Over the past 20 years, scientists have been developing metamaterials, or materials that don’t occur naturally and whose mechanical properties result from their designed structure…
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Explained: Quantum engineering Quantum computers could usher in a golden age of computing power, solving problems intractable on today’s machines. Since the 1940s, classical computers…
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A new algorithm capable of inferring goals and plans could help machines better adapt to the imperfect nature of human planning. In a classic experiment…
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A thermally modulated battery for mass-market electric vehicles without range anxiety and with unsurpassed safety, low cost, and containing no cobalt, is being developed by…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain With many Americans stuck at home last year due to the pandemic, spending on video games hit a new record. Total…
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ring’s Neighbors app exposed users’ home addresses and specific locations before the company became aware of the security issue. The security…
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Did you know that in microgravity we are preparing one of the most promising fuels for the future? Microgravity is helping to find answers and…
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Using computer simulations built on reasonable assumptions and conducted under careful control, computational bioscientists can mimic real biological conditions. Starting with the original founding population…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Any building project requires the formulation of a series of initial plans prior to starting construction to serve as a basis…
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One of the obstacles for progress in the quest for a working quantum computer has been that the working devices that go into a quantum…
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