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AI-Powered Brain Surgery Becomes A Reality In Hong Kong
The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, completed successful trials of a robot that treats brain tumors.
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AI Robots Could Play Future Role as Companions in Care Homes
Artificial intelligence-powered social robots could help care for the sick and aged in the future.
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Researchers Grow Precise Arrays of nanoLEDs
A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they are needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices.
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Chip Makers Stack 'Chiplets' Like Lego Blocks to Drive AI
Chip makers are stacking pre-existing chips to speed the development of more powerful chips.
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U.S. Military Takes Generative AI Out for a Spin
The U.S. Department of Defense is testing five large language models as part of an effort to develop data integration and digital platforms for military use.
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Crypto Pledged to Dethrone Wall Street. It's Getting Swallowed Instead
With the sector in the doldrums and facing tough new SEC scrutiny, some of Wall Street's heaviest hitters are moving to enfold it.
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AI Battles the Bane of Space Junk
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to track space debris, predict collisions, and devise methods for the debris’ removal and reuse.
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Amazon's New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution
A wave of advanced machines is coming to the company's facilities thanks to better AI and robots smart enough to work with—and without—humans.
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Building Robust Optical Structures Made of Darkness
A team of Harvard University researchers harnessed metasurfaces to generate and manipulate dark regions in electromagnetic fields called "optical singularities."...
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Multi-Material Printer Enables Quick, Easy 3D Printing of Flexible Devices
Researchers built a multi-material three-dimensional printer for the rapid manufacture of flexible devices.
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New Car Sales Take Off As Chip Shortage Eases
General Motors, Toyota and other automakers sold more trucks and sport utility vehicles as supply chain problems eased and demand remained strong despite rising...
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Robot Takes Podium as Orchestra Conductor in Seoul
An android robot engineered by South Korea's Korea Institute of Industrial Technology recently conducted that country’s national orchestra at Seoul's National Theater...
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Researchers Make a Quantum Computing Leap with a Magnetic Twist
A team of researchers has taken a step toward building a fault-tolerant quantum bit by detecting "fractional quantum anomalous Hall" states using semiconductor-material...
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Paper-Like, Battery-Free, AI-Enabled Sensor for Holistic Wound Monitoring
A battery-free holistic wound monitoring sensor patch uses artificial intelligence to identify the wearer's wounding healing status within 15 minutes.
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Emulating How Krill Swim to Build Robotic Platform for Ocean Navigation
Researchers at Brown University and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México invented a robotic platform that mimics metachronal swimming to navigate underwater...
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Biden Administration Weighs Further Curbs on Sales of A.I. Chips to China
Reports that the White House may clamp down on sales of semiconductors that power artificial intelligence capabilities sent tech stocks diving.
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'Toggle Switch' Can Help Quantum Computers Cut Through Noise
Researchers unveiled a programmable "toggle switch" device to reduce noise and provide clear outputs of quantum processors.
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Researchers Develop New Source of Quantum Light
The device emits a stream of single photons and could provide a basis for optical quantum computers.
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