A model might make a shortcut solution and learn to identify images of cows by focusing on the green grass that appears in the photos,…
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Innovative Chip Resolves Quantum Headache – Paves Road to Supercomputer of the Future
Size comparison of qubits The illustration shows the size difference between spin qubits and superconducting qubits. Credit: University of Copenhagen Quantum physicists at the University…
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New Material Derived From Trees Could Pave Way for Better, Safer Batteries
A material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. In pursuit of batteries that deliver more power and operate more…
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Works Well With Robots? The Way Robots/AI and Humans Interact
Blame it on HAL 9000, Clippy’s constant cheerful interruptions, or any navigational system leading delivery drivers to dead-end destinations. In the workspace, people and robots…
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Unlocking the Technology To Produce Unbreakable Composite Glass Screens
Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research conducted at The University of Queensland. The global team of researchers,…
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5D Optical Storage: High-Speed Laser Writing Could Pack 500 Terabytes Into CD-Sized Glass Disc
Researchers developed a new fast and energy-efficient laser-writing method for producing nanostructures in silica glass. They used the method to record 6 GB data in…
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Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Electronics Withstand Outer Space’s Damaging Cosmic Radiation
A memory chip was made of transistors with carbon nanotubes that maintained their electrical properties and memory after being bombarded by high amounts of radiation.…
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On-Water Creation of Conducting MOF Nanosheets for Future Sensors and Energy Devices
Simple spreading of droplets containing molecular components on the surface of water leads to spontaneous formation of nanostructures with very high electrical conduction. Credit: Rie…
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Battling wildfires from behind the scenes
Firefighters battle a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on 13 August 2019. Credit: © Georgios Kostomitsopoulos, Shutterstock Catastrophic wildfires in Europe have become…
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Data-driven animations of marine mammals combine biology, art, and computation
An animated video can present multiple data streams simultaneously, as seen in this image from a video based on data from a tagged elephant seal.…
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