Generating Green Energy From Wastewater With AI-Enhanced Micromotors
Researchers from ICIQ in Spain have designed micromotors that move around on their own to purify wastewater. The process creates ammonia, which can serve as…
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Twice As Powerful: Next-Gen AI Chip Mimics Human Brain for Power Savings
Hussam Amrouch has developed an AI-ready architecture that is twice as powerful as comparable in-memory computing approaches. As reported in the journal Nature, the professor…
New Techniques From MIT and NVIDIA Revolutionize Sparse Tensor Acceleration for AI
Complimentary approaches — “HighLight” and “Tailors and Swiftiles” — could boost the performance of demanding machine-learning tasks. Researchers from MIT and NVIDIA have developed two…
The Illusion of Understanding: MIT Unmasks the Myth of AI’s Formal Specifications
Some researchers see formal specifications as a way for autonomous systems to “explain themselves” to humans. But a new study finds that we aren’t understanding….
Revolutionizing CRISPR: Quantum Biology and AI Merge to Enhance Genome Editing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s research in quantum biology and AI has significantly improved the efficiency of CRISPR Cas9 genome editing in microbes, aiding in renewable…
SONATE-2’s Space Odyssey: Testing AI’s Limits in Space
SONATE-2, a nanosatellite developed by JMU Würzburg, is slated for a March 2024 launch to test AI technologies in space. After more than two years…
Green Genius: MIT and Harvard Engineers Transform CO2 Into Formate Fuel
The approach directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or…
Scientists Develop “Impossible” Millimeter Wave Sensor With Vast Potential
Scientists at the University of California, Davis have created a proof-of-concept sensor that may usher in a new era for millimeter wave radars. In fact,…
Beyond Human: MIT Experts Explain Generative AI and the ChatGPT Phenomenon
How do powerful generative AI systems like ChatGPT work, and what makes them different from other types of artificial intelligence? A quick scan of the…
Cracking the Quantum Black Box: A New Benchmarking Tool From Mathematical Physics
The field of quantum computing is rapidly advancing, but as quantum computers increase in size and complexity, they become less like a tool and more…
Packing Perfection: MIT Uses Generative AI To Reshape Robotic Precision
Researchers coaxed a family of generative AI models to work together to solve multistep robot manipulation problems. Anyone who has ever tried to pack a…
MIT SecureLoop: Revolutionizing AI With Secure, High-Performance Accelerators
The SecureLoop search tool efficiently identifies secure designs for hardware that can boost the performance of complex AI tasks, while requiring less energy. With the…
From Martian Oxygen to Sonic Thumps: NASA’s Stellar TIME Inventions of 2023
MOXIE, the oxygen-generating experiment aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, is among the technologies honored by the magazine. As NASA explores, innovates, and inspires through its…
MIT’s FibeRobo: Revolutionary Shape-Shifting Fiber Can Produce Morphing Fabrics
The low-cost FibeRobo, which is compatible with existing textile manufacturing techniques, could be used in adaptive performance wear or compression garments. Instead of needing a…
New Solid-State Electrolyte Designs Could Revolutionize the Battery Industry
Researchers make significant advancements in lithium-metal-chloride solid-state electrolytes. Researchers, led by Professor Kang Kisuk of the Center for Nanoparticle Research within the Institute for Basic Science…
The Future’s Magnetic Pull: 3D-Printed Electromagnetic Coils
The European Space Agency’s General Support Technology Programme celebrates three decades of technology advancements, notably in developing 3D-printed electromagnetic coils for space missions, reflecting the…
“Considered Impossible Until Now” – Scientists Develop Micro Heat Engine That Challenges the Carnot Limit
Designing a heat engine capable of producing maximum power while maintaining maximum efficiency has long been a significant challenge in physics and engineering. Practical heat…
Quantum Computing Leap: Argonne’s Qubit Breakthrough
Breakthrough realized for retaining quantum information in a single-electron quantum bit. Argonne and partners attained a major milestone toward quantum computing based on single-electron qubits:…