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May 18, 2024
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May 16, 2024 — What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say researchers. A new study identifies how to develop robot guide dogs with insights from guide dog users and ...
May 13, 2024 — Chatbots share limited information, reinforce ideologies, and, as a result, can lead to more polarized thinking when it comes to controversial issues, according to new research. The study challenges perceptions that chatbots are impartial and ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers used generative AI to develop a physics-informed technique to classify phase transitions in materials or physical systems that is much more efficient than existing machine-learning ...
May 14, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs that process MRI results show differences in how the brains of men and women are organized at a cellular level, a new study shows. These variations were ...
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May 14, 2024 — A special review examines highly-cited papers in statistical ecology. The review, which covers a century of research, details how models and concepts have evolved alongside increasing computational ...
May 13, 2024 — Today, there are dozens of large language model (LLM) chatbots aimed at mental health care -- addressing everything from loneliness among seniors to anxiety and depression in teens. But the efficacy ...
May 15, 2024 — Strongly interacting systems play an important role in quantum physics and quantum chemistry. Stochastic methods such as Monte Carlo simulations are a proven method for investigating such systems. ...
May 15, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing and control based on the workings of animal brains. Animal brains use less data and energy ...
May 15, 2024 — Research could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to feel touch like a human hand. The technology could also be used to help restore lost functionality to patients after a ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers have leveraged deep learning techniques to enhance the image quality of a metalens camera. The new approach uses artificial intelligence ...
May 15, 2024 — It's one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around the world via photons superimposed in different quantum states. It's quite another to physically show ...
May 14, 2024 — Researchers are using artificial intelligence to perfect the design of the vessels surrounding the super-hot plasma, optimize heating methods and ...
May 14, 2024 — A new device that can process information using a small amount of light could enable energy-efficient and secure ...
May 14, 2024 — The powerful new AI tool can predict heart failure outcomes in specific patients, helping doctors improve ...
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May 14, 2024 — Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic appeal of what users see in virtual ...
May 13, 2024 — Physicists and computer scientists have recently expanded the modern theory of the thermodynamics of computation. By combining approaches from statistical physics and computer science, the ...
May 13, 2024 — A new article highlights how artificial intelligence stands on the threshold of making monumental contributions to the field of sleep medicine. Through a strategic analysis, researchers examined ...
May 10, 2024 — A new approach to transport ticketing offers a step towards an integrated, transparent system that works efficiently for both ticket providers and passengers across all modes of ...
May 9, 2024 — What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can, but better? A new class of synthetic materials could allow for smaller devices that use less ...
May 9, 2024 — Systems controlled by next-generation computing algorithms could give rise to better and more efficient machine learning products, a new study ...
May 9, 2024 — Researchers have developed a robotic feeding system that uses computer vision, machine learning and multimodal sensing to safely feed people with severe mobility limitations, including those with ...
May 8, 2024 — Conversational agents (CAs) such as Alexa and Siri are designed to answer questions, offer suggestions -- and even display empathy. However, new research finds they do poorly compared to humans when ...
May 7, 2024 — Researchers have invented a breakthrough technique for manufacturing highly purified silicon that brings powerful quantum computers a big step ...
May 7, 2024 — Engineers have developed two new graph-based computational tools for tracking genomic variation within ...
May 6, 2024 — Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well trained ...
May 6, 2024 — Researchers have achieved the first controllable interaction between two hole spin qubits in a conventional silicon transistor. The breakthrough opens up the possibility of integrating millions of ...
May 6, 2024 — New research finds that, while an increasing number of minors are using virtual reality (VR) apps, not many parents recognize the extent of the security and privacy risks that are specific to VR ...
May 3, 2024 — A stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have developed an AI method that improves the identification of toxic chemicals -- based solely on knowledge of the molecular structure. The method can contribute to better control and ...
May 1, 2024 — A team of 19 prominent researchers has published guidelines for the responsible use of machine learning in science. They say it could avert a crisis that's smoldering in every ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists have adapted a device called a microwave circulator for use in quantum computers, allowing them for the first time to precisely tune the exact degree of nonreciprocity between a qubit, the ...
May 1, 2024 — A research team has created an innovative method to control tiny magnetic states within ultrathin, two-dimensional van der Waals magnets -- a process akin to how flipping a light switch controls a ...
May 1, 2024 — A new computer model uses a better artificial intelligence process to measure snow and water availability more accurately across vast distances in the West, information that could someday be used to ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists have shown, through probabilistic calculations, that there is indeed, as had been hypothesized, a rule of 'entropy' for the phenomenon of quantum entanglement. This finding could ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
- New Work Extends the Thermodynamic Theory of Computation
- Potential Power and Pitfalls of Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sleep Medicine
Friday, May 10, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Good Vibrations: New Tech May Lead to Smaller, More Powerful Wireless Devices
- New Machine Learning Algorithm Promises Advances in Computing
- Robotic System Feeds People With Severe Mobility Limitations
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- New Super-Pure Silicon Chip Opens Path to Powerful Quantum Computers
- Engineers Develop Innovative Microbiome Analysis Software Tools
Monday, May 6, 2024
- Cybersecurity Education Varies Widely in US
- Experiment Opens Door for Millions of Qubits on One Chip
- VR May Pose Privacy Risks for Kids: A New Study Finds Parents Aren't as Worried as They Should Be
Friday, May 3, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Science Has an AI Problem: This Group Says They Can Fix It
- Physicists Build New Device That Is Foundation for Quantum Computing
- Researchers Unlock Potential of 2D Magnetic Devices for Future Computing
- Improved AI Process Could Better Predict Water Supplies
- Scientists Show That There Is Indeed an 'entropy' Of Quantum Entanglement
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Computer Scientists Unveil Novel Attacks on Cybersecurity
- New Algorithm Cuts Through 'noisy' Data to Better Predict Tipping Points
- From Disorder to Order: Flocking Birds and 'spinning' Particles
- AI Deciphers New Gene Regulatory Code in Plants and Makes Accurate Predictions for Newly Sequenced Genomes
- High-Precision Blood Glucose Level Prediction Achieved by Few-Molecule Reservoir Computing
- Built-in Bionic Computing
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Computer Vision Researcher Develops Privacy Software for Surveillance Videos
- AI in Medicine: The Causality Frontier
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence Helps Scientists Engineer Plants to Fight Climate Change
- Scientists Tune the Entanglement Structure in an Array of Qubits
- New Study Reveals How AI Can Enhance Flexibility, Efficiency for Customer Service Centers
- On the Trail of Deepfakes, Researchers Identify 'fingerprints' Of AI-Generated Video
- Computer Game in School Made Students Better at Detecting Fake News
- Holographic Displays Offer a Glimpse Into an Immersive Future
- Opening Up the Potential of Thin-Film Electronics for Flexible Chip Design
- A Novel Universal Light-Based Technique to Control Valley Polarization in Bulk Materials
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- This Tiny Chip Can Safeguard User Data While Enabling Efficient Computing on a Smartphone
- Unlocking Spin Current Secrets: A New Milestone in Spintronics
Monday, April 22, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- When Thoughts Flow in One Direction
- Skyrmions Move at Record Speeds: A Step Towards the Computing of the Future
- AI Tool Predicts Responses to Cancer Therapy Using Information from Each Cell of the Tumor
- How Data Provided by Fitness Trackers and Smartphones Can Help People With MS
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- New Computer Vision Tool Wins Prize for Social Impact
- 'Surprising' Hidden Activity of Semiconductor Material Spotted by Researchers
- Breakthrough Promises Secure Quantum Computing at Home
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Quantum Breakthrough When Light Makes Materials Magnetic
- New Method of Measuring Qubits Promises Ease of Scalability in a Microscopic Package
- Waterproof 'e-Glove' Could Help Scuba Divers Communicate
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
- How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
- A Pulse of Innovation: AI at the Service of Heart Research
- Protecting Art and Passwords With Biochemistry
- How Scientists Are Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries With Automation
- Scientists Release State-of-the-Art Spike-Sorting Software Kilosort4
- Proof-of-Principle Demonstration of 3-D Magnetic Recording
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
- I Spy With My Speedy Eye: Scientists Discover Speed of Visual Perception Ranges Widely in Humans
- Research Reveals Language Barriers Limit Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Resources
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Revolutionary Biomimetic Olfactory Chips to Enable Advanced Gas Sensing and Odor Detection
- An Innovative Mixed Light Field Technique for Immersive Projection Mapping
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- New Software Enables Blind and Low-Vision Users to Create Interactive, Accessible Charts
- Hidden Geometry of Learning: Neural Networks Think Alike
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Bullseye! Accurately Centering Quantum Dots Within Photonic Chips
- Micro-Lisa! Making a Mark With Novel Nano-Scale Laser Writing
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Pairing Crypto Mining With Green Hydrogen Offers Clean Energy Boost
- Scientists Deliver Quantum Algorithm to Develop New Materials and Chemistry
- The World Is One Step Closer to Secure Quantum Communication on a Global Scale
- Rectifying AI's Usage in the Quest for Thermoelectric Materials
- Novel Quantum Algorithm for High-Quality Solutions to Combinatorial Optimization Problems
- Semiconductors at Scale: New Processor Achieves Remarkable Speed-Up in Problem Solving
- Metamaterials and AI Converge, Igniting Innovative Breakthroughs
- Artificial Nanofluidic Synapses Can Store Computational Memory
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- AI Can Now Detect COVID-19 in Lung Ultrasound Images
- Verifying the Work of Quantum Computers
- Quantum Talk With Magnetic Disks
- ChatGPT Is an Effective Tool for Planning Field Work, School Trips and Even Holidays
- Powerful New AI Can Predict People's Attitudes to Vaccines
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- New Study Shows Analog Computing Can Solve Complex Equations and Use Far Less Energy
- Information Overload Is a Personal and Societal Danger
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Staying in the Loop: How Superconductors Are Helping Computers 'remember'
- Satellites for Quantum Communications