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Hospital Robots Are Helping Combat a Wave of Nurse Burnout
Moxi and other delivery-focused assistants have become even more critical as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed health care workers to their limits.
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AI Fuses With Quantum Computing in Promising New Memristor
Quantum device points the way toward an exponential boost in "smart" computing capabilities.
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These are The 5 Most In-Demand Cloud Computing Jobs in 2022
Unlike sectors such as hospitality, the cloud computing industry continued to grow in 2020 and onwards. But it's not stopping there.
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Researchers Develop Innovative 3D-Printing Technology for Glass Microstructures
An international team of researchers has developed a three-dimensional printing process for glass microstructures.
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Rethinking Rare Earth Elements
Researchers are looking to untapped sources—from fertilizer waste to printed circuit boards—to solve the environmental and supply chain problems of rare earth elements...
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'Tamper-Evident Container' Will Snitch if Anyone Tries to Meddle with What's Inside
A team of researchers three-dimensionally (3D)-printed a prototype Tamper-Evident Container designed to record attempts to break into it.
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Power Use Reveals Harmful Chips Hidden on Circuit Boards
A circuit board's power consumption can reveal malicious tampering designed to facilitate Trojan attacks to steal sensitive data or crash a device when triggered...
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AF2Complex: Researchers Leverage Deep Learning to Predict Physical Interactions of Protein Complexes
Researchers built a deep learning model to predict the biologically active structure of proteins and protein complexes.
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Ancient Namibian Gemstone Holds Key to Future Quantum Computers
Hamid Ohadi of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews said: "Making a quantum simulator with light is the holy grail of science."
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U.S. Authorities Link $600m Cryptocurrency Theft to Notorious North Korean Lazarus Group
The hacking incident occurred in March 2022, resulting in the theft of more than $600 million in Ethereum and USDC stablecoins.
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Magnetic Snoops Plunder Deep Learning's Secrets
Even the smallest window of opportunity for snooping cab pose a threat to the intellectual property and privacy of neural architectures.
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Quantum Computing Ambition: Japan Aims for 10 Million Users by 2030
Japan has unveiled plans to bring its first domestic quantum computer online by next March, and to have 30 million users by 2030.
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Hospital Robot Vulnerabilities Promptly Caught, Killed
Researchers at New York-based cybersecurity startup Cynerio identified five zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Aethon TUG smart autonomous robots used in hospitals...
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7-Foot-Tall Robots Watch for Unmasked Travelers, Curbside Loiterers
Two seven-foot-tall robots have been deployed at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, TX, to assist and monitor passengers.
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Quantum Secure Communication Breakthrough for China Scientists
Technology inventor achieves new transmission distance of 100km, and says it is suitable at shorter distances for audio calls and texts.
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How Apple's Monster M1 Ultra Chip Keeps Moore's Law Alive
By combining two processors into one, the company has squeezed a surprising amount of performance out of silicon.
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Quantum Datacenter Intranet Advances
While these breakthroughs must be considered proofs of concept, they demonstrate the pieces of future quantum datacenters are coming together, says independent...
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How Ukraine Has Defended Itself Against Cyberattacks: Lessons for the U.S.
In Ukraine in recent years, hackers entered poorly protected networks by techniques as simple as guessing passwords or intercepting their use on unsecure computers...
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The Huge Endeavor to Produce a Tiny Microchip
As the global chip shortage continues, we take an inside look at how semiconductors are fabricated.
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