The researchers’ artificial chromatophores consist of membranes stretched over circular cavities attached to pneumatic pumps. Pressurizing the cavity stretches the membrane, changing the pitch of…
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Unusual Story of an Energy System Developed by a Handful of Activists and Used by 36 Million People
In the mid-1990s, a few energy activists in Massachusetts had a vision: What if consumers had choice about the energy they consumed? Instead of being…
View More Unusual Story of an Energy System Developed by a Handful of Activists and Used by 36 Million PeopleHiddenite: A New AI Processor Based on a Cutting-Edge Neural Network Theory
A new accelerator chip called “Hiddenite” that can achieve state-of-the-art
View More Hiddenite: A New AI Processor Based on a Cutting-Edge Neural Network TheoryChaining Atoms Together Using Nuclear Spins Yields Quantum Storage
Artist’s illustration depicts the quantum spin of an ytterbium ion with the surrounding yttrium orthovanadate crystal. The spin states of the atoms can be used…
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The startup r2c, founded by
View More r2c: An Open-Source Tool for Software SecuritySolar-Powered System From MIT Offers a Route to Inexpensive Desalination
MIT researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination system that is more efficient and less expensive than previous methods. In this schematic, a confined water layer…
View More Solar-Powered System From MIT Offers a Route to Inexpensive DesalinationElectric Machines on a Molecular Scale: Researchers Create Molecule That Can Pave Way for Mini-Transistors
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in developing a simple hydrocarbon molecule with a logic gate function, similar to that in transistors, in…
View More Electric Machines on a Molecular Scale: Researchers Create Molecule That Can Pave Way for Mini-TransistorsDeepMind Simulates Matter on the Nanoscale With Artificial Intelligence
In a paper published by Science, DeepMind demonstrates how neural networks can improve approximation of the Density Functional (a method used to describe electron interactions…
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Comparison of a concrete sample coated with nano-modified sealer (left) versus untreated concrete (right). Credit: WSU A nanomaterials-engineered penetrating sealer developed by Washington State University…
View More More Durable Concrete With a Nano-Engineered SealerTechnology Is Revolutionizing How Intelligence Is Gathered and Analyzed – Opening a Window Onto Russian Military Activity Around Ukraine
The U.S. has been warning for weeks about the possibility of Russia invading Ukraine, and threatening retaliation if it does. Just eight years after Russia’s…
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