Universal brain-computer interface lets people play games with just their thoughts
Imagine playing a racing game like Mario Kart, using only your brain to execute the complex series of turns in a lap.
Mar 29, 2024
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PNAS Nexus
PNAS Nexus is an open access scientific journal focused on the publication of high-quality original research from across the biological, medical, physical, social, and political sciences, and engineering and mathematics. Of particular interest are those articles with broad, interdisciplinary appeal.
Engineering
Scientific AI's 'black box' is no match for 200-year-old method
One of the oldest tools in computational physics—a 200-year-old mathematical technique known as Fourier analysis—can reveal crucial information about how a form of artificial intelligence called a deep neural network ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Security
Tricking algorithms: AI tools could boost social media users' privacy
Smart AI tools could protect social media users' privacy by tricking algorithms designed to predict their personal opinions, a study suggests.
Dec 1, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers design a fabric that actively regulates temperature with the flip of a switch
A study, published in PNAS Nexus, describes a fabric that can be modulated between two different states to stabilize radiative heat loss and keep the wearer comfortable across a range of temperatures.
Jun 14, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Machine translation for cuneiform tablets
An AI model has been developed to automatically translate Akkadian text written in cuneiform into English. Hundreds of thousands of clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia, written in cuneiform and dating back as far as 3,400 ...
May 3, 2023
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Internet
Researchers discover hidden structure in networks like Twitter
Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered new structural relationships in complex networks, such as X (formerly Twitter) and political blogs, that could help explain the digital flow of information.
Dec 1, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A solid battery electrolyte with high performance
A truly solid, highly conductive electrolyte has been designed, bringing solid-state lithium batteries within reach. Batteries store energy chemically and rely on the movement of charged ions between a cathode and an anode, ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Transformative achievements of deep learning have led several scholars to ask 'can AI think like a human?'
In a perspective, Athanassios S. Fokas considers a timely question: whether artificial intelligence (AI) can reach and then surpass the level of human thought. The article is published in the journal PNAS Nexus.
Dec 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
An all ambient, room temperature–processed solar cell from a bare silicon wafer
Ongoing challenges in solar cell production may partly explain why non-renewable energy resources—such as coal, oil, and natural gas—have overshadowed current optoelectronic devices.
Apr 10, 2023
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Engineering
Engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete
Despite the many advantages of concrete as a modern construction material, including its high strength, low cost, and ease of manufacture, its production currently accounts for approximately 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
Mar 28, 2023
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