BOBbots: Simple Robots, Smart Algorithms
Anyone with children knows that while controlling one child can be hard, controlling many at once can be nearly impossible. Getting swarms of robots to…
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Nano Flashlight Enables New Applications of Light – Such As Detecting Viruses
“Molecular Glue” Boosts Efficiency and Makes Perovskite Solar Cells Dramatically More Reliable Over Time
Towards 2D Spin-Logic Memory Technology Using Magnetic Graphene
Record-Breaking Laser Pulses Allow Astrophysical Phenomena to Be Studied in the Lab
GridScale: Storing Renewable Energy in Stones Instead of Lithium Batteries
A New Way to Make AR/VR Glasses: Freeform Optics Combined With Metasurface to Avoid “Bug Eyes”
MIT’s “Programmable Matter” Technique: A Zap of Light Switches Objects’ Colors and Patterns
Converting a Cell Phone Into Powerful Chemical Detector for $50
Snakeskin Inspires Safer Buildings
New research shows that it might be a good idea to look for inspiration in nature when designing load-bearing foundations for buildings. Despite human inventiveness…
Spectre Strikes Back: New Hacking Vulnerability Affecting Billions of Computers Worldwide
Computing experts thought they had developed adequate security patches after the major worldwide Spectre flaw of 2018, but UVA’s discovery shows processors are open to…
Beyond Qubits: Key Components for a Qutrit-Based Quantum Computer Demonstrated
Team led by Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley scientists builds a new type of quantum processor capable of information scrambling like that theorized within black holes….
Identifying Individual Molecules: How to Build a Better “Nanopore” Biosensor
Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules. In five to 10 years, when such devices…
Illuminating Dark, Underground Spaces: Scientists Design “Smart” Device to Harvest Daylight
Device can be used to illuminate dark, underground spaces in daytime. A team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers has designed a ‘smart’…
Spin Defects Under Control: Improved Materials for Quantum Sensor Technology
An international research team has made progress towards improved materials for quantum sensor technology. Medicine, navigation and IT could benefit from this in the future….
New Directed Energy Device for Biomedical and Military Defense Applications
An invention from Purdue University innovators may provide a new option to use directed energy for biomedical and defense applications. The Purdue invention uses composite-based…
Researchers Warn: AI Algorithms Can Influence People’s Voting and Dating Decisions
Researchers highlight need for public education on impact of algorithms. In a new series of experiments, artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms were able to influence people’s…
New Optical Device Allows Engineers To Fine Tune the Color of Light
A new sort of optical device allows engineers to change the frequencies of individual photons, putting new capabilities in engineers’ hands. Among the first lessons…