaws: AlphaZero-style self-play tested on Nim

March 13, 2026 Tech Xplore

New research published in Machine Learning shows pattern learning is not enough to train AI to tackle games—and abstract representations or hybrid approaches may help. Many AI researchers describe game-playing as the “Formula 1” of […]

Computers

Shortest paths research narrows a 25-year gap in graph algorithms

March 12, 2026 Tech Xplore

Most of you have used a navigation app like Google Maps for your travels at some point. These apps rely on algorithms that compute shortest paths through vast networks. Now imagine scaling that task to […]

Technology

A microphone that can sort sounds and measure noise could be coming to a construction site near you

March 12, 2026 Tech Xplore

Do you want to know how much noise there is on a construction site? You want to measure the sound of the excavator or the hammer drill, but you don’t want to measure seagulls, traffic […]

Technology

How an acid found in grapes could help recycle battery metals

March 12, 2026 Tech Xplore

Cobalt and nickel are vital components for batteries, superalloys and catalysts, used in technologies ranging from smartphones to jet engines. But when it comes to recycling, they are notoriously difficult to separate because they are […]

Internet

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around

March 12, 2026 Tech Xplore

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled on Thursday.This […]

Technology

Dripping paint: Research resolves annoyance that hindered Michelangelo’s ‘The Creation of Adam’

March 12, 2026 Tech Xplore

More than 500 years ago, Michelangelo spent four years painting “The Creation of Adam” on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, struggling with paint dripping onto his face. He described the process as “closer to […]

Computers

Human brain and AI speech recognition decode speech in similar step-by-step stages, study finds

March 12, 2026 Tech Xplore

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human speech in different languages. The extent to which these models replicate the brain processes via which humans understand […]

Technology

Unraveling the origin of stochasticity, a key to next-generation data security and computing

March 11, 2026 Tech Xplore

A joint research team has reported for the first time that the resistive switching behavior of ion-motion-mediated volatile memristors, which are emerging as promising next-generation semiconductor devices, originates from a combined mechanism comprising multiple conductive […]

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