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‘Countersnapping’ structures shrink when pulled

May 12, 2025 Tech Xplore

When you pull something—like a rubber band—you expect it to get longer. But what if it did the opposite? What if it suddenly shrank instead? In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy […]

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LegoGPT can design stable structures using standard LEGOs from text prompts

May 12, 2025 Tech Xplore

A team of engineers and AI specialists at Carnegie Mellon University has developed an AI application that can design stable structures from standard LEGOs using text prompts. In their study published on the arXiv preprint […]

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Revolutionizing baseball training with AI-simulated pitchers

May 12, 2025 Tech Xplore

Two University of Waterloo alumni are changing Major League Baseball (MLB) with a data-driven pitching simulator that replicates the real experience of batting against a professional pitcher.This article was originally published on this website.

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UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases

May 12, 2025 Tech Xplore

The soft, waxy “solid refrigerant” being investigated in a UK laboratory may not look very exciting, but its unusual properties promise an air-conditioning revolution that could eliminate the need for greenhouse gases.This article was originally […]

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AI-powered headphones offer group translation with voice cloning and 3D spatial audio

May 10, 2025 Tech Xplore

Tuochao Chen, a University of Washington doctoral student, recently toured a museum in Mexico. Chen doesn’t speak Spanish, so he ran a translation app on his phone and pointed the microphone at the tour guide. […]

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Warm metalworking turns brittle semiconductors into flexible, high-performance electronic films

May 9, 2025 Tech Xplore

Inorganic semiconductors form the backbone of modern electronics due to their excellent physical properties, including high carrier mobility, thermal stability, and well-defined energy band structures, which enable precise control over electrical conductivity. Unfortunately, their intrinsic […]

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Tiny vibrations have a massive impact: Transmitting clear signals over long distances using nonlinear math

May 8, 2025 Tech Xplore

A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered something surprising. If you have two tiny vibrating elements, each one barely moving on its own, and you combine them in the right way, their combined […]

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Wearable haptics get thinner: A flexible haptic patch lets you feel the virtual world

May 8, 2025 Tech Xplore

As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies rapidly evolve, the demand for more immersive, multisensory experiences grows alongside them. Among the key frontiers is tactile feedback—the ability to physically feel the virtual world.This […]

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AI tools help people with speech disabilities make timely jokes

May 8, 2025 Tech Xplore

A team of researchers from Cornell Tech is reimagining how technology can support users with speech disabilities—not just in functional speech, but also in making real-time jokes during conversations.This article was originally published on this […]

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Cracking the code: Synthetic lichen system shows potential for self-healing concrete

May 7, 2025 Tech Xplore

Imagine concrete healing its own cracks like human skin recovering from a cut. That’s the vision behind the latest research of Dr. Congrui Grace Jin, published in Materials Today Communications.This article was originally published on […]

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