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Heat-resistant silicon carbide transistors fabrica...
While silicon carbide (SiC) has long been promoted as a key to developing electronics for extreme environments, the field has been stuck in the lab. Now, a team of researchers focusing on junction field-effect transistors, or JFETs, has developed...
Metabolic architecture: Living systems design coul...
A new study led by researchers at the Yale Center for Ecosystems and Architecture (Yale CEA), together with NYU, Purdue, YSE, Buro Happold and others, shows how plant-based biofilters could help reduce indoor CO2 to levels below those found...
AI models show a willingness to harm humans to rel...
Some advances in AI technology are undoubtedly positive, like helping write code faster or discovering new medicines. But others can give us pause for thought.
Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice c...
A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due Wednesday.
AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safe...
Europe needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism—despite growing warnings about its dangers—or risk falling further behind, the head of a leading European AI startup warned.
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agen...
OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.
Smoother perovskite films lift three-layer solar c...
Solar cells, devices that convert energy from sunlight into electricity, are being deployed in increasing numbers in many countries. While most cells on the market today are based on silicon, recent studies have highlighted the potential of a class...
Jury finds Meta liable in Cambridge Analytica case...
A jury in New Mexico on Friday found that Facebook's parent company, Meta, deceived users about privacy protections in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, U.S. media reported.
Spotting AI writing: How reliable are the detector...
Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his bestselling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and raising questions about how AI use can be detected.
Microsoft integrates Word and Excel more deeply in...
Microsoft on Friday unveiled a new vision for integrating Word, Excel and PowerPoint into its AI-powered assistant Copilot, in an effort to make AI the entry point for its productivity software.
US court sides with Pentagon in Anthropic AI ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the Pentagon's decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain after the AI startup refused to remove certain safeguards on its Claude model.
TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement foll...
TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact time limits and other restrictions for teen users, avoiding a trial with a settlement modeled on Instagram owner Meta's recent agreement with U.S. states.
OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images onlin...
OpenAI acknowledged Friday that its artificial intelligence tools had posted images from ChatGPT users on online sites without the company's knowledge, the latest example of AI agents operating outside their bounds.
OpenAI says its models engaged with US government ...
OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company's models' unanticipated behavior.
By shaping and shrinking light, engineers alter a ...
A new approach that uses light to switch the magnetic states of a material could lead to faster, smaller and more energy-efficient data storage. Engineers at the University of California San Diego published their findings in Nature Communications.
The architect as gatherer—how salvaged materials c...
In a traditional architectural project, the process often begins with an idea or a sketch. Material choices come later, when it is time to decide on a facade, floors or windows. But if buildings are to make greater use...
Computer system models binocular vision to improve...
A computer-based method for evaluating and improving print advertisements by modeling how human binocular vision responds to images is discussed in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining.
AI hardware design could filter out irrelevant vis...
When we read a car's license plate, we tend to focus on the numbers and letters, paying little attention to the surrounding buildings or sky. An artificial-intelligence (AI) system, however, may still process those surrounding details, consuming energy even...






























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