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Engineering
Human-machine learning boosts noninvasive brain-computer control in untrained users
Implantable devices in the brain have been used for about 30 years to assist people with disabilities in completing motor tasks. However, the devices are simply not accessible to the vast majority of people who need help. ...
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Security
AI remains unreliable as one-size-fits-all code security tool, comparison finds
For a paper published in the International Journal of Applied Cryptography, a team compared 11 leading large language models (LLMs) for software security. They found that no single system consistently outperforms its rivals ...
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This AI tool doesn't just speak languages—it invents them
Artificial intelligence isn't just capable of translating between existing languages—it can also create entirely new ones.
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Snapping knits turn fabric into switches that count steps and light LEDs
Knitting has come a long way from sweaters and blankets. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have turned everyday knitting into a powerful platform for making shape-shifting ...
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AI-run lab discovers six 3D-printable alloys for extreme heat
Using AI-driven materials design, a team of researchers at the University of Toronto Engineering has discovered a new set of metal alloys that retain their strength under extreme conditions.
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Computer Sciences
Researchers develop key technology to make personalized AI safer
The era of building "personalized AI" by training AI models on individual or corporate documents and data is beginning. However, while such customization can improve task performance, it can also weaken a model's existing ...
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Engineering
Researchers mimicked bird bones to create lightweight, high-performance structures
Using bird bone structure as inspiration, Xin Ning and Sepideh Ebad Sichani, Ph.D. '26, have created a new class of aircraft wing structures—unbound by traditional designs of ribs, spars and stiffeners. The researchers are ...
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Technology news
Software
Daydreaming algorithm helps AI remember what matters
During the day, our brain acquires new memories; at night, during sleep, it consolidates the important ones and eliminates the useless ones. A similar principle has been applied to Hopfield networks, one of the classic models ...
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Engineering
Lower printing temperatures cut defects in aluminum 3D-printed parts, study finds
Scientists at The University of Manchester have uncovered how subtle changes in temperature during a promising metal 3D printing process can significantly affect the quality of aluminum components.
Jul 14, 2026
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Engineering
Stable from unstable: Beam holds steady only in 20-millisecond timing window
A new discovery in physics could help engineers stabilize robots and structures without relying on complex sensors and control systems, and design metamaterials and network systems that are currently beyond reach.
Jul 14, 2026
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Robotics
AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training data
Robots walking down the street, surrounded by astounded onlookers, are an increasingly common sight. But these machines aren't yet the do-it-all assistants you'd want working in a kitchen or factory, and a major bottleneck ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Testing the limits of what's possible (and what isn't) with AI
When can we trust the results we get from AI, and when is learning impossible? Researchers have shown that there are some problems that even the most powerful AI cannot reliably solve, no matter how much data it is given.
Jul 14, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
AI that learns from the clouds: Researchers' system forecasts solar power output
Solar energy is becoming one of the world's most important sources of electricity. In Lithuania, the number of solar power plants is also growing rapidly, and the energy they produce is playing an ever more significant role ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Customized EV charging targets could lower EU energy costs by 2050, model finds
Researchers from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) have developed a European energy system model that pits two technologies against each other—future unidirectional smart charging (V1G) and vehicle-to-grid ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Engineers develop AI system to speed satellite tracking of wildfires
A new artificial intelligence system developed by West Virginia University engineers could help firefighters respond to wildfires sooner by enabling satellites to detect blazes and automatically adjust their positions for ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Smarter interfaces unlock longer-lasting soluble lead flow batteries
As global demand for electricity storage grows alongside the rise of renewable energy and AI-driven data centers, researchers are racing to find battery technologies that can store large amounts of energy cheaply and safely ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Telecom
Optical communications outpace radio links across Mars-range distances, report finds
Maintaining reliable communication during space missions is critical. Future missions—especially crewed missions to Mars—are expected to generate far more data than current systems can handle. NASA's existing radiofrequency ...
Jul 14, 2026
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