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Researchers Simplify Switching for Quantum Electronics
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Researchers Simplify Switching for Quantum Electronics

Exploiting a quantum effect electrically brings it closer to practical use.

Japan Show Provides Glimpse of Robots as Future of Rescue Efforts
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Japan Show Provides Glimpse of Robots as Future of Rescue Efforts

The Japan Mobility Show highlighted robotic technologies that could help address the nation's aging population and worker shortage.

Milestone Achieved in New Quantum Computing Architecture
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Milestone Achieved in New Quantum Computing Architecture

Scientists have extended the coherence time for a unique class of quantum bit (qubit) to 0.1 milliseconds, topping the previous record by nearly 1,000-fold.

Making Genetic Prediction Models More Inclusive
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Making Genetic Prediction Models More Inclusive

Computer scientists created a more inclusive, more accurate genetic prediction model by using computational and statistical techniques to study individuals' unique...

Scientists Manipulate Quantum Fluids of Light, Bringing us Closer to Next-Generation Unconventional Computing
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Scientists Manipulate Quantum Fluids of Light, Bringing us Closer to Next-Generation Unconventional Computing

What sets this development apart is the ability to manipulate polariton condensates without relying on the commonly utilized excitation profiles of polaritons. ...

Underwater Robot Helps Scientists Clarify Antarctic Ice Melting
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Underwater Robot Helps Scientists Clarify Antarctic Ice Melting

A team of scientists in the U.S. and New Zealand used the Icefin underwater robot to explore Antarctic ice crevasses to better understand their role in rising global...

The App Store–But for Cars–May Not be Far Off
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The App Store–But for Cars–May Not be Far Off

Automaker General Motors has released a suite of open source application programming interfaces so software developers can build apps that integrate with connected...

2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship Recipients Named
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2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship Recipients Named

ACM and IEEE named the recipients of the 2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships.

Breakthrough in Collaborative Magnetic Microrobotics
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Breakthrough in Collaborative Magnetic Microrobotics

Researchers at the Netherlands' University of Twente engineered two 1-millimeter-sized magnetic microrobots to pick up, move, and assemble cubes collaboratively...

Apple AirTags Can Track Lost Suitcase, but Slow to Alert for Stalking
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Apple AirTags Can Track Lost Suitcase, but Slow to Alert for Stalking

A study by Northeastern University researchers found that notifications to iPhone users of their close proximity to an unknown AirTag are not timely and can be...

AI Tool Discovers Supernova
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AI Tool Discovers Supernova

An international team of researchers created an artificial intelligence-based system able to discover and verify supernovas.

California DMV Suspends Cruise Deployment, Testing Permits
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California DMV Suspends Cruise Deployment, Testing Permits

California's Department of Motor Vehicles says General Motors' Cruise vehicles are not "safe for the public's operations."

N.Y. State Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers
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N.Y. State Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers

Proposed legislation would require subjecting consumers to criminal history background checks before permitting them to purchase certain three-dimensional printers...

Better 'Map' of the Lights You See When You Close Your Eyes Can Improve 'Bionic Eye' Outcomes
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Better 'Map' of the Lights You See When You Close Your Eyes Can Improve 'Bionic Eye' Outcomes

A method of mapping phosphenes developed by researchers at Australia's Monash University could help patients receiving cortical visual protheses achieve better...

Atom Computing First to Announce a 1,000+ Qubit Quantum Computer
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Atom Computing First to Announce a 1,000+ Qubit Quantum Computer

A startup company has upped its qubit count by an order of magnitude in two years.

Your Face May Soon Be Your Ticket. Not Everyone Is Smiling
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Your Face May Soon Be Your Ticket. Not Everyone Is Smiling

Facial recognition software is speeding up check-in at airports, cruise ships and theme parks, but experts worry about risks to security and privacy.

Brain-Wave Cap Saves Lives by Identifying Strokes
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Brain-Wave Cap Saves Lives by Identifying Strokes

The StrokePointer brain-wave cap designed by researchers in the Netherlands can diagnose large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke while patients are in an ambulance....

The Race to Save Secrets from Future Computers
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The Race to Save Secrets from Future Computers

China, Russia, and the U.S. are racing to find ways to prevent future quantum computers from cracking long-supported encryption protocols.

Nvidia and iPhone Maker Foxconn to Build 'AI Factories'
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Nvidia and iPhone Maker Foxconn to Build 'AI Factories'

Foxconn's  Liu told the BBC that electric vehicles will drive the company's growth in the coming decades.

Peering Inside a Quantum Computer Creates New Phases of Information
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Peering Inside a Quantum Computer Creates New Phases of Information

 University of Texas at Austin researchers showed how taking certain measurements on a quantum computer results in different phases of quantum information.
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