Bizarre Things: Computers & Math
May 21, 2024
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May 20, 2024 Researchers have discovered that a 'single atomic defect' in a layered 2D material can hold onto quantum information for microseconds at room temperature. This underscores the broader potential of 2D materials in advancing quantum ...
May 16, 2024 Sarcasm is notoriously tricky to convey through text, and the subtle changes in tone that convey sarcasm often confuse computer algorithms as well, limiting virtual assistants and content analysis tools. So researchers have now developed a ...
May 17, 2024 Physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug ...
May 17, 2024 Using DNA origami, researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers -- a new approach for manufacturing semiconductors for visible ...
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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 Scientists have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet propulsion, an unusual kind of locomotion that could inspire ...
May 15, 2024 SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs, can physically support an astronaut and lift them back on their feet after a fall, helping them conserve energy for other essential ...
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 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 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 Would you trust a robot to look after your cat? New research suggests it takes more than a carefully designed robot to care for your cat, the environment in which they operate is also vital, as well ...
May 9, 2024 A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate ...
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May 10, 2024 Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. Researchers describe the risks of deception by AI ...
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 Scientists delve into the composition of nanocomposites for ultraviolet metasurface ...
May 9, 2024 Walking and running is notoriously difficult to recreate in robots. Now, a group of researchers has overcome some of these challenges by creating an innovative method that employs central pattern ...
May 8, 2024 Researchers lay out the need for design safety protocols that prevent the emerging 'digital afterlife industry' causing social and psychological ...
May 8, 2024 Researchers have discovered a way to stop the quantum dance of atoms 'seen' by electrons in carbon-based organic molecules. This development will help improve the performance of light ...
May 6, 2024 Engineers created a catapillar-shaped robot that splits into segments and reassembles, hauls cargo, and crawls through twisting ...
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 New algorithm encourages robots to move more randomly to collect more diverse data for learning. In tests, robots started with no knowledge and then learned and correctly performed tasks within a ...
May 2, 2024 Researchers succeeded in conducting an almost perfect quantum teleportation despite the presence of noise that usually disrupts the transfer of quantum ...
May 2, 2024 Driving at night might be a scary challenge for a new driver, but with hours of practice it soon becomes second nature. For self-driving cars, however, practice may not be enough because the lidar ...
Apr. 30, 2024 A four-legged robot trained with machine learning has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switching between walking, trotting, and pronking -- a milestone for roboticists as well as biologists ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Quantum mechanical effects such as radioactive decay, or more generally: 'tunneling', display intriguing mathematical patterns. Researchers now show that a 40-year-old mathematical ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Researchers have invented a new optical element that brings us one step closer to mixing the real and virtual worlds in an ordinary pair of eyeglasses using high-definition 3D holographic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Sure, ChatGPT can write a poem about your pet in the style of T.S Eliot, but generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have a potentially more useful role to play in idea generation according ...
Apr. 18, 2024 A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more intuitive for human interaction, but they are expensive and difficult to make. A ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Star Trek's Holodeck is no longer just science fiction. Using AI, engineers have created a tool that can generate 3D environments, prompted by everyday ...
Friday, May 10, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Good Vibrations: New Tech May Lead to Smaller, More Powerful Wireless Devices
- Discover Optimal Conditions for Mass Production of Ultraviolet Holograms
- Generative AI That Imitates Human Motion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- 'Digital Afterlife': Call for Safeguards to Prevent Unwanted 'hauntings' By AI Chatbots of Dead Loved Ones
- Stilling the Quantum Dance of Atoms
Monday, May 6, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Random Robots Are More Reliable
- Significant New Discovery in Teleportation Research -- Noise Can Improve the Quality of Quantum Teleportation
- This Highly Reflective Black Paint Makes Objects More Visible to Autonomous Cars
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Holographic Displays Offer a Glimpse Into an Immersive Future
- Researchers Show It's Possible to Teach Old Magnetic Cilia New Tricks
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Star Trek's Holodeck Recreated Using ChatGPT and Video Game Assets
- Breakthrough Promises Secure Quantum Computing at Home
Monday, April 8, 2024
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Monday, March 25, 2024
- The World Is One Step Closer to Secure Quantum Communication on a Global Scale
- Artificial Nanofluidic Synapses Can Store Computational Memory
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Monday, March 18, 2024
- Backyard Insect Inspires Invisibility Devices, Next Gen Tech
- Two Artificial Intelligences Talk to Each Other
- Holographic Message Encoded in Simple Plastic
- New Technique Helps AI Tell When Humans Are Lying
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Robot ANYmal Can Do Parkour and Walk Across Rubble
- You Don't Need Glue to Hold These Materials Together -- Just Electricity
- New AI Technology Enables 3D Capture and Editing of Real-Life Objects
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Cicadas' Unique Urination Unlocks New Understanding of Fluid Dynamics
- AI-Generated Food Images Look Tastier Than Real Ones
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Angle-Dependent Holograms Made Possible by Metasurfaces
- Science Fiction Meets Reality: New Technique to Overcome Obstructed Views
Friday, February 16, 2024
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Friday, January 19, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Researchers Create Faster and Cheaper Way to Print Tiny Metal Structures With Light
- Mini-Robots Modeled on Insects May Be Smallest, Lightest, Fastest Ever Developed
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- New Study Pinpoints the Weaknesses in AI
- Integrating Dimensions to Get More out of Moore's Law and Advance Electronics
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
- AI's Memory-Forming Mechanism Found to Be Strikingly Similar to That of the Brain
- Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Events in People's Lives
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
- Immersive VR Goggles for Mice Unlock New Potential for Brain Science
- World's First Logical Quantum Processor
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
- Tiny Electromagnets Made of Ultra-Thin Carbon
- Broadband Buzz: Periodical Cicadas' Chorus Measured With Fiber Optic Cables
Friday, December 1, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- First Experimental Evidence of Hopfions in Crystals Opens Up New Dimension for Future Technology
- Hybrid Transistors Set Stage for Integration of Biology and Microelectronics
Monday, November 20, 2023
- People Watched Other People Shake Boxes for Science: Here's Why
- AI System Self-Organizes to Develop Features of Brains of Complex Organisms
Thursday, November 16, 2023
- Wearables Capture Body Sounds to Continuously Monitor Health
- Realistic Talking Faces Created from Only an Audio Clip and a Person's Photo
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
- How to Use AI for Discovery -- Without Leading Science Astray
- New AI Noise-Canceling Headphone Technology Lets Wearers Pick Which Sounds They Hear
- How Human Faces Can Teach Androids to Smile