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AI-enabled BCI Allows Paralyzed Man to Control Robot Arm

Interesting Engineering A brain-computer interface (BCI) developed by University of California, San Francisco researchers enabled a patient who was paralyzed after suffering a stroke to operate a robotic arm for seven months without significant calibration. The researchers created an AI model that adjusted for day-to-day shifts in brain activity, overcoming a common challenge associated with […]

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China Debuts Two-Way Brain-Computer Interface with 100x Efficiency

Interesting Engineering Researchers at China’s Tianjin and Tsinghua universities claim the two-way adaptive brain-computer interface (BCI) they developed is the first to enable the brain and the device to learn from each other. They reported the system was 100 times more efficient than conventional BCIs, which only decode brain signals, while using less than 1% […]
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China’s Opens First Humanoid Robot Training Base

Interesting Engineering China has opened its first humanoid robot training base in Shanghai. Capable of training more than 100 humanoid robots simultaneously, the Humanoid Robot Kylin Training Ground expects to train 1,000 general-purpose robots simultaneously by 2027, according to a local media outlet. The facility aims to accelerate the commercialization and widespread use of advanced […]
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Quantum Computing Error Correction with Dual Codes

Interesting Engineering A method developed by researchers at the University of Innsbruck in Austria and Germany’s RWTH Aachen University allows a quantum computer to switch between two different correction codes to ensure the system performs all computing tasks in an error-free manner. The researchers designed a quantum circuit using a full universal gate set on […]
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Uninterrupted Quantum Internet Signal Achieved over Commercial Network

Interesting Engineering Researchers at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and utility company EPB developed and successfully tested the transmission of a quantum entangled signal over a commercial network. Automatic polarization compensation stabilized the polarization of light waves sent over EPB’s commercial-grade fiber-optic network, overcoming fluctuating polarization that hampered previous efforts. […]
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Frontier Supercomputer Achieves Largest-Ever Exascale Universe Simulation

Interesting Engineering Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory used the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to perform the biggest ever astrophysical simulation of the universe, setting a new benchmark for cosmological hydrodynamics simulations. The simulation was powered by the Hardware/Hybrid Accelerated Cosmology Code (HACC), which has been optimized for […]

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