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The niverse Is Not a Simulation, but We Can Now Simulate It
In the early 2000s, a small community of coder-cosmologists set out to simulate the 14-billion-year history of the universe on a supercomputer.
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AI Could Get 100 Times More Energy-Efficient with IBM's New Artificial Synapses
Neural networks are the crown jewel of the AI boom. They gorge on data and do things like transcribe speech or describe images with near-perfect accuracy (see "10...
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ZTE's Near-Collapse May Be China's Sputnik Moment
Once derided as a technology backwater and copycat, China is justifiably proud of its technology boom.
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Memristors Key to Nano-Scale Analog/Digital Adaptive Hardware
The University of Southampton in the U.K. is advancing memristors and charge-based processing to make analog and digital technologies adaptable in the nanoscale...
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New Machine Learning Approach Could Accelerate Bioengineering
A team at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a predictive machine learning method to speed the design of biofuel-generating microbes.
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Opportunity Hunkers Down During Dust Storm
NASA engineers received a transmission from Opportunity on Sunday morning, a positive sign despite the worsening dust storm.
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Exploring Cyber Resilience for Electricity
Challenges face the use of microgrids, but they hold the potential for increased grid security.
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Digital Economy Promotion Agency Eyes Coding Thailand Sea Change
Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency is seeking to encourage the cultivation of computational thinking skills among young Thais.
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This Yale Technology Could Fix Blockchain's Security Issues
Yale University researchers have developed a new blockchain security system.
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China's Schools Are Quietly sing AI to Mark Students' Essays ... but Do the Robots Make the Grade?
A quarter of schools in China are testing a device that uses artificial intelligence to grade students' essays.
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Forecasting the Evolution of Cancer
Researchers have created a computer model that predicts how tumors will develop.
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Keeping Data Fresh for Wireless Networks
A new algorithm developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can refresh data within a simple wireless communication system.
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Firefighting Robot Snake Flies on Jets of Water
Researchers in Japan have developed a firefighting snake-like robot with the body of a fire hose.
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Move Over, China: .S. Is Again Home to World's Speediest Supercomputer
The United States just won bragging rights in the race to build the world's speediest supercomputer.
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The -2 Spy Plane Is Still Flying Combat Missions 60 Years After Its Debut
Six decades after the U-2 flew its first mission, the military is trying to harness artificial-intelligence technology to enhance the venerable spy plane's combat...
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Why Emergency Braking Systems Sometimes Hit Parked Cars and Lane Dividers
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday provided new details about a March crash in Mountain View, California, that claimed the life of engineer Walter...
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Wireless System Can Power Devices Inside the Body
Researchers have developed a wireless method for powering and communicating with devices implanted within the human body.
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Eggers Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award for Contributions to Computer Architecture
The University of Washington’s Susan Eggers has received the 2018 Eckert-Mauchly Award for her contributions to the field of computer architecture.
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