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Scientists develop a glasses-free 3D system with a little help from AI

Watching 3D movies and TV shows is a fun and exciting experience, where images leap out of the screen. To get this effect, you usually have to wear a special pair of glasses. But that could soon be a thing of the past as ...

Robotics

Classical Indian dance inspires new ways to teach robots how to use their hands

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have extracted the building blocks of precise hand gestures used in the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam—and found a richer "alphabet" of movement ...

Computer Sciences

A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

To make large language models (LLMs) more accurate when answering harder questions, researchers can let the model spend more time thinking about potential solutions.

Robotics

'OCTOID,' a soft robot that changes color and moves like an octopus

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to match the colors of nearby ...

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Consumer & Gadgets

Using food to uncover AI's cultural blind spots

CISPA researcher Tejumade Àfọ̀njá has co-authored a new international study that uses food as a starting point to reveal significant cultural blind spots in today's AI systems. The study also introduces a new participatory ...

Robotics

Aerial microrobot can fly as fast as a bumblebee

In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots ...

Machine learning & AI

Taming chaos in neural networks: A biologically plausible way

A new framework that causes artificial neural networks to mimic how real neural networks operate in the brain has been developed by a RIKEN neuroscientist and his collaborator. In addition to shedding light on how the brain ...

Robotics

New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to avoid contact with the environment ...

Energy & Green Tech

New ship hull modifications to slash fuel use

Researchers at MIT have demonstrated that wedge-shaped vortex generators attached to a ship's hull can reduce drag by up to 7.5%, which reduces overall ship emissions and fuel expenses. The paper, "Net Drag Reduction in High ...

Engineering

A metamaterial that bridges air and water

Have you ever tried yelling underwater? Not only is it difficult to make the noise, but it is rarely audible to those outside of the water. Sound travels differently in mediums of different densities, and that causes a high ...

Engineering

Energy-efficient process delivers rare-earth element for magnets

Neodymium is a rare-earth element essential for producing the strongest permanent magnets, which are widespread in defense technologies, hard drives, medical imaging devices, electric vehicle motors, wind turbines and more. ...

Software

AI tool created to help sight-impaired programmers

A University of Texas at Dallas researcher and his collaborators have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted tool that makes it possible for visually impaired computer programmers to create, edit and verify 3D ...

Hardware

Amazon unveils new AI chip in battle against Nvidia

Amazon Web Services launched its in-house-built Trainium3 AI chip on Tuesday, marking a significant push to compete with Nvidia in the lucrative market for artificial intelligence computing power.