Computer Sciences
Most recent advances in artificial-intelligence systems such as speech- or face-recognition programs have come courtesy of neural networks, densely interconnected meshes of simple information processors that learn to perform ...
Feb 14, 2018
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Robotics
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a technique for manufacturing micrometer-long machines by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way. Such microrobots will one day revolutionize the field of medicine.
Nov 24, 2020
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Engineering
Houses have been getting progressively "smarter" for decades, but the next generation of smart homes may offer what two Case Western Reserve University scientists are calling an "Internet of Ears."
Nov 15, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
Over 115 years the auto industry in the east German town of Zwickau has lived through wrenching upheavals including World War II and the collapse of communism. Now the city's 90,000 people are plunging headlong into another ...
May 22, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Neural networks can learn to solve all sorts of problems, from identifying cats in photographs to steering a self-driving car. But whether these powerful, pattern-recognizing algorithms actually understand the tasks they ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
For decades, one material has so dominated the production of computer chips and transistors that the tech capital of the world—Silicon Valley—bears its name. But silicon's reign may not last forever.
Dec 9, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
ChatGPT has made headlines around the world with its ability to write well-done essays, emails, and computer code based on a few questions from a user.
Jul 28, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Sodium, potassium and zinc have all been promising contenders for lithium's place in rechargeable batteries of the future, but researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have added an unusual and more abundant competitor ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, have raised the question of electric vehicles' capacity for "grunt".
Apr 16, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Emerging AI applications, like chatbots that generate natural human language, demand denser, more powerful computer chips. But semiconductor chips are traditionally made with bulk materials, which are boxy 3D structures, ...
Apr 27, 2023
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