Artist’s rendition of a computer system based on light that could jumpstart the power of machine-learning programs like ChatGPT. Blue sections represent the micron-scale lasers…
View More 100x Efficiency: MIT’s Machine-Learning System Based on Light Could Yield More Powerful Large Language Models
Initialization, coherent quantum-state control, and readout of spins at room temperature using solution-grown quantum dots. Credit: DICP A team headed by Professor Wu Kaifeng from…
View More Important Advance in Quantum Science: Coherent Manipulation of Spin Qubits at Room Temperature
Can the brain, limited in its ability to perform precise math, compete with AI systems run on high-speed parallel computers? Yes, for many tasks, as…
View More Building a New Type of Efficient Artificial Intelligence Inspired by the Brain
Lithium metal batteries with solid electrolytes are a promising technology due to their lightweight, non-flammable nature, high energy density, and fast recharging ability. However, their…
View More Stanford Breakthrough Paves Way Next-Generation Lithium Metal Batteries That Charge Very Quickly
Artistic depiction of electron transfer driven by an ultrashort laser pulse, across an interface between two atomically-thin materials. This transfer is facilitated by an interlayer…
View More Researchers Discover That Electrons Play a Surprising Role in Heat Transfer Between Layers of Semiconductors
Nanoantenna phosphors comprising of a periodic array of nanoparticles on the phosphor plate can tailor the spatial radiation pattern of the photoluminescence for smaller, lighter,…
View More Ten-Fold Enhancement of Photoluminescence – Nanoantennas Directing a Bright Future
The image shows the SPHINKS network for the precision targeting of master kinases in glioblastoma. Credit: Antonio Iavarone, M.D. Findings could introduce new and accurate…
View More Cancer Scientists Develop Powerful AI Algorithm To Help Tackle Deadly Glioblastoma
For their artificial fairy, Hao Zeng and Jianfeng Yang got inspired by dandelion seeds. Credit: Jianfeng Yang / Tampere University The loss of pollinators, such…
View More Magical Marvel: Tiny Fairy-Like Robot Flies by the Power of Wind and Light
By depositing atoms on a wafer coated in a “mask” (top left), MIT engineers can corral the atoms in the mask’s individual pockets (center middle),…
View More MIT Engineers Grow “Perfect” Atom-Thin Materials
This artist’s concept image shows NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, in its final configuration, flying in cruise mode over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research…
View More Major Milestone for NASA’s X-57 Maxwell All-Electric Aircraft