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Will the NSA Finally Build Its Superconducting Spy Computer?
The U.S. government eyes cryogenically cooled circuitry for tomorrow's exascale computers.
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The Really Critical Infrastructure Need: American-Made Semiconductors
About 40% of new chip-production capacity projected to be added in the next decade will be in China.
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Semiconductor Shortage Hammering Automakers, Costing Billions in Lost Production and Sales
Semiconductor shortage hammering automakers, costing billions in lost production and sales.
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Why Self-Driving Cars Could be Going the Way of the Jetpack
Some observers say the dream of fully autonomous vehicles is a mirage: creating robot vehicles able to tackle any kind of road or traffic situation is just too...
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University of Minnesota Develops Tool to Help Farmers Make Crop Input Decisions
Farmers can formulate a budget balance sheet for nitrogen reduction plans and view customized economic and environmental impacts and benefits of the fields they...
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Emergent Magnetic Monopoles Isolated Using Quantum-Annealing Computer
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory used a D-Wave quantum-annealing computer to test the behavior of isolated emergent magnetic monopoles.
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Duke Energy Used Computer Vision, Robots to Cut Costs by $74 Million
Bonnie Titone at Duke Energy said the U.S. utility has slashed its labor costs by more than $74 million via artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions...
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Wearable Camera Reduces Collision Risk for Blind, Visually Impaired
A wearable computer vision device developed by Harvard Medical School scientists may help reduce collisions and other accidents for the blind and visually impaired...
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High-Speed Projectors Power Virtual Air Hockey With Shape-Changing Paddles
Scientists at Japan's Tohoku University have invented a virtual version of air hockey that uses shapeshifting virtual projections of paddles and pucks.
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Bipedal Robot Learns to Run, Completes 5K
An untethered bipedal robot engineered by Oregon State University (OSU) researchers and built by OSU spinout company Agility Robotics completed a five-kilometer...
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The Great Quantum Computing Race
Companies and countries are pouring tens of billions of dollars into different qubit technologies, but it's still too early to predict a winner.
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Connected Autonomous Vehicles Make Intersections Safer
Scientists at Arizona State University and Carnegie Mellon University are enhancing intersection safety with connected autonomous vehicles and distributed real-time...
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Combining Two Approaches to Advance Quantum Computing
This work also represents a significant advancement to our understanding and control of Andreev levels.
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The Space Wide Web is Ready to Launch
There is even more to space innovation than the fledgling space tourism sector. Somewhat out of the public eye, there is a fast-growing space tech industry.
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Dubai Police Will Use Citywide Network of Drones to Respond to Crime
Dubai is creating a network of pre-positioned drone bases so police can respond to incidents with drones anywhere in the city within a minute.
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Water-Powered Robotic Hand Can Play Super Mario Bros
University of Maryland researchers used three-dimensional printing to produce a water-controlled robotic hand capable of completing the first level of the computer...
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Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted in U.S.
Duke University Hospital surgeons successfully transplanted a total artificial heart developed by France's CARMAT into a 39-year-old patient who had suffered sudden...
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No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water, Technology.
Hydroponic farms are growing crops with innovative technologies, including machine learning algorithms, data analytics, and proprietary software, in the absence...
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Space-Enabled Drones Deliver Rapid Coronavirus Response
U.K.-based air mobility company Skyports used satellite-enabled drones to transport coronavirus tests and samples, medicines, and equipment between medical practices...
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