A new technique, developed by researchers at NC State, UNC, and Michigan, uses an ultrasound “drill” to burst nanodroplets in and around hardened blood clots.…
View More Ultrasound “Drills” and Nanodroplets and Prove Effective at Tackling Tough Blood ClotsCategory: Technologies
Error Protected Quantum Bits Entangled: A Milestone in the Development of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
Quantum particles lined up in a lattice form the basis for an error-tolerant quantum processor. Credit: Uni Innsbruck/Harald Ritsch Even computers can miscalculate. Already small…
View More Error Protected Quantum Bits Entangled: A Milestone in the Development of Fault-Tolerant Quantum ComputersFirst Nanomaterial Developed That Demonstrates “Photon Avalanching” – Extreme Nonlinear Optical Behavior and Efficiency
An illustration of the chain-reaction process that underlies the photon avalanching mechanism Columbia Engineering researchers have realized in their nanoparticles. In this process, the absorption…
View More First Nanomaterial Developed That Demonstrates “Photon Avalanching” – Extreme Nonlinear Optical Behavior and EfficiencyLight-Based Processor Chips Advance Machine Learning
Schematic representation of a processor for matrix multiplications which runs on light. Together with an optical frequency comb, the waveguide crossbar array permits highly parallel…
View More Light-Based Processor Chips Advance Machine Learning3D-Printed “Artificial Muscle” Inspired by Color-Changing Octopus Skin
This octopus has color-changing cells, called chromatophores, in its skin, a phenomenon that inspired Rutgers engineers. Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011…
View More 3D-Printed “Artificial Muscle” Inspired by Color-Changing Octopus SkinMIT Deep-Learning Algorithm Finds Hidden Warning Signals in Measurements Collected Over Time
MIT researchers have developed a deep learning-based algorithm to detect anomalies in time series data. Credit: MIT News A new deep-learning algorithm could provide advanced…
View More MIT Deep-Learning Algorithm Finds Hidden Warning Signals in Measurements Collected Over TimeLack of Sleep Could Be a Problem for Artificial Intelligence
Some types of artificial intelligence could start to hallucinate if they don’t get enough rest, just as humans do. Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory One…
View More Lack of Sleep Could Be a Problem for Artificial IntelligenceAI Boosted by Parallel Convolutional Light-Based Processors
Schematic representation of a processor for matrix multiplications which runs on light. Credit: University of Oxford The exponential growth of data traffic in our digital…
View More AI Boosted by Parallel Convolutional Light-Based ProcessorsCornell University to Extract Energy From Manure to Heat the Campus
An integrated biorefinery approach utilizing agriculture waste biomass to produce renewable biomethane along with other co-products (for soil amendment, nutrient recovery, and transportation biofuels). Credit:…
View More Cornell University to Extract Energy From Manure to Heat the CampusDetecting COVID-19 Antibodies in 10–12 Seconds With a 3D Printed Test Chip
An image of the COVID-19 test chip made by aerosol jet nanoparticle 3D printing. Credit: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Lab, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon…
View More Detecting COVID-19 Antibodies in 10–12 Seconds With a 3D Printed Test Chip