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The Promise of Holographic Displays
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Physicists Observe Wormhole Dynamics Using Quantum Computer
Physicists created a quantum experiment to study the dynamics of a specific type of theoretical wormhole that can predict quantum gravity.
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Chip Sandwich Pushes Boundaries of Computing, Data Transmission Efficiency
Engineers have developed an ultrafast electronic/photonic chip sandwich that generates minimal heat.
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Engineers Teach AI to Navigate Ocean with Minimal Energy
Artificial intelligence technology is being used to enable autonomous drones exploring the deep ocean to navigate using currents instead of fighting them.
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Computers Predict People's Tastes in Art
Researchers have come up with a program to predict people's art preferences.
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Neural Networks Playing Video Games Teach Us About Our Own Brains
Researchers found artificial intelligence's “neurons” behaved similarly to neurons in the human brain when playing classic Atari video games.
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Designing Computer Software of the Future
Researchers have demonstrated that quantum computing could be useful for speeding up the solutions to "semidefinite programs."
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Toward a Smarter Grid
California Institute of Technology professor Steven Low believes the electric grid is on the verge of accommodating distributed, interconnected, and omnipresent...
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Future Electronics May Depend on Lasers, Not Quartz
A new method of stabilizing microwave signals in the gigahertz range uses a pair of laser beams as the reference instead of a crystal.
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Seeing Data
Computer scientists, artists, and designers discussed the emerging science of big-data visualizations during a recent symposium.
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Caltech Engineers Build Smart Petri Dish
California Institute of Technology researchers have developed ePetri, a device that can streamline and improve cell culture experiments by reducing human labor...
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Caltech-Led Engineers Solve Longstanding Problem in Photonic Chip Technology
California Institute of Technology researchers have created a method to isolate light signals on a silicon chip, which they say could lead to the development of...
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Caltech Researchers Create the First Artificial Neural Network Out of Dna
Caltech researchers have developed an artificial neural network out of DNA, creating a circuit of interacting molecules that can recall memories based on incomplete...
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Caltech Researchers Build Largest Biochemical Circuit Out of Small Synthetic DNA Molecules
California Institute of Technology researchers say they have built the most complex biochemical circuit ever created out of DNA-based devices.
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Physicists Discover New Way to Visualize Warped Space and Time
When black holes slam into each other, the surrounding space and time surge and undulate like a heaving sea during a storm. This warping of space and time is...
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