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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Lizard-Like Robot for Mars Exploration
A lizard-inspired robot could be used to improve existing rover models for navigating Mars-like terrain.
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Superconducting Circuits Push the Limits of Quantum Data Transfer
University of Chicago researchers created a quantum communication testbed with remote superconducting nodes, laying the foundation for more secure communication...
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Spying on Security Cameras Through Walls
Northeastern University researchers have developed a way to access video feeds from home security, dashboard, and smartphone cameras through walls.
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3D-Printed Foam Could Boost Helmet Protection
Using AI algorithms, researchers developed a 3D-printable foam that eventually could be used in bike helmets, shipping crates, and football pads.
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Norwegian CubeSat Talks to Earth Using Lasers
The NorSat-TD microsatellite has established its first satellite-to-ground optical communications link.
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Life-Saving 'Robot Medics' for Triage in High-Risk Places
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Sheffield developed an uncrewed ground vehicle outfitted with robotic arms to serve as a medic in disaster and conflict...
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Shape-Shifting Robot Lands on Moon
A lunar robot has successfully landed on the Moon.
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New Error Correction Trick could Make Quantum Computers 200 Times Smaller
Using a combination of error-correction approaches, researchers could make a quantum computer with physical qubits available today.
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DNA Sequencing Helps Craft Database of Marine Microbes
Researchers at Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology created a detailed database of marine microbe information.
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Meta-Optical Devices Enhance Thermal Imaging Applications
A new system enables meta-optical devices to perform thermal imaging and accurately identify the objects and materials being imaged.
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Housekeeping Humanoid System Can Cook, Clean
A humanoid robotic system could be trained to perform various household tasks, including cooking and organizing.
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Human Brain-Like Supercomputer Coming Next Year
Researchers have developed a neuromorphic supercomputer than can perform 228 trillion synaptic operations per second.
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Bots, Fraud Farms Responsible for 73% of Web Traffic
Arkose Labs reported malicious attacks by bots and human fraud farms accounted for 73% of all Web and app traffic in the third quarter of 2023.
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