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Better way found to determine the integrity of metals

“Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found a better way to identify atomic structures, an essential step in improving materials selection in the aviation, construction and automotive industries. The findings of the study could result in greater confidence when …

CMU, Bossa Nova to apply AI to retail analytics

“Carnegie Mellon University has announced a research partnership with Bossa Nova, the leading provider of real-time, on-shelf product data for the global retail industry, to develop and integrate artificial intelligence into service robots in retail stores nationwide. Carnegie Mellon University …

Computing power solves molecular mystery

“By using a novel combination of two simulation techniques, researchers at NTNU have found a new way to investigate the behaviour of molecules. It’s good news for the chemical industry. Chemical reactions take place around us all the time …

Helping computers perceive human emotions

“Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel. MIT Media Lab researchers have developed a machine-learning model that takes computers a step closer to interpreting our emotions as naturally as humans do. In …

Illuminating electronics: Researchers construct all-optical pocket calculator

“New findings from Aalto University have the potential to change how electronics process logic functions, the elementary building blocks of computing. Our daily lives rely on electronic processors, which perform the basic arithmetic, logical, and control operations that make devices …

Memory-processing unit could bring memristors to the masses

“A new way of arranging advanced computer components called memristors on a chip could enable them to be used for general computing, which could cut energy consumption by a factor of 100. This would improve performance in low power environments …

New algorithm could help find new physics

“Inverse method takes wave functions and solves for Hamiltonians Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed an algorithm that could provide meaningful answers to condensed matter physicists in their searches for novel and emergent properties in materials …

NIST Chip Lights Up Optical Neural Network Demo

“Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made a silicon chip that distributes optical signals precisely across a miniature brain-like grid, showcasing a potential new design for neural networks. The human brain has billions of neurons …

Quantum Computing: Learning to Speak a Whole New Technology

“Before using quantum computers for scientific discovery, scientists need to first create the foundations for their computer languages. Imagine trying to use a computer that looks and acts like no computer you’ve ever seen. There is no keyboard. There …

Scientists perfect technique to boost capacity of computer storage a thousandfold

“New technique leads to world’s densest solid-state memory that can store 45 million songs on the surface of a quarter. The most dense solid-state memory ever created could soon exceed the capabilities of current computer storage devices by 1 …