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“Researchers develop a machine-learning technique that can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance with fewer data. Researchers from MIT and Stanford University have devised a new machine-learning approach that could be used to control a robot …
“3D printing of complex objects typically takes a long time due to the printing process necessarily laying down a large number of 2D layers to build up the object. The process usually wastes a lot of material required to support …
“A good battery needs two things: high energy density to power devices, and stability, so it can be safely and reliably recharged thousands of times. For the past three decades, lithium-ion batteries have reigned supreme — proving their performance in smartphones …
“Guoliang ‘Greg’ Liu of the Department of Chemistry has discovered a new method of recycling plastics — from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags — into soap. The method: Heat the long carbon chains in the plastics then quickly cool them …
“Plasma accelerator AWAKE has tested scalability and is all set to begin its second phase of data taking with an upgraded plasma source. “Plasma wakefield acceleration is like surfing,” says Edda Gschwendtner, leader of the AWAKE accelerator R&D project …
“Electric fields shared among neurons via “ephaptic coupling” provide the coordination necessary to assemble the engrams that represent remembered information. The “circuit” metaphor of the brain is as indisputable as it is familiar: Neurons forge direct physical connections to create …
“New nanofilms could significantly reduce the energy needed for cooling buildings or vehicles On a hot summer day, white clothing feels cooler than other colors due to reflecting—not absorbing—sunlight. Other colors, like blue or black, will undergo a …
“A collaboration of nuclear theorists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Temple University, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poland, and the University of Bonn, Germany, has used supercomputers to predict the spatial …
“Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS) is offering an advanced audio solution to help ease PC manufacturers’ migration to the MIPI SoundWire® interface (1.2.1 specification) for a richer, more immersive audio experience. Along with this recently introduced audio solution optimized …
“Low-cost instrument could be used for large-scale 3D fluorescence imaging and neural recording Researchers report new upgrades to a computational miniature mesoscope that enable single-shot, 3D high-resolution imaging with a wide field of view. The simple, low-cost miniature instrument could …