Software

Quantum algorithm adopted by Google and IBM

An algorithm developed by Prakash Vedula, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, has been incorporated into advanced computing software developed by Google and IBM. ...

Energy & Green Tech

Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough

For the past decade, disordered rock salt has been studied as a potential breakthrough cathode material for use in lithium-ion batteries and a key to creating low-cost, high-energy storage for everything from cell phones ...

Computer Sciences

New method allows AI to learn indefinitely

A team of AI researchers and computer scientists at the University of Alberta has found that current artificial networks used with deep-learning systems lose their ability to learn during extended training on new data. In ...

Robotics

Researchers train a robot dog to combat invasive fire ants

A multidisciplinary research team based across China and Brazil has used a dog-like robot and AI to create a new way to find fire ant nests. Published in the journal Pest Management Science, the study highlights how a "CyberDog" ...

Automotive

Half of Uber, Lyft trips replace more sustainable options

More than 50% of ride-hailing trips taken by surveyed riders in California replaced more sustainable forms of transportation—such as walking, cycling, carpooling, and public transit—or created new vehicle miles, according ...

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