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Researchers at Cornell University and Israel's Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have engineered a soft quadruped robot that locomotes via internal combustion.
OpenAI has integrated a new version of its DALL-E image generator into its ChatGPT online chatbot.
An international team of researchers has developed an algorithm that uses machine learning to automatically detect methane super-emitter plumes in data from satellites.
Researchers demonstrated that machine learning models can generate reliable results even with limited training data.
Researchers used three-dimensional (3D) tomography to document the laser-based power bed fusion process of 3D printing at the microscopic level.
Scientists at cloud security company Wiz discovered Microsoft artificial intelligence researchers accidentally compromised a large collection of private data.
Researchers at Finland's VTT Technical Research Center designed a device that could potentially cut cooling costs for dilution-refrigerated quantum computers 10-fold.
Can carbon-capture technologies take the heat off climate change?
A new machine learning framework can manage power usage to reduce energy consumption in multi-core computer processors.
A new version of retail giant Amazon's Just Walk Out cashierless shopping technology for clothing vendors keeps track of apparel via radio-frequency identification (RFID).
U.K.-based driverless car company Wayve has tapped chatbot technology to question its vehicles about their driving decisions.
Nanoscale meta-optics holds the promise of improved imaging while removing the bulges from smartphones.
The DECRYPT project, a collaboration of linguists and computer scientists, aims to automate the process of cracking historical ciphers.
Neuroscientists studied the behavior of mice in a learn-reward situation, with the aim of teaching the mice to turn a wheel left or right to receive a reward.
At the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, eSports players will have the opportunity to medal for the first time.
The event, which begins Sept. 23, will see eSports players compete in seven games: EA Sports FC, PUBG Mobile, Arena…In a new report, scientists offer a list of measurable qualities that might indicate the presence of some presence in a machine.
Autonomous air taxis were demonstrated in Jerusalem, Israel, last week, taking off from Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and flying over the city before landing back at the medical center.
A research team has developed a neuromorphic chip that does not require training via external software.
Semi-transparent image sensors could be incorporated into eyeglasses or curved windshields in front of a user's eyes, with their readout electronics positioned on the side.
Scientists created a real-time endoscopic neurosurgery guidance method similar to the navigational technologies used in autonomous cars.
Safety officials at New York's Jones Beach are using drones to monitor for potential human-shark interactions.
Last week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the Smart Lander for Investigation Moon probe with a small, spherical lunar explorer aboard.
The meeting came amidst a week of frenetic activity on AI legislation.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other researchers developed a technique that uses computer-generated data to help vision and language models better understand concepts.
Private equity firms integrating machine learning and data analytics into their investment processes increasingly are turning to data-science experts to interpret data for investors.
Researchers used nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and computational modeling to demonstrate silica network polymerization.
The prevailing lesson of the Microsoft case, antitrust lawyers say, is that scrutiny from Washington can slow down a company, even when there are no grievous penalties.
Argentine publicist Santiago Barros uses an app to produce images of what children taken from their parents during Argentina's military dictatorship might look like today.
Researchers discovered thousands of new transformable knots via a computational pipeline combining randomized spatial sampling and physics modeling.