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Quantum Computers May Finally Have Practical Use
Researchers have developed a method for certifying that quantum computers generate truly random numbers without having to inspect the process.
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Mozilla Launches Startup Focused on 'Trustworthy' AI
The creators of large language models say that they're taking steps to curb abuse, but Mozilla felt not enough was being done.
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Yes, ChatGPT Is Coming for Your Office Job
White-collar workers may soon face the AI disruption everyone's been panicking about. But the news may be better than you think.
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Artificial Pancreas Developed at UVA Improves Blood Sugar Control for Kids Ages 2-6, Study Finds
University of Virginia (UVA) researchers found that the Control-IQ diabetes management system improved blood sugar control in 2- to 6-year-olds with type 1 diabetes...
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Bug-Sized Robots Keep Flying After Wing Damage
Artificial muscles created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can enable insect-sized aerial robots to repair themselves following damage.
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Scientists Make a Seven-Ingredient 3D-Printed Cheesecake
Columbia University scientists three-dimensionally (3D)-printed a slice of seven-ingredient peanut butter-banana cheesecake with a cherry drizzle.
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Configurable Robots Can Be Mixed, Matched for Tasks in Space
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers engineered the Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System (WORMS) to revolutionize space robotics.
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Researchers Develop Soft Robot That Shifts from Land to Sea with Ease
Soft robots developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University can transition from walking to swimming or crawling to rolling, shifts found in most animals....
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Flinders University Scientists Use Biology from Insects to Build Robots with a Brain
Researchers at Australia's Flinders University were inspired by insect biology to build robots equipped with a brain capable of comprehending their environment....
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Quantum Breakthrough Paves Way for Experimental Wormhole
An innovative method overcomes significant hurdle in scaling quantum prototypes.
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Boosting Photodiode Efficiency to 220%
Researchers at the Netherlands' Eindhoven University of Technology are chasing quantum efficiency.
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Meet ALAN, a Robot That Requires Minimal Human Supervision
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed an autonomous robot, ALAN, that can make decisions and complete tasks based on its observations of its environment...
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What The First Lung Delivered by Drone Means for Transplant Science
The first successful delivery of a human donor lung by aerial drone in Toronto, Canada, has implications for the future of transplant science.
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Cyborg Technology Analyzes Functional Maturation of Stem-Cell Derived Heart Tissue
A "cyborg" technique developed by Harvard University researchers can monitor the functional maturation of heart tissue using nanoelectronics.
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Drone Maps Previously Uncharted Ocean Floors Off Alaska, California
The Saildrone Surveyor unmanned surface vehicle has completed the mapping of the previously uncharted ocean floor off the Alaska and California coasts.
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Material May Offer Key to Solving Quantum Computing Issue
The researchers demonstrated the technique is scalable at the wafer level, which would make it an attractive option for future quantum computing.
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VR Trains Responders for Mass Casualty Events
Ohio State University said researchers at its College of Medicine have developed a virtual reality training program that represents a mass casualty event realistically...
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The Next Hot Housing Market Is in the Metaverse
Real estate builders and investors envision the metaverse as the new housing market, with contractors like Gabe Sierra offering virtual twins of the properties...
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Silicon Encoded Spin Qubits Achieve Universality
This newly emerging approach to quantum computation uses a novel silicon-based qubit device architecture to trap single electrons in quantum dots.
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