Fashion trend prediction has traditionally relied on experts’ intuition and creativity, as well as big-data analysis for incorporating insights on consumer behaviors. However, this method remains inaccessible to fashion students and small brands. Now, researchers show how AI can supplement expert knowledge with data-based insights, enabling individuals to predict trends with more accuracy and nuance. To this end, the researchers developed a novel prompting technique to enable ChatGPT to provide more accurate and specific responses.

New developments in the aerospace industry require novel materials that can withstand extremely high temperatures. Recently, a team of scientists from Hanbat National University has come up with a stable, superior oxidation-resistant coating layer on a TiTaNbMoZr high-entropy alloy using a sequential two-step B–Si pack cementation process. This next-generation materials science technology is expected to revolutionize the defense and aerospace sectors.

A study led by Aalto University reveals that when it comes to AI, specifically, LLMs, the Dunning-Kruger Effect doesn’t hold. All users show a significant inability to assess their performance accurately when using ChatGPT, with people overestimating their performance across the board. On top of this, the researchers identified a reversal of the Dunning-Kruger Effect ––   an identifiable tendency for those users who considered themselves more AI literate to assume their abilities were greater than they really were.

A Virginia Tech-led study in Nature Sustainability highlights urgent need for adaptation as sinking land threatens millions in India.

Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have found a way to generate mechanoluminescence in non-crystalline materials, bringing a new wave of potential applications in engineering, industrial safety and beyond. “Traditionally, chemists have thought crystal fracture an essential step in generating mechanoluminescence,” notes Dr Ayumu Karimata, first author of the study. “We have proved that’s not necessary. Our findings open up a vast array of possibilities in materials science, as they remove the need for complex crystal design and engineering when creating mechanoluminescent materials.”