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June 17, 2025
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June 15, 2025 — AI has helped astronomers crack open some of the universe s best-kept secrets by analyzing massive datasets about black holes. Using over 12 million simulations powered by high-throughput computing, scientists discovered that the Milky Way's central ...
June 15, 2025 — UC San Diego engineers have created a passive evaporative cooling membrane that could dramatically slash energy use in data centers. As demand for AI and cloud computing soars, traditional cooling systems struggle to keep up efficiently. This ...
June 14, 2025 — Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a groundbreaking quantum device that can measure 3D acceleration using ultracold atoms, something once thought nearly impossible. By chilling rubidium atoms to near absolute zero and ...
June 8, 2025 — A team of researchers has shown that even small-scale quantum computers can enhance machine learning performance, using a novel photonic quantum circuit. Their findings suggest that today s quantum technology isn t just experimental it can already ...
June 8, 2025 — In a world where over a billion smartphones are produced yearly, a team of researchers is flipping the script on electronic waste. Instead of tossing out older phones, they ve demonstrated a groundbreaking approach: turning outdated smartphones into ...
June 7, 2025 — Unlike birds, which navigate unknown environments with remarkable speed and agility, drones typically rely on external guidance or pre-mapped routes. However, a groundbreaking development by ...
June 6, 2025 — Shrinking silicon transistors have reached their physical limits, but a team from the University of Tokyo is rewriting the rules. They've created a cutting-edge transistor using gallium-doped indium oxide with a novel "gate-all-around" structure. By ...
June 3, 2025 — The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a new report that calls on developers to prioritize features that protect young people from exploitation, manipulation and the erosion of real-world ...
June 2, 2025 — Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships is not entirely clear. In a new breakthrough, researchers from Waseda University have devised a ...
June 2, 2025 — Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a self-powered artificial synapse that distinguishes ...
May 30, 2025 — Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or pressure, heal the injury and repair its damage-detecting ...
May 30, 2025 — Researchers compared their long-standing diagnostic decision support systems AI tool, DXplain, with modern large language models like ChatGPT and Gemini, finding DXplain performed slightly better. ...
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May 29, 2025 — Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure ...
May 29, 2025 — Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say ...
May 28, 2025 — In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of chromosomes inside individual cells ...
May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a multifunctional, reconfigurable component for an optical computing system that could be a game changer in ...
May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The ...
May 27, 2025 — Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...
May 26, 2025 — A new study says students appear to be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) responsibly, and as a way to speed up tasks, not just boost their ...
May 26, 2025 — A new artificial intelligence system pinpoints the origin of 3D printed parts down to the specific machine that made them. The technology could allow manufacturers to monitor their suppliers and ...
May 24, 2025 — A research team has developed the world's first Pixel-Based Local Sound OLED technology. This breakthrough enables each pixel of an OLED display to ...
May 22, 2025 — An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumors and circulating in a patient's blood could help clinicians more ...
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May 22, 2025 — From deadly floods in Europe to intensifying tropical cyclones around the world, the climate crisis has made timely and precise forecasting more essential than ever. Yet traditional forecasting ...
May 22, 2025 — Is artificial intelligence (AI) capable of suggesting appropriate behavior in emotionally charged situations? A team put six generative AIs -- including ChatGPT -- to the test using emotional ...
May 21, 2025 — SeaSplat is an image-analysis tool that cuts through the ocean's optical effects to generate images of underwater environments reveal an ocean scene's true colors. Researchers paired the ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have unveiled a breakthrough in solid-state cooling technology, doubling the efficiency of today's commercial systems. Driven by the Lab's patented nano-engineered thin-film ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers took a fresh approach to urban research by using artificial intelligence to explore the emotional side of city life. Their goal was to better understand the link between a city's ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers demonstrated a way to to manipulate electrons using pulses of light that last less than a trillionth of a second to record electrons bypassing a physical barrier almost instantaneously -- ...
May 19, 2025 — Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study. The study introduces a new simulation method that lets researchers test their ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers have developed a novel framework named WildFusion that fuses vision, vibration and touch to enable robots to 'sense' and navigate complex outdoor environments much like humans ...
May 19, 2025 — A new AI decision making tool effectively balances various complex trade-offs to recommend ways of maximizing carbon storage, minimizing economic disruptions and helping improve the environment and ...
May 19, 2025 — A research team has developed a novel haptic device designed to enhance both safety and efficiency for workers in industrial ...
May 16, 2025 — A groundbreaking new study introduces an AI-powered smartphone app that noninvasively screens for anemia using a photo of a user's fingernail. The study shows the app provides hemoglobin ...
May 15, 2025 — Agents, chatbots and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in everyday life by many. So-called large language model (LLM)-based agents, such as ChatGPT and Llama, ...
May 15, 2025 — Found in knee replacements and bone plates, aircraft components, and catalytic converters, the exceptionally strong metals known as multiple principal element alloys (MPEA) are about to get even ...
May 15, 2025 — Researchers have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens -- without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial intelligence (AI), their study ...
May 14, 2025 — Traditional methods of assessing damage after a disaster can take weeks or even months, delaying emergency response, insurance claims and long-term rebuilding efforts. New research might change that. ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers found that vision-language models, widely used to analyze medical images, do not understand negation words like 'no' and 'not.' This could cause them to fail ...
May 14, 2025 — Scientists are using artificial intelligence to determine which genes collectively govern nitrogen use efficiency in plants such as corn, with the goal of helping farmers improve their crop yields ...
May 14, 2025 — Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune? If you can, congratulations -- it's a triumph of your associative memory, in which one piece of information (the first ...
May 14, 2025 — A new study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia and dysgraphia among young ...
May 14, 2025 — Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its ...
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Breakthrough AI Model Could Transform How We Prepare for Natural Disasters
- Could AI Understand Emotions Better Than We Do?
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Imaging Technique Removes the Effect of Water in Underwater Scenes
- Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
- How to Use AI to Listen to the 'heartbeat' Of a City
Monday, May 19, 2025
- World's First Petahertz-Speed Phototransistor in Ambient Conditions
- Robots Learning Without Us? New Study Cuts Humans from Early Testing
- Empowering Robots With Human-Like Perception to Navigate Unwieldy Terrain
- With Evolutionary AI, Scientists Find Hidden Keys for Better Land Use
- Remotely Controlled Robots at Your Fingertips: Enhancing Safety in Industrial Sites
Friday, May 16, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- AI Overconfidence Mirrors Human Brain Condition
- Researchers Develop New Metallic Materials Using Data-Driven Frameworks and Explainable AI
- Seeing Blood Clots Before They Strike
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Tech Meets Tornado Recovery
- Study Shows Vision-Language Models Can't Handle Queries With Negation Words
- Artificial Intelligence and Genetics Can Help Farmers Grow Corn With Less Fertilizer
- Energy and Memory: A New Neural Network Paradigm
- The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis
- Handy Octopus Robot Can Adapt to Its Surroundings
- New Study Shows AI Can Predict Child Malnutrition, Support Prevention Efforts
- Digital Lab for Data And Robot-Driven Materials Science
- Light-Driven Cockroach Cyborgs Navigate Without Wires or Surgery
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Eldercare Robot Helps People Sit and Stand, and Catches Them If They Fall
- Robotic Hand Moves Objects With Human-Like Grasp
Monday, May 12, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- AI Tool Uses Face Photos to Estimate Biological Age and Predict Cancer Outcomes
- Ping Pong Bot Returns Shots With High-Speed Precision
- Robotic Dog Mimics Mammals for Superior Mobility on Land and in Water
- Eco-Friendly Aquatic Robot Is Made from Fish Food
- Is AI Truly Creative? Turns out Creativity Is in the Eye of the Beholder
- New Chip Uses AI to Shrink Large Language Models' Energy Footprint by 50%
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Transforming Hospital Sanitation: Autonomous Robots for Wiping and UV-C Disinfection
- Piecing Together the Brain Puzzle
- AI Model Improves Delirium Prediction, Leading to Better Health Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- AI Has Untapped Potential to Advance Biodiversity Conservation
- Gender Characteristics of Service Robots Can Influence Customer Decisions
- How AI Tools Can Improve Manufacturing Worker Safety, Product Quality
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Robotic Touch Sensors Are Not Just Skin Deep
- A Big Data Approach for Battery Electrolytes
- Text-to-Video AI Blossoms With New Metamorphic Video Capabilities
- Privacy-Aware Building Automation
- Harnessing Generative AI to Expand the Mitochondrial Targeting Toolkit
- AI Could Help Improve Early Detection of Interval Breast Cancers
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Using Principles of Swarm Intelligence, Study Compared Platforms That Allow Brainstorming Among Large Groups
- Making AI Models More Trustworthy for High-Stakes Settings
- Artificial Sense of Touch, Improved
- Researchers Develop a Novel Vote-Based Model for More Accurate Hand-Held Object Pose Estimation
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Engineers Develop Wearable Heart Attack Detection Tech
- Engineers Advance Toward a Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
- Artificial Intelligence Tools Make Education Materials More Patient Friendly
- New AI Technique Can Uncover Antiviral Compounds Using Limited Data
- 'Explainable' AI Cracks Secret Language of Sticky Proteins
Monday, April 28, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Hidden Mechanisms in Next-Generation AI Memory Device
- AI Model for Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis, With Over 90% Accuracy and Reduced Consultation Preparation Time
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Awkward. Humans Are Still Better Than AI at Reading the Room
- Flying Robots Unlock New Horizons in Construction
- New Approach Makes AI Adaptable for Computer Vision in Crop Breeding
- Artificial Intelligence Tool Helps Predict Relapse of Pediatric Brain Cancer
- AI Algorithm Can Help Identify High-Risk Heart Patients to Quickly Diagnose, Expedite, and Improve Care
- Making AI-Generated Code More Accurate in Any Language
- Combining Signals Could Make for Better Control of Prosthetics
- Right Patient, Right Dose, Right Time
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Engineering a Robot That Can Jump 10 Feet High -- Without Legs
- 'Periodic Table of Machine Learning' Could Fuel AI Discovery
- Current AI Risks More Alarming Than Apocalyptic Future Scenarios
- Material? Robot? It's a Metabot
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Robot See, Robot Do: System Learns After Watching How-to Videos
- Brain-Inspired AI Breakthrough: Making Computers See More Like Humans
- AI Tool Grounded in Evidence-Based Medicine Outperformed Other AI Tools -- And Most Doctors On USMLE Exams
- Using ChatGPT, Students Might Pass a Course, but With a Cost
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Study Shows Addressing Working Memory Can Help Students With Math Difficulty Improve Word Problem-Solving Skills
- High-Tech Sticker Can Identify Real Human Emotions
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
- AI Tool to Better Assess Parkinson's Disease, Other Movement Disorders
- Photonic Computing Needs More Nonlinearity: Acoustics Can Help
Friday, April 11, 2025
- AI-Generated 'Synthetic Scarred Hearts' Aid Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
- A Fluid Battery That Can Take Any Shape
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- AI Models of the Brain Could Serve as 'digital Twins' In Research
- Could LLMs Help Design Our Next Medicines and Materials?
- A New Robotic Gripper Made of Measuring Tape Is Sizing Up Fruit and Veggie Picking
- Hopping Gives This Tiny Robot a Leg Up
- 3D-Printed Open-Source Robot Offers Accessible Solution for Materials Synthesis
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Researchers Use AI to Improve Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Infections
- Is AI in Medicine Playing Fair?
Friday, April 4, 2025
- How Can Science Benefit from AI? Risks?
- Artificial Intelligence Has Potential to Aid Physician Decisions During Virtual Urgent Care
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Smartphone Photo Sensors Transformed Into an Unprecedented Resolution Antimatter Camera
- Scientists Unveil Starfish-Inspired Wearable Tech for Heart Monitoring
- Plant Doctor: An AI System That Watches Over Urban Trees Without Touching a Leaf
- Scientists Merge Two 'impossible' Materials Into New Artificial Structure
Monday, March 31, 2025
- My Robot Therapist: The Ethics of AI Mental Health Chatbots for Kids
- Chance Discovery Improves Stability of Bioelectronic Material Used in Medical Implants, Computing and Biosensors