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Hybrid Qubits Solve Key Hurdle to Quantum Computing
An international team of researchers has built a hybrid device from two different types of quantum bits to facilitate rapid initialization and readout.
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China Becomes First Nation to Land on the Moon's Far Side
A Chinese probe has made a historic touch-down on the far side of the Moon, according to the country's state-run media. It is the first time a probe has visited...
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'Virtual Tumor' New Way to See Cancer
Researchers have constructed a three-dimensional virtual reality model of tumor samples, with each individual cell mapped.
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Ohio Eyes New Connected Vehicle Test
The Ohio Department of Transportation, in collaboration with Honda, is planning a connected vehicle project in the city of Marysville.
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E to Fund Bug Bounty Programs for 14 Open Source Projects
The European Union will cover the costs of bug bounty programs for 14 open source projects.
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How the Artificial-Intelligence Program AlphaZero Mastered Its Games
A few weeks ago, a group of researchers from Google's artificial-intelligence subsidiary, DeepMind, published a paper in the journal Science that described an A...
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Rail Passengers to Benefit From New GPS Technology as Early as Next Month
New global positioning system technology will be deployed on rail systems in the U.K. starting in January.
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AI Can Easily Break Text CAPTCHA
A new machine learning algorithm can crack most text-based CAPTCHAs within 0.05 seconds.
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Wake-p Timer Saves Power for IoT Sensors
A new "battery-less" wake-up timer substantially lowers the power consumption of silicon chips for Internet of Things sensor nodes.
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Toyota Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home
Toyota envisions robots becoming commonplace in homes as companions to senior citizens.
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Pluto Explorer shering in New Year at More Distant World
The spacecraft team that brought us close-ups of Pluto will ring in the new year by exploring an even more distant and mysterious world.
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The German Sub Sank 76 Years Ago. Now Its Story Is Being Revealed in Eerie Fluorescent Detail.
The U-boat seems to loom out of the blackness, careening to starboard, as if to avoid a collision.
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As Air Taxis Arrive, Software Issues Arise
Urban 'flying car' technology is almost here, but with proponents haunted by a 1977 helicopter crash, getting safety right is the top priority.
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Growing Bio-Inspired Shapes With Hundreds of Tiny Robots
Researchers have found that hundreds of small robots can work in a team to create biology-inspired shapes without an underlying master plan.
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Hardware-Software Co-Design Approach Could Make Neural Networks Less Power Hungry
A neuro-inspired hardware-software co-design approach could make neural network training more energy-efficient and faster.
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.S. Passes Bill to Inject $1.2 Billion Into the Quantum Tech Race
The new law, called the National Quantum Initiative Act, allocates up to $1.2 billion in funding to keep American quantum information science competitive on the...
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An Amoeba Just Found an Entirely New Way to Solve a Classic Computing Problem
Researchers gave the Traveling Salesman Problem to a "true slime mold" amoeba.
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How AI Spotted Every Solar Panel in the .S.
Stanford University engineers have developed a method for locating every solar panel in the contiguous U.S.
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A Robotic Hand Plays the Piano With a More Human Touch
Researchers have developed a robotic hand that can play the piano.
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