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February 14, 2025
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Feb. 12, 2025 Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in wearable health technology by developing a novel self-healing electronic skin (E-Skin) that repairs itself in seconds after damage. This could potentially transform the landscape of personal health ...
Feb. 12, 2025 A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough strength to contract. These multiple muscle ...
Feb. 11, 2025 The future of manufacturing is not just about machines and AI; it's about re-empowering humans, according to a new ...
Feb. 11, 2025 Qubits -- the fundamental units of quantum information -- drive entire tech sectors. Among them, superconducting qubits could be instrumental in building a large-scale quantum computer, but they rely on electrical signals and are difficult to scale. ...
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Feb. 10, 2025 Researchers have developed a new AI algorithm, called Torque Clustering, that significantly improves how AI systems independently learn and uncover patterns in data, without human ...
Feb. 10, 2025 Entanglement -- linking distant particles or groups of particles so that one cannot be described without the other -- is at the core of the quantum revolution changing the face of modern technology. ...
Feb. 7, 2025 An international collaboration sheds new light on the relationship between quantum theory and thermodynamics. The research group demonstrated that while the laws of quantum theory alone do not ...
Feb. 5, 2025 Researchers have developed advanced terahertz photodetectors containing 'living' microelectrodes. A vanadium dioxide (VO2) layer was precisely deposited on a silicon substrate. Temperature regulation ...
Feb. 6, 2025 A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to ...
Feb. 6, 2025 Electric sparks are used for welding, powering electronics, killing germs or for igniting the fuel in some car engines. Despite their usefulness, they are hard to control in open space, they split ...
Feb. 5, 2025 In a milestone that brings quantum computing tangibly closer to large-scale practical use, scientists have demonstrated the first instance of distributed quantum computing. Using a photonic network ...
Jan. 30, 2025 Researchers developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot ...
Jan. 29, 2025 This novel finding regarding the nonreciprocal diffraction of acoustic waves could open doors for next-generation communication ...
Jan. 29, 2025 The universe is getting more disordered, entropy is growing -- this is the second law of thermodynamics. But according to quantum theory, entropy should actually stay the same. Scientists took a ...
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Jan. 28, 2025 In a groundbreaking achievement for quantum technologies, researchers have created a functional quantum register using the atoms inside a semiconductor quantum ...
Jan. 27, 2025 In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent research in battery development and ...
Jan. 27, 2025 The world of quantum physics is experiencing a second revolution, which will drive an exponential leap in the progress of computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity and biomedicine. ...
Jan. 23, 2025 Neuromorphic computing -- a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain's function and structure -- needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete ...
Jan. 23, 2025 While entangled photons hold incredible promise for quantum computing and communications, they have a major inherent disadvantage. After one use, they simply disappear. In a new study physicists ...
Jan. 23, 2025 Researchers have measured the thinking time of London taxi drivers -- famous for their knowledge of more than 26,000 streets across the city -- as part of a study into the future of AI ...
Jan. 23, 2025 Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...
Jan. 23, 2025 A research team has recently developed a novel algorithm in quantum physics known as 'entanglement microscopy' that enables visualization and mapping of this extraordinary phenomenon at a ...
Jan. 22, 2025 Successful uptake of new technology is a matter of emotions -- and with 4 in 5 companies saying they're failing to capitalize on its potential, managers need to know how to deal with them, say ...
Jan. 21, 2025 A brain-computer interface, surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia, paralysis in all four limbs, provided an unprecedented level of control over a virtual quadcopter -- just by ...
Jan. 21, 2025 Scientists have developed a computing chip that can learn, correct errors, and process AI ...
Jan. 16, 2025 Two new articles document progress in neuroprosthetic technology that lets people feel the shape and movement of objects moving over the 'skin' of a bionic ...
Jan. 15, 2025 New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and ...
Jan. 14, 2025 Engineers have demonstrated a well-known quantum thought experiment in the real world. Their findings deliver a new and more robust way to perform quantum computations and they have important ...
Jan. 10, 2025 Researchers have demonstrated that the direction of the spin-polarized current can be restricted to only one direction in a single-atom layer of a thallium-lead alloys when irradiated at room ...
Jan. 9, 2025 Researchers have developed IRIS, a smart ring that allows users to point and click to control smart devices. The prototype Bluetooth ring contains a small camera which sends an image of the selected ...
Jan. 9, 2025 Imagine a future where your phone, computer or even a tiny wearable device can think and learn like the human brain -- processing information faster, smarter and using less energy. A breakthrough ...
Jan. 8, 2025 Facing high employee turnover and an aging population, nursing homes have increasingly turned to robots to complete a variety of care tasks, but few researchers have explored how these technologies ...
Jan. 8, 2025 Scientists have invented compact wearable devices that deliver rich, expressive, and pleasant tactile sensations that go far beyond the buzzing vibrations of today's consumer ...
Jan. 7, 2025 Neural implants contain integrated circuits (ICs) -- commonly called chips -- built on silicon. These implants need to be small and flexible to mimic circumstances inside the human body. However, the ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
- 'Embodied Energy' Powers Modular Worm, Jellyfish Robots
- A New Experimental System to Bring Quantum Technologies Closer to Students
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Scaling Up Neuromorphic Computing for More Efficient and Effective AI Everywhere and Anytime
- Adding Bridges to Stabilize Quantum Networks
- London Cabbies' Planning Strategies Could Help Inform Future of AI
- New Tool Enables Phylogenomic Analyses of Entire Genomes
- Physicists Pioneer Entanglement Microscopy Algorithm to Explore How Matter Entangles in Quantum Many-Body Systems
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- 'Unprecedented' Level of Control Allows Person Without Use of Limbs to Operate Virtual Quadcopter
- Neuromorphic Semiconductor Chip That Learns and Corrects Itself?
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- A Smart Ring With a Tiny Camera Lets Users Point and Click to Control Home Devices
- Brain-Inspired Nanotech Points to a New Era in Electronics
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Using Robots in Nursing Homes Linked to Higher Employee Retention, Better Patient Care
- Electrohydraulic Wearable Devices Create Unprecedented Haptic Sensations
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Scientists Develop Technology to Control Cyborg Insect Swarms
- Macroscopic Oscillators Move as One at the Quantum Level
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Friday, December 27, 2024
- Virus That Threatened Humanity Opens the Future
- Crossing the Uncanny Valley: Breakthrough in Technology for Lifelike Facial Expressions in Androids
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Physicists 'bootstrap' Validity of String Theory
- Tiny Robots, Big Impact: Revolutionizing Infertility Treatment With Magnetic Microrobots
Monday, December 16, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- AI Thought Knee X-Rays Show If You Drink Beer -- They Don't
- Minuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery
- Fast, Rewritable Computing With DNA Origami Registers
- Uncovering the Pigments and Techniques Used to Paint the Berlin Wall
- Researchers Discover New Third Class of Magnetism That Could Transform Digital Devices
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Researchers 'see' Vulnerability to Gaming Addiction in the Adolescent Brain
- Scientists Create AI That 'watches' Videos by Mimicking the Brain
- Not So Simple Machines: Cracking the Code for Materials That Can Learn
- Battery-Like Computer Memory Keeps Working Above 1000°F
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Bird-Inspired Drone Can Jump for Take-Off
- Researchers Innovate Scalable Robotic Fibers With Light-Emitting, Self-Healing and Magnetic Properties
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- A New Way to Create Realistic 3D Shapes Using Generative AI
- Manta Rays Inspire Fast Swimming Soft Robot Yet
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Researchers Demonstrate Self-Assembling Electronics
- 'Spooky Action' At a Very Short Distance: Scientists Map out Quantum Entanglement in Protons
- Smallest Walking Robot Makes Microscale Measurements
- Innovative Robot Navigation Inspired by Brain Function Boosts Efficiency and Accuracy
Friday, November 29, 2024
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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Saturday, November 16, 2024
- Invisible Touch: AI Can Feel and Measure Surfaces
- 'Walk This Way': How Ants Create Trails to Multiple Food Sources
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- AI Headphones Create a 'sound Bubble,' Quieting All Sounds More Than a Few Feet Away
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- A Milestone in the Study of Octopus Arms
- Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data
- Robot That Watched Surgery Videos Performs With Skill of Human Doctor, Researchers Report
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Scientists Unveil Strategies to Make Self-Driven Vehicles Passenger-Friendly
- AI-Driven Mobile Robots Team Up to Tackle Chemical Synthesis
- New Haptic Patch Transmits Complexity of Touch to the Skin
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- New Methods for Whale Tracking and Rendezvous Using Autonomous Robots
- A Rudimentary Quantum Network Link Between Dutch Cities
- How Virtual Cows Could Help Us Improve Human-Robot Interactions
Monday, October 28, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Scientists Develop Grain-Sized Soft Robots Controlled by Magnetic Fields for Targeted Drug Delivery
- AI-Generated News Is Harder to Understand, Study Finds
- From Accessibility Upgrades to a Custom Cat-Food Bowl, This Mobile 3D Printer Can Autonomously Add Features to a Room
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
- People Sympathize With Bullied AI Bots
- Quantum Research Breakthrough Uses Synthetic Dimensions to Efficiently Process Quantum Information
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- New App Performs Real-Time, Full-Body Motion Capture With a Smartphone
- Researchers Develop System Cat's Eye-Inspired Vision for Autonomous Robotics
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Can Advanced AI Can Solve Visual Puzzles and Perform Abstract Reasoning?
- Nature and Plastics Inspire Breakthrough in Soft Sustainable Materials
- Ultra-Sensitive Robotic 'finger' Can Take Patient Pulses, Check for Lumps
- Over 160,000 New Viruses Discovered by AI
- A Matter of Taste: Electronic Tongue Reveals AI 'inner Thoughts'
- New Breakthrough Helps Free Up Space for Robots to 'think', Say Scientists
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Stronger Together: Miniature Robots in Convoy for Endoscopic Surgery
- Feet First: AI Reveals How Infants Connect With Their World
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Sharing Biosignals With Online Gaming Partners to Enhance a Mutual Sense of Social Presence Between Complete Strangers
- Orbitronics: New Material Property Advances Energy-Efficient Tech