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Researchers Develop Alien-Inspired Robotic 'Worm Blob' Swarms
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers developed robots that mimic blackworms blobs and could pave the way for the creation of swarm robots that function as...
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IBM and ExxonMobil Are Building Quantum Algorithms to Solve Maritime Routing Problems
Research teams from ExxonMobil and IBM are using quantum devices to model maritime routing to optimize fleet management, with an aim of shortening the distance...
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Team Demonstrates Spontaneous Quantum Error Correction
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Northwestern University have devised a novel type of quantum error correction where errors are spontaneously...
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San Diego Supercomputer Center Helps Advance Computational Chemistry
Researchers from MIT developed an artificial intelligence approach to detect electron correlation, which could help further computational chemistry.
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Children Less Likely to Catch, Spread COVID-19, Modeling Shows
Simulations of COVID-19 transmission within households conducted by researchers at the University of Haifa found that persons 20 years and younger have less coronavirus...
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Lygon Blockchain Platform Mints Digital Bank Guarantee
A new blockchain platform named Lygon, formed by Australian banks ANZ, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Westpac, IBM, and shopping center company Scentre...
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Swiss Company Says It Found Weakness That Imperils Encryption
Swiss technology company Terra Quantum said that it used quantum computers to expose vulnerabilities in commonly used encryption, which could threaten the confidentiality...
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This Robot Doesn't Need Any Electronics
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have created a four-legged soft robot that doesn't need any electronics to work. The robot only needs a constant...
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame Rescue Is Buttressed by Digital Wizardry
Art historians, architects, computer scientists, and digital designers are leveraging virtual reality, 3D modeling, and cloud computing technologies to create a...
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AI Agents Learned Object Permanence by Playing Hide and Seek
Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI demonstrated that artificial intelligence agents learned the concept of object permanence — that objects hidden from view...
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'Multiplying' Light Could Be Key to Ultra-Powerful Optical Computers
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology have proposed a new optical computing method for solving higher-order...
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AI Can Use the Veins on Your Hand Like Fingerprints to Identify You
Researchers at the University of New South Wales trained a neural network to identify individuals using the unique pattern of veins on the back of their hands. ...
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Quantum Computing Enables Simulations to Unravel Mysteries of Magnetic Materials
Materials science simulations conducted by a multi-institutional research team on a quantum computer generated accurate results that can be confirmed with neutron...
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Forget Self-Driving Cars – the Pentagon Wants Autonomous Ships, Choppers, and Jets
From pilotless jets engaging in dogfights to huge undersea vessels ferrying troops, the Pentagon is pushing to increase the U.S. military's use of automation.
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Phishing Attack Uses Morse Code to Hide Malicious URLs
BleepingComputer has identified a new targeted phishing campaign in which emails pretending to be company invoices use Morse code in an attachment to hide malicious...
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Computer Can Determine Risk of Dying from COVID
Artificial intelligence developed by researchers at the University of Copenhagen can predict a patient's likelihood of dying from COVID-19 with up to 90% accuracy...
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New Type of DRAM Could Accelerate AI
Teams of researchers in the U.S. and Belgian have proposed a new kind of capacitorless dynamic random-access memory that could benefit AI applications.
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Breakthrough in Quantum Photonics Promises New Era in Optical Circuits
University of Southern California researchers have demonstrated uniform emission of single photons from quantum dots arranged in a precise configuration.
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Dynamic 3D Printing Process Features Light-Driven Twist
Researchers at Northwestern University have a developed a three-dimensional printing technique that uses a liquid photopolymer activated by light.
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