MIT’s New Optimizer for Improving Any Autonomous Robotic System
A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of autonomous systems including walking robots and self-driving vehicles. Since the fastidious Roomba vacuum, autonomous robots…
A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of autonomous systems including walking robots and self-driving vehicles. Since the fastidious Roomba vacuum, autonomous robots…
Scientists trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on a lattice using far fewer equations than would typically be required,…
P versus NP Usually, you can verify a solution to a problem. Whether it’s using multiplication for division or plugging the answer in for a…
A new theory suggests that mutations have few straightforward ways to establish themselves in cells and cause tumors. For many researchers, the road to cancer…
Incorporating established physics into neural network algorithms helps them to uncover new insights into material properties According to researchers at Duke University, incorporating known physics…
As robots increasingly join people working on the factory floor, in warehouses, and elsewhere on the job, determining who will do which tasks increases in…
Social science researchers at the University of Tübingen develops a statistical method for separating different levels of influence. In the subjects of science and technology,…
Researchers have shown it is possible to perform artificial intelligence using tiny nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain. The new technology, developed by…
“Privid” could help officials gather secure public health data or enable transportation departments to monitor the density and flow of pedestrians, without learning personal information…
A new method of identifying gravitational wave signals using quantum computing could provide a valuable new tool for future astrophysicists. A team from the University…
Making Quantum Circuits More Robust Researchers have developed a technique for making quantum computing more resilient to noise, which boosts performance. Quantum computing continues to…
Researchers design a user-friendly interface that helps nonexperts make forecasts using data collected over time. Whether someone is trying to predict tomorrow’s weather, forecast future…
Quantum computers are getting bigger, but there are still few practical ways to take advantage of their extra computing power. To get over this hurdle,…
Using an algorithm based on the physical properties of soap bubbles, researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed software to solve operational issues in…
Organic, carbon-based, materials already see widespread use in displays today, but they are also promising materials for new solar cells. However, tailoring their properties is…
With new algorithms and supercomputers, an incredibly detailed radio map of the universe was created. Now astronomers can look at radio data of galaxies with…
To address the ocean’s many challenges, and seize its opportunities MIT ocean and mechanical engineers are using advances in scientific computing. Innovative technologies developed by…
Advanced algorithms plus an exceptional X-ray laser can reveal the structures of not-so-neat-and-tidy materials unattainable by other techniques. The development of smSFX, an advanced form…