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Researchers Discover Major Roadblock in Alleviating Network Congestion
Researchers found congestion control algorithms fail to prevent certain users from taking up all the bandwidth.
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'Qudit' Computers Go Beyond Ones and Zeroes
New machine works with eight qudits, each capable of encoding seven states at once.
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Datacenter Fire: Google Suffers Outage at One of Its Largest Datacenters, 3 Injured
News of yet another datacenter fire in just two years hits Google. Here's how to make sure you're not next.
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U.S. Space Force Tests Robot Dogs to Patrol Cape Canaveral
The U.S. Space Force held a demonstration of dog-like quadruped unmanned ground vehicles for patrols at Cape Canaveral.
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Where Are The Autonomous Cars?
L5 vehicles need at least 10 more years of development.
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NASA is Crowdsourcing Cloud Research--on Mars
Scientists have recruited volunteers to identify clouds on Mars through the Zooniverse, a platform that hosts crowdsourced citizen projects.
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Record-Breaking Experiment Could Solve a Huge Challenge in Quantum Computing
Scientists have been experimenting with quantum gates based on different materials for some time, but the superpositions of the qubits can quickly degrade.
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NASA Space Robotics Dive into Deep-Sea Work
Former NASA roboticists who helped developed the Robonaut 2 astronaut assistant robot are part of a research team that has developed a deep-sea robot.
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New Technique Brings Quantum Computers Closer to Their Promise
The work was notable because Quantinuum's error correction technology keeps logical qubits stable longer than conventional qubits.
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Datacenters Are Facing Climate Crisis
With studies predicting more extreme weather in the coming years, datacenters need to be prepared.
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Humanoid Diving Robot Explores Shipwrecks
The OceanOneK robot built by Stanford University researchers is exploring shipwrecks and sunken planes on the ocean floor.
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Chips and Science Act Goes to Biden for Approval
Both chambers of the U.S. Congress this week passed the Chips and Science Act, earmarking $280 billion to strengthen U.S. innovation and technology hubs, including...
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Quantum Researchers Advance Error Handling
A team led by researchers at the Flatiron Institute discovered a new phase of matter that has the potential to act as long-term quantum information storage.
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Experts Uncover 'CosmicStrand' UEFI Firmware Rootkit Used by Chinese Hackers
Rootkit hides in firmware images of Gigabyte or ASUS motherboards, all related to designs using the H81 chipset.
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World Cup to Use Drones to Help Protect Stadiums
This year's World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar will employ autonomous radar-guided interceptor drones for stadium security.
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Agricultural Engineers Design Early Step for Robotic, Green-Fruit Thinning
Agricultural engineers created a prototype end-effector that can remove unwanted apples from trees as a first step toward robotic, green-fruit thinning.
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Nanomagnets Can Choose a Wine, Could Quench AI's Thirst for Energy
Scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, the University of Maryland, and Western Digital Technologies programmed a neural network...
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U.K. Project Will Create 165-Mile Drone Superhighway
The U.K. government has approved plans for Skyway, a 165-mile drone superhighway that will connect towns across England and be used to survey infrastructure such...
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