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Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Leads to Pivotal Discovery for the Development of New Quantum Devices
Ultrafast electron microscope opens up new avenues for the development of sensors and quantum devices.
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Wing Approaches 100,000 Drone Deliveries 2 Years After Launch
Two years after its pilot launched in Logan, Australia, Alphabet's drone delivery company Wing is nearing its 100,000th customer delivery.
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Scientists Reveal World's First 3D-Printed Wagyu Beef
Scientists at Japan's Osaka University have unveiled what they are calling the first-ever three-dimensionally-printed Wagyu beef, created using stem cells extracted...
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No More Silicon? Company Develops Glass CPU for Quantum Computing
It seems evaporated glass, chains of ions, and quantum stability go hand in hand.
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One Material with Two Functions Could Lead to Faster Memory
A new device simultaneously stores and visually transmits data with a single semiconductor.
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Turning the Tables into Touchscreens
Scientists built a touchscreen-like interface that can operate on any flat surface via a projector synchronized with a single camera.
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Life as a Logician
Mathematician Martin Jackson is known for his work on Hilbert's Tenth Problem, among other things.
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U.S. PC Shipments Jump 17% Buoyed by Commercial, Educational Demand
Notebooks turned in the best performance during the second quarter of 2021, while desktops saw a healthy rebound, says Canalys.
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Waymo Opens Robotaxi Service in San Francisco for Ride Hailing
Google's sister company offers driver-supported rides to some residents in business model test case.
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For Robot Trucks, Navigating Highways Is Just One Bump in the Road
Investors have rushed into startups that promise to have big rigs drive themselves, but a path to commercial markets remains a major challenge.
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Inflatable Robotic Hand Gives Amputees Real-Time Tactile Control
Engineers have constructed an inflatable neuroprosthetic hand that restored rudimentary sensation to an amputee's residual limb.
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Using Your Smartwatch to Reduce Stress
University of Houston researchers have constructed a closed-loop system for smartwatch-type wearables to use in collecting data to monitor and lower stress.
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Winemakers Tap AI to Salvage Grapes as Wildfires Rage
Software startup Tastry Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence model that can help California winemakers salvage grapes damaged by wildfire smoke.
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A Peculiar State of Matter in Layers of Semiconductors Could Advance Quantum Computing
Researchers show a superlattice embedded with nanodots may be immune from dissipating energy to the environment, a finding that could benefit quantum computing....
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Answer to Thorny Question Could Unlock Internet Security
Cornell University's Rafael Pass and Yanyi Liu explored the EXP vs. BPP problem, which concerns whether randomness exponentially accelerates computations.
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Waymo Is 99% of the Way to Self-Driving Cars. The Last 1% Is the Hardest
The world's most famous autonomous car shop has lost its CEO and is still getting stymied by traffic cones. What's taking so long?
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Photonic Processors Light the Way
Highly efficient light-based processors can overcome the bottlenecks of today's electronics.
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Partition Function Zeros Are 'Shortcut' to Thermodynamic Calculations on Quantum Computers
Researchers have developed a new technique for calculating the thermodynamic properties of systems using a quantum computer.
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OpenAI Is Making Coding As Easy As Talking to a Smart Speaker
Plus: The early days of programming, an existential investigation, and bipartisanship before our very eyes.
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