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How can we make buildings more resilient before—and after—earthquakes? We put one solution to the test

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-resilient-earthquakes-solution.html

Published: June 13, 2026 08:00

This week's magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines came with scenes familiar to New Zealanders: collapsed buildings, shattered facades and streets strewn with rubble.

Battery-free artificial photosynthesis keeps solar fuel production stable under shifting sunlight

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-battery-free-artificial-photosynthesis-solar.html

Published: June 13, 2026 08:00

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed an artificial photosynthesis system capable of producing solar fuels more stably by integrating a self-regulating chemical component directly into the electrolyzer itself. The new device doesn't…

Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-anthropic-latest-ai-offline-comply.html

Published: June 13, 2026 06:08

AI giant Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.

PhishLumos maps phishing infrastructure and finds 190,000 URLs in six months

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-phishlumos-phishing-infrastructure-urls-months.html

Published: June 13, 2026 05:29

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new paradigm for identifying online phishing campaigns. Their new system, PhishLumos, is triggered when links show signs of concealing information and looks for clues in the "infrastructure" of…

New strategy enhances oxygen reduction in zinc-air batteries

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-strategy-oxygen-reduction-zinc-air.html

Published: June 12, 2026 16:20

Batteries are undergoing rapid advances. For example, modern zinc-air batteries have the remarkable ability to use oxygen as energy—but that oxygen isn't stored in the battery itself. Zinc-air batteries take in surrounding oxygen to undergo a reaction to…

Transparent OLED advance could improve AR displays and smart windows

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-transparent-oled-advance-ar-displays.html

Published: June 12, 2026 13:20

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Prof. Yongtaek Hong from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has developed a high-performance transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED)…

Copper thin films reveal ballistic electron transport that could reshape future chip wiring

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-copper-thin-reveal-ballistic-electron.html

Published: June 12, 2026 12:40

A joint research team has experimentally observed ballistic transport in single-crystalline copper thin films, demonstrating that ballistic transport is achievable in an industry-standard metal at interconnect-relevant dimensions. The study, titled…

Surface pre-treatment, barrier layer, automated machining and assembly of cryogenic CFRP hydrogen tanks

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-surface-pre-treatment-barrier-layer.html

Published: June 12, 2026 12:20

Researchers from Plasma Technology and Surfaces, Paint/Lacquer Technology, as well as Automation and Production Technology at Fraunhofer IFAM, in collaboration with HYTANK project partners, developed resource-efficient manufacturing and joining…

Human understanding of AI can't keep up with its advancement, researchers say

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-human-ai-advancement.html

Published: June 12, 2026 11:56

In a recent editorial published in Science, Microsoft's chief scientific officer, Eric Horvitz, and researcher Robert West from the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL in Switzerland issue a stark warning about AI. They say the…

How bait‑and‑switch sales tricks make us click on online 'bargains'—and what to do about it

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-baitandswitch-sales-click-online-bargains.html

Published: June 12, 2026 10:40

You're browsing a major online marketplace for a warm winter jacket when a sponsored listing catches your eye: a black, fleece-lined jacket, prominently priced at A$18.99 each. It's just what you want, so you click through, ready to grab a bargain.

Despite the AI hype, some experts warn of a bubble—what happens if it pops?

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ai-hype-experts.html

Published: June 12, 2026 10:20

In the last few years, the hype around artificial intelligence has become stratospheric. Riding a wave of venture capital, tech leaders promised us AI would revolutionize work, boost productivity and lead to incredible new breakthroughs. OpenAI, the…

SpaceX raised $75B in record IPO—why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier than public stock buyers to benefit

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-spacex-75b-ipo-insiders-elon.html

Published: June 12, 2026 10:00

Elon Musk's SpaceX is becoming a publicly traded company after selling 555.6 million shares in what was the biggest initial public offering in history. But my new research suggests that investors who bought those shares are unlikely to see the explosive…

Buying a laptop may soon come with instant carbon data, thanks to new AI agents

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-buying-laptop-instant-carbon-ai.html

Published: June 12, 2026 06:40

If you shop on Google Flights, you get a quick comparison of different itineraries: One flight's carbon emissions may be average, while another's are 14% higher. But if you go shopping for a new laptop, you likely won't find quick, comprehensible…

Fast, reliable detection of trace gases by resonant photoacoustics

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-fast-reliable-gases-resonant-photoacoustics.html

Published: June 11, 2026 21:40

The photoacoustic effect has been known for more than 150 years: Gases exposed to light heat up. Pulsing the light generates periodic pressure fluctuations, or sound waves, with frequencies that can be uniquely assigned to individual gases. This…

Anthropic announces 'Claude Corps' to teach nonprofits to use AI more effectively

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-anthropic-claude-corps-nonprofits-ai.html

Published: June 11, 2026 20:00

Anthropic will donate $150 million to launch a fellowship program that places people early in their careers with nonprofits around the country to help them use artificial intelligence more effectively in their work.

High prevalence of poor sleep quality among Japanese esports players

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-high-prevalence-poor-quality-japanese.html

Published: June 11, 2026 18:00

A research team at the University of Tsukuba reported that 43.3% of Japanese esports players were classified as having poor subjective sleep quality, according to a cross-sectional survey. In particular, poor sleep quality was common among individuals who…

NASA robotic tech demonstration will advance prototype gamma-ray detectors

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-nasa-robotic-tech-advance-prototype.html

Published: June 11, 2026 17:00

A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA, called AstroPix, will take part in a robotic arm demonstration on the agency's upcoming Fly Foundational Robots mission, set to launch in late 2027.

This specially-designed jacket pulls drinking water from thin air

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-specially-jacket-thin-air.html

Published: June 11, 2026 16:40

Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a jacket that harvests drinking water directly from the air. The technology could benefit anyone who spends a lot of time in areas without easy access to drinking water, from hobbyist hikers,…

New water-based material could store solar energy, power reactions in darkness, then recharge

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-based-material-solar-energy-power.html

Published: June 11, 2026 16:20

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new liquid material that charges like a battery, transforms like a living organism and then resets itself in open air. Traditionally, harvesting energy, storing it and using it require separate materials…

Light rewrites magnetic memory in one pulse, opening path to lower-power AI chips

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-rewrites-magnetic-memory-pulse-path.html

Published: June 11, 2026 16:00

As artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital services continue to expand, the world is facing a growing need for faster and more energy-efficient ways to store and process information. A team led by the National Institutes for Quantum Science…

Single snapshot unlocks 3D depth with coded aperture and AI

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-snapshot-3d-depth-coded-aperture.html

Published: June 11, 2026 15:00

A single photograph contains a wealth of information, but determining 3D spatial relationships from a 2D scene is no simple task. Many attempts have been made to develop a method to reconstruct both depth and sharp color images from a single snapshot, but…

Food waste beads could boost direct air capture by 10% to 50%

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-food-beads-boost-air-capture.html

Published: June 11, 2026 14:00

In order to stabilize global warming at less than 1.5°C in the long term, there is a need not only for a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions but also for technologies to remove and store hundreds of billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from…

Waymo unveils virtual driver model to test autonomous car crash avoidance

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-waymo-unveils-virtual-driver-autonomous.html

Published: June 11, 2026 13:40

Autonomous vehicles are already a reality on some of our streets and could become a major part of future transportation systems. Safety, of course, is the main concern, as with all vehicles. To help evaluate and improve its autonomous driving technology,…

From safety hazard to climate solution: Technology tackling fugitive methane from coal mines

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-safety-hazard-climate-solution-technology.html

Published: June 11, 2026 13:20

Every underground coal mine has one thing in common: Coal seams leak methane gas into the tunnel network, presenting a serious safety hazard. The control is the same the world over: continuously pump fresh air through the workings, diluting and pushing out…

Porous electrode design could lift green hydrogen output by limiting bubble buildup

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-porous-electrode-green-hydrogen-output.html

Published: June 11, 2026 13:00

Hydrogen could be the key to a clean energy future, but a tiny problem has been holding it back: bubbles. In a paper published in Energy & Environmental Science, a multidisciplinary team of UNSW researchers, in collaboration with researchers from…

Self-regenerating catalyst overcomes key durability challenge in hydrogen energy

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-regenerating-catalyst-key-durability-hydrogen.html

Published: June 11, 2026 12:40

Imagine a catalyst that can heal itself after being damaged. A POSTECH-led research team has developed an electrocatalyst that regenerates its own metallic surface after oxidation, much like how a wound heals naturally. This breakthrough addresses one of…

Can Pepper the robot be a good playmate?

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-pepper-robot-good-playmate.html

Published: June 11, 2026 12:00

What's it like to play a physical game with or against a robot that both looks and behaves like a person? That's what NTNU researchers wanted to find out when they conducted a controlled laboratory experiment with Pepper, a social robot designed to…

Good news for renewables: Southern Australia's offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-good-news-renewables-southern-australia.html

Published: June 11, 2026 11:20

If you've ever stood on a Victorian beach and felt the wind from the Southern Ocean, you'll know this is not a gentle force. Whipped up across thousands of kilometers of cold ocean, these winds are relentless and powerful.

World-first cloud service makes full use of quantum computing capacity

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-world-cloud-full-quantum-capacity.html

Published: June 11, 2026 11:20

Researchers in Japan have developed quantum multi-programming auto mode, a function that automatically runs quantum programs from different users in parallel. Launched on the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB) quantum computer cloud…

Sonar–camera system sees through murky waters

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-sonarcamera-murky.html

Published: June 11, 2026 10:40

For remotely operated underwater vehicles, cloudy and turbulent waters are often a no-go. When vehicles settle on the seafloor or dig through a sand bed, they can kick up clouds of sediment that make it tough for onboard cameras to see through. Often, the…

Fast-tracking efficiency in light water reactor fuels

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-fast-tracking-efficiency-reactor-fuels.html

Published: June 11, 2026 10:20

Coupling a power uprate with burnup extension—or how long fuel can produce power before being replaced—allows fuel to operate at a higher power for longer periods. Fuels with accident-tolerant and higher-burnup capabilities allow reactor operators to do…

Fuel costs alone won't spark Australia's EV transition

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-fuel-wont-australia-ev-transition.html

Published: June 11, 2026 09:40

As Australian motorists continue to grapple with rising fuel prices and electric vehicle (EV) sales steadily increase across the country, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that petrol costs alone are not the primary factor shaping…

Seeing through a robot's eyes: Augmented reality helps humans predict machine behavior

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-robot-eyes-augmented-reality-humans.html

Published: June 11, 2026 09:00

As robots increasingly move out of factories and into workplaces, hospitals, warehouses and public spaces, a simple challenge becomes increasingly important: helping people understand what those machines are about to do.

Anthropic pledges $200 million to research AI's economic impact as CEO suggests job loss solutions

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-anthropic-pledges-million-ai-economic.html

Published: June 11, 2026 05:00

Anthropic on Wednesday joined growing calls for the artificial intelligence industry to find ways to cushion people from the technology's disruptions, announcing an initial $200 million investment to research AI's impact on jobs and the economy.

Canada moves to ban under-16s from social media, regulate AI

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-canada-16s-social-media-ai.html

Published: June 11, 2026 04:35

Canada's culture minister on Wednesday introduced legislation that would ban children under 16 from having social media accounts and require AI chatbot services to limit the production of harmful content.

Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-visa-payment-network-chatgpt-ai.html

Published: June 11, 2026 04:23

Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT,…

Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-reactor-reboot-world-largest-nuclear.html

Published: June 11, 2026 04:22

Japan has resumed operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot highlights a big problem: Japan is running out of space for spent nuclear fuel and has no…

Startup's nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-startup-nuclear-cooling-centers-sustainable.html

Published: June 10, 2026 23:20

The rise of artificial intelligence is riding on the back of an enormous data center expansion. Data centers are projected to account for anywhere from 9% to 17% of total electricity usage in the U.S. by the end of the decade. Today, about a third of data…

How AI chatbots become better learning coaches

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ai-chatbots.html

Published: June 10, 2026 21:40

Many AI systems answer questions in a matter of seconds—and, in the process, often prevent people from doing exactly what learning is all about: thinking for themselves. Machine learning expert Jakub Mačina is therefore developing models that don't provide…

'Reading relationships, crunching stats'—184-times faster data analysis

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-relationships-crunching-stats-faster-analysis.html

Published: June 10, 2026 19:40

A research team at POSTECH led by Professor Wook-Shin Han of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, along with Ph.D. candidates Taesung Lee and Jaehyun Ha, has developed TurboLynx, an engine…

New OS kernel uncovers hidden Apple M1 behavior and possible Phantom attack

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-os-kernel-uncovers-hidden-apple.html

Published: June 10, 2026 17:00

A new kernel (core program) within an operating system gives researchers a cleaner view of what's happening inside a processor. Called Fractal and developed at MIT, the kernel has already surfaced previously unknown behavior in Apple's M1.

Low-water lithium extraction method achieves 95% recovery efficiency from brine salts

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-lithium-method-recovery-efficiency-brine.html

Published: June 10, 2026 15:00

Engineers have developed a new technology that enables the direct extraction of lithium from solid salt mixtures derived from brines, offering a low-water, low-energy alternative to conventional lithium extraction methods.

Robots are closing in on human-like judgments, addressing a key challenge in physical AI

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-robots-human-judgments-key-physical.html

Published: June 10, 2026 14:40

KAIST researchers solved a key challenge in the commercialization of physical AI by developing a new technology that enables AI to learn human judgment criteria on its own from just a few videos.

Ultralong-life aqueous batteries enabled by nanostructured electrolyte additives

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ultralong-life-aqueous-batteries-enabled.html

Published: June 10, 2026 14:20

A novel electrolyte technology that overcomes the persistent limitations of aqueous batteries has been developed by a Korean research team. The team, led by Professor Hoseok Park of the Department of Chemical Engineering, has succeeded in dramatically…

Russian satellites linked to mysterious GPS disruptions across several countries

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-russian-satellites-linked-mysterious-gps.html

Published: June 10, 2026 13:30

Since 2019, GPS signals across Europe, Greenland and Canada have experienced a huge spike in sudden, widespread signal blackouts. These have resulted in disruptions and degraded performance in navigation systems that airplanes and ships rely on to travel…

What confusing code does to developers: Brain and eye tracking reveal surprise response

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-code-brain-eye-tracking-reveal.html

Published: June 10, 2026 13:20

How do software developers respond when they come across code they do not intuitively understand? Neuropsychologists have now explored this question by recording brain activity alongside eye movements. A team of psycholinguists then compared the findings…

Osprey-inspired algorithm lifts Chinese-English translation accuracy

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-osprey-algorithm-chinese-english-accuracy.html

Published: June 10, 2026 13:00

Research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has taken inspiration from the hunting behavior of the fish-eating bird of prey, the osprey, and combined this with inspiration from quantum computing to improve…

Thirty-five AI comedians walked into a workshop, and what happened next could reshape how machines learn humor

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ai-comedians-workshop-reshape-machines.html

Published: June 10, 2026 12:20

Workshopping, an iterative process in which creators share ideas, test what works and refine what doesn't through collective feedback, is at the heart of any writers group. This collaborative dynamic inspired George Mason University Ph.D. student Shiwei…

Mathematical proof reveals why fixed AI guardrails can never block every jailbreak

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-mathematical-proof-reveals-ai-guardrails.html

Published: June 10, 2026 12:00

Can we make artificial intelligence impervious to adversaries who want to twist the technology to nefarious ends? Though AI is among the newest of technologies, the answer to that question is nearly a century old.

Entirely new way of making espresso shakes up the coffee world

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-espresso-coffee-world.html

Published: June 10, 2026 11:23

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have harnessed the power of ultrasonic sound waves to make espresso-strength coffee with room-temperature water, cutting energy use by up to 75%. That morning coffee kick from a shot of espresso needs boiling water and high…

Smart window film regulates light and humidity, reducing energy consumption, promoting low-carbon city development

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-smart-window-humidity-energy-consumption.html

Published: June 10, 2026 10:40

As global warming intensifies, window technologies that can automatically regulate indoor light and humidity in response to environmental changes could help reduce building energy consumption and support the development of low-carbon cities.

Why old EV batteries still go to waste—and how AI could change that

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ev-batteries-ai.html

Published: June 10, 2026 10:40

Even though retired lithium-ion batteries often retain up to 80% of their capacity, significant economic value and climate benefits are currently being lost. A new article in Nature Reviews Clean Technology, involving researchers from Chalmers University…

TikTok's 'Not Interested' tool beats swiping, but effect may quickly wear off

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-tiktok-tool-swiping-effect-quickly.html

Published: June 10, 2026 10:20

Just like snowflakes, no two TikTok For You pages look alike. And that is intentional. The social media site's highly personalized—and black box-like—recommendation algorithm has long been considered its "secret sauce," after all.

The consequences of relying on AI for accurate news

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-consequences-ai-accurate-news.html

Published: June 10, 2026 10:03

It's no secret that the last few years have seen a massive explosion in the use of artificial intelligence for general information-gathering. An even more recent trend, though, is how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are…

China car exports jump 73% in May as high fuel prices raise interest in EVs

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-china-car-exports-high-fuel.html

Published: June 10, 2026 10:00

China's passenger car exports jumped 73% year-on-year in May to around 809,000 vehicles, an industry group reported Wednesday, as higher gasoline and diesel prices due to the war in Iran raised interest in electric vehicles.

Researchers develop AI-powered railway control system for efficient urban train operation

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ai-powered-railway-efficient-urban.html

Published: June 10, 2026 09:00

As cities continue to expand, railways are expected to become an important component of urban mobility systems. Compared with automobiles and air transport, railways are highly energy efficient and produce relatively low environmental impacts and therefore…

Bike robot lands first unassisted front flip thanks to Ph.D. student

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-bike-robot-unassisted-front-flip.html

Published: June 10, 2026 09:00

A bicycle robot from the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has become the first to perform an unassisted acrobatic front flip. RAI calls the bicycle robot an ultra-mobility vehicle (UMV). It can reach a height of 3 feet (0.9…

Can e-scooters and e-bikes help more people use public transport?

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-scooters-bikes-people.html

Published: June 10, 2026 07:52

Rideshare e-scooters and e-bikes, and a change in public perception, could help close the gap between public transport hubs and commuters' starting points or destinations, according to a new report.

Anthropic opens most powerful AI model to public with safeguards

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-anthropic-powerful-ai-safeguards.html

Published: June 10, 2026 04:10

Anthropic, maker of the Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models, made the most powerful version of its technology available to the general public on Tuesday while restricting its use in sensitive areas.

Ads in New York must now label AI-generated 'synthetic performers'

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ads-york-ai-generated-synthetic.html

Published: June 10, 2026 03:45

Any advertisements in New York that feature artificial intelligence-generated people in place of actors will now be violating state law if they don't clearly label that they have used a "synthetic performer."

Long‑term data bottleneck resolved, paving the way for faster and safer data management

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-longterm-bottleneck-paving-faster-safer.html

Published: June 9, 2026 18:20

Organizations today struggle to handle vast amounts of information stored across multiple databases, registers and systems. In his doctoral thesis, Romuald Esdras Wandji at the Department of Computing Science at Umeå University presents a new solution that…

Robots learn to anticipate chaos, but still fail to read a decidedly human signal

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-robots-chaos-human.html

Published: June 9, 2026 17:00

Cornell researchers are investigating the potential for using artificial intelligence to give robots social intelligence—the ability to read facial cues, anticipate the needs of those around them, and function within society. The new study tested the…

Machine learning predicts wind shear 15 seconds ahead with less than 5% error

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-machine-seconds-error.html

Published: June 9, 2026 17:00

Wind shear, a sudden change in wind speed or direction, is a major cause of aviation incidents; it was responsible for 18% of aviation accidents in 2022. Predicting wind shear events is a priority for aviation safety because it would allow pilots to avoid…

Water locked in 1-nanometer channels could enable safer energy storage

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-nanometer-channels-enable-safer-energy.html

Published: June 9, 2026 16:40

Can pure water store electrical energy? A research team led by Dr. Vasily Artemov within the Cluster of Excellence "BlueMat—Water-Driven Materials" at Hamburg University of Technology has now shown that it can. By confining water within nanometer-sized…

Battery 'bath' restores spent lithium-ion cells to 95% power, cuts recycling costs 56%

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-battery-spent-lithium-ion-cells.html

Published: June 9, 2026 16:20

The critical minerals that power lithium-ion batteries are in high demand and short supply, especially for the U.S., which must rely on importing resources such as nickel and cobalt to manufacture the technology.

Buying greener products doesn't always lead to a greener outcome, new study finds

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-buying-greener-products-doesnt-outcome.html

Published: June 9, 2026 14:40

Consumers often assume that choosing more environmentally friendly products helps reduce environmental harm. New research suggests that reality may be more complicated. The findings are published in the journal Marketing Science.

Researchers discover hidden chip threats and a way to stop them

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-hidden-chip-threats.html

Published: June 9, 2026 14:40

Every day, billions of people trust computer chips to protect their most sensitive information, ranging from banking passwords to national security secrets. But what if those chips were secretly compromised before they even left the factory?

How do jet fuel changes actually affect airfares?

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-jet-fuel-affect-airfares.html

Published: June 9, 2026 14:20

As concerns grow over global fuel supplies and the cost of flying, new research from the University of Adelaide shows the relationship between jet fuel prices and airfares is not as simple as passengers might think. The study found that different types of…

Microbial fuel cells turn waste into electricity while cleaning water, review finds

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-microbial-fuel-cells-electricity.html

Published: June 9, 2026 14:00

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use microorganisms to generate electricity from organic waste, are emerging as a tool in the transition to cleaner energy systems and for the treatment of wastewater, according to a review of recent research published in…

Self-testing quantum chip generates certified random numbers while checking its hardware in real time

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-quantum-chip-generates-certified-random.html

Published: June 9, 2026 13:40

Randomness forms a crucial backbone of modern society, where every encryption key, secure transaction and digital signature depends on random numbers that no adversary can predict. But every random number generator ever deployed, classical or quantum, has…

MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-mit-channel-ai-gestures-robot.html

Published: June 9, 2026 13:03

Humanoid robots struggling with tasks like grasping a cup have a new teacher—a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that captures the movement of muscles, tendons and ligaments beneath the skin.

Monolayer WSeâ‚‚ unlocks high-performance p-type transistors that could change how future chips balance speed and power

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-monolayer-wse-high-p-transistors.html

Published: June 9, 2026 12:07

Transistors, small devices that can amplify or switch electrical signals, are central components of all modern computer chips and digital devices. There are two main types of transistors, known as n-type and p-type transistors.

'Technostress': Why many older people feel shut out by the digital world

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-technostress-older-people-digital-world.html

Published: June 9, 2026 11:00

From personal health portals to AI assistants that draft emails, the digital age has simplified endless everyday tasks. But for many older New Zealanders, the rapid march of technology has helped build a wall rather than open doors. Navigating online…

Owning the market: When everything is on the line, sometimes the 'little guy' wins

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Published: June 9, 2026 10:20

In a recently published article in the Harvard Business Review, UConn management professor Timothy B. Folta and two European colleagues discovered that in hypercompetitive business markets, a less-resourced but more spirited and focused company is likely…

Artificial eyes could bring human-like sight to self-driving cars and robots

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Published: June 9, 2026 05:00

Although self-driving cars and sophisticated robots use advanced cameras, computer algorithms and artificial intelligence to perceive their surroundings, these artificial eyes struggle to remain reliable in mixed lighting conditions. A team of researchers,…

OpenAI makes move to go public one week after rival Anthropic

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Published: June 9, 2026 05:00

OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, on Monday took the first step toward going public, one week after rival Anthropic announced its own filing, as both companies look to raise the massive sums needed to expand.

Brazil must overcome environmental and technological obstacles to make rare earth mining viable, say experts

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Published: June 8, 2026 21:40

Despite having the world's second-largest reserve of rare earth elements, second only to China, Brazil still needs to overcome technological and environmental obstacles to establish a local production chain. This group of 17 metallic chemical elements is…

GaN power electronics for bidirectional, single-phase DC electric vehicle charging

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Published: June 8, 2026 20:00

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF have developed a gallium nitride (GaN)-based power electronics module for 800-volt bidirectional direct current (DC) charging systems. The module is part of the GaN4EmoBiL project…

Palm oil waste could yield power, fuel and biochar on-site

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Published: June 8, 2026 18:40

A waste-to-energy system designed for palm oil mills could turn agricultural waste into electricity, industrial fuels and carbon-storing materials while generating commercially viable returns, according to an Industry Note in the International Journal of…

Asynchronous AI cuts computing energy by orders of magnitude while learning continuously

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Published: June 8, 2026 17:40

As artificial intelligence systems grow larger and more powerful, their energy demands are rising dramatically. But recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published in Nature Communications suggests that advanced AI capabilities may…

What shapes your power bill? Explainable AI outlines forecasts behind grid and price decisions

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Published: June 8, 2026 17:20

Artificial intelligence increasingly helps providers make their grids more robust, improve forecasts of electricity prices and make energy use more efficient. In critical infrastructure such as the energy system, AI should not be a black box—its decisions…

Organic transistor unites memory, signal processing and light emission below 3.5 V

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Published: June 8, 2026 17:00

Seoul National University researchers have developed an ultra-low-voltage electrochemical organic light-emitting transistor that can simultaneously perform signal processing, memory and light emission within a single semiconductor device. By introducing an…

Cheaper brass coatings for aircraft parts and pipelines move closer to real-world field repairs

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Published: June 8, 2026 16:00

Researchers from Skoltech—a VEB.RF group institution—have, for the first time, deposited a brass-based composite coating with reinforcing particles on a stainless steel part using low-pressure cold spraying. The technique is cheaper than currently used…

Inclined kirigami cuts unlock twist when stretched, opening path to soft robots

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Published: June 8, 2026 15:20

Kirigami is a variation on the Japanese art of origami, or paper folding, in which cuts are used to create three-dimensional structures—for example, pop-up cards created from a sheet of paper. Kirigami also has applications in engineering design for…

Apple tries again on AI, turns to Google for help

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Published: June 8, 2026 15:04

Apple unveiled an artificial intelligence overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, turning to Google for help two years after the company stumbled on a first attempt.

Social media accounts uncover how fake jobs trap people in cross-border scam compounds

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Published: June 8, 2026 15:00

Under the pretext of employment prospects, hundreds of thousands of job seekers are lured by scammers to cross the border into countries such as Myanmar, Laos or Cambodia. Instead of the promised lucrative positions, they are forced to work long hours in…

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