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Single Photon Converter – A Key Component of Quantum Internet
Physicists from the University of Warsaw and the University of Oxford have constructed an electro-optical device capable of modifying the quantum properties of...
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Miniature Wi-Fi Device Supplies Missing Link For the Internet of Things
Stanford University researchers have developed HitchHike, a tiny, ultra-low-energy wireless radio that enables data transmission using just micro-watts of energy...
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Cracked, Frozen, and Tipped Over: New Clues From Pluto's Past
Sputnik Planitia, a 1,000-kilometer-wide basin within the iconic heart-shaped region observed on Pluto's surface, could be in its present location because accumulation...
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Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior
Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what's in Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes, researchers using...
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World's First Silicon Photonic Neural Network nveiled
Alexander Tait and colleagues at Princeton University say they have built the world's first integrated silicon photonic neuromorphic chip, a development that could...
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Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
Cautious computer users put a piece of tape over their webcam.
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Tracking the Flow of Quantum Information
Yale University researchers have developed a formula for understanding where quantum objects land when they are transmitted, which they say provides insight for...
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Computers Learn to Recognize Molecules That Can Enter Cells
Researchers at UCLA and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign determined that a computer program they developed started to recognize features of peptides...
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Cognitive Computers Work Like the Human Brain
Neural networks and cognitive computing software emulate the way humans think.
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Artificial Intelligence Robots: Why Human Baby Brains Are Smarter Than AI
Machines are capable of understanding speech, recognizing faces and driving cars safely, making recent technological advancements seem impressively powerful.
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Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Are Remaking Themselves Around AI
Fei-Fei Li is a big deal in the world of AI. As the director of the Artificial Intelligence and Vision labs at Stanford University, she oversaw the creation of...
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Microsoft Spends Big to Build a Computer Out of Science Fiction
Microsoft is dedicating significant funding and manpower to its efforts related to quantum computing. Microsoft's decision to build a working prototype highlights...
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Research Chip Modeled After the Brain Aims to Bring Smarts to Computers
University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers have developed a neuromorphic chip designed for intelligent computers that are structured to discover patterns through...
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Google Translate: 'this Landmark pdate Is Our Biggest Single Leap in 10 Years'
Google says it is has vastly improved the accuracy of Google Translate through its new Neural Machine Translation system, which utilizes neural networks to train...
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Certikos: A Breakthrough Toward Hacker-Resistant Operating Systems
Researchers at Yale University have developed CertiKOS, a new operating system they say could lead to a new generation of reliable and secure systems.
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An Efficient Approach For Tracking Physical Activity With Wearable Health-Monitoring Devices
A new technique developed by researchers at North Carolina State University could enable wearable health devices to track user physical activity accurately and...
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China's Driverless Trucks Are Revving Their Engines
China is gearing up to overhaul its road delivery with fleets of self-driving long-haul trucks.
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World's First Photonic Neural Network nveiled
Neural networks are taking the world of computing by storm.
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