Engineering

AI and symmetry speed design of sound-absorbing fabrics

Woven textiles can do more than provide softness and strength. Their microscopic arrangement of yarns can also influence how sound travels through a material. However, finding suitable over-and-under yarn patterns is a difficult ...

Engineering

Using electronic structure to guide AI in designing new materials

Structure dictates function. Scientists are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to design the arrangement of atoms in new materials with desired properties. Now, researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, ...

Computer Sciences

Can AI understand space, time and pain?

Artificial intelligence can do remarkable things, but how much does it actually understand about the world? Researchers have found that surprisingly specific information can be extracted from the inner workings of large language ...

Machine learning & AI

How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery

As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, its ability to handle humanlike tasks is undeniable. Artificial neural networks can learn to recognize images, use language or write computer code. Like the brain's circuits, ...

Engineering

Autonomous drones detect cracks in concrete bridges

A research team at Ruhr University Bochum is developing an autonomous flying drone that detects cracks in concrete bridges. The drone is intended to make costly, labor-intensive bridge inspections more efficient, safer and ...

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