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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips
A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China's ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.
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IBM Built the Biggest, Coolest Quantum Computer. Now Comes the Hard Part
New York's Thomas J. Watson Research Lab houses the world's largest quantum computer system, IBM's Quantum System Two.
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Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China to Fix Self-Driving Systems
Tesla is recalling nearly all the vehicles it has sold in China to update their computer software.
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Google Taps Asimov's Laws of Robotics for Robot Safety
Researchers at Google DeepMind created a "Robot Constitution" to ensure the safety of their newest robotic system.
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This Memristor Works Best When Stressed
University of Rochester researchers have developed a technique for stressing a 2D memristor to produce the fastest switching speed and lowest operating energy. ...
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Japanese Scientists Build 'Robot Dragon' That Fights Fire
Researchers in Japan have created a firefighting robot called Dragon Firefighter with a firehose that can change shape and be oriented towards flames.
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Mercedes Adds Blue Car Light for Self-Driving
Mercedes-Benz has received approval to add external turquoise blue lights to its vehicles that indicate when they are in self-driving mode.
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Bionic Prostheses Empower Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers
About 20,000 Ukrainians have had amputations since the war with Russia started in February 2022. Some were able to receive bionic prostheses.
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National Lab Works to Cap, Reduce Carbon
Argonne National Laboratory will use supercomputers to help companies advance clean energy technologies with ultra-fidelity simulations and data analysis.
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Epigenomics Now
Computer power helps biologists track the regulation of genetic information.
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Wayfinding Without GPS
Quantum entanglement provides a new direction in navigation.
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Caltech, Broadcom Partner on Quantum R&D
A multi-year partnership between the California Institute of Technology and Broadcom aims to advance quantum science research and development.
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Human Brain-Like Supercomputer Coming Next Year
Researchers have developed a neuromorphic supercomputer than can perform 228 trillion synaptic operations per second.
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Autonomous Subs Wayfind Without GPS
Researchers used reinforcement learning to improve the ability of uncrewed underwater vehicles to navigate without GPS.
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Robo-Dog Sets 100-Meter Sprint Guinness World Record
Guinness World records labeled a dog-like robot created by a team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology the fastest quadrupedal robot.
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Wearable Data Predicted COVID Infections
Is convergence near for consumer and medical wearables?
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VR Goggles for Mice Create Immersive Scenarios for Brain Research
Northwestern University researchers developed virtual reality goggles for mice.
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Quantum-Computing Approach Uses Single Molecules as Qubits for First Time
Two teams of researchers made pairs of calcium monofluoride molecules interact to become entangled, a necessity for quantum computers to perform algorithms.
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The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows
COBOL is one of the top mainframe programming languages in use, but most schools and universities have not taught COBOL in decades.
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