Map of solar exposure over 24 hours at each Solar Protocol sun-powered network server. Credit: Tega Brain, Benedetta Piantella Global network of solar-powered servers shows…
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MIT Researchers Create a Tool for Predicting the Future
Researchers design a user-friendly interface that helps nonexperts make forecasts using data collected over time. Whether someone is trying to predict tomorrow’s weather, forecast future…
View More MIT Researchers Create a Tool for Predicting the FutureNew High-Speed 3D Microscope Could Make Biopsies a Thing of the Past
MediSCAPE, a high-speed 3D microscope designed by Columbia Engineers, can see real-time cellular detail in living tissues to guide surgery, speed up tissue analyses, and…
View More New High-Speed 3D Microscope Could Make Biopsies a Thing of the PastTiny Wireless Sensors Float in the Wind Like Dandelion Seeds
Inspired by how dandelions use the wind to distribute their seeds, a University of Washington team has developed a tiny sensor-carrying device that can be…
View More Tiny Wireless Sensors Float in the Wind Like Dandelion SeedsQuantum Telecommunications Breakthrough: New world record for qubit storage
Computers, smartphones, GPS: quantum physics has enabled many technological advances. It is now opening up new fields of research in cryptography (the art of coding…
View More Quantum Telecommunications Breakthrough: New world record for qubit storageScientists Work To Turn Noise on Quantum Computers to Their Advantage
A group of scientists from the University of Chicago and Purdue University constructed a unique “fingerprint” of the noise on a quantum computer as it…
View More Scientists Work To Turn Noise on Quantum Computers to Their AdvantageResearchers Warn: Risks of Using AI To Grow Our Food Are Substantial and Must Not Be Ignored
Drone spraying pesticide on wheat field. Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of driving an agricultural revolution, and helping confront the challenge of feeding…
View More Researchers Warn: Risks of Using AI To Grow Our Food Are Substantial and Must Not Be IgnoredNew “Acoustic Fabric” Hears Your Heart’s Sounds
An MIT team has designed an “acoustic fabric,” woven with a fiber that is designed from a “piezoelectric” material that produces an electrical signal when…
View More New “Acoustic Fabric” Hears Your Heart’s SoundsNew Algorithm Helps Quantum Computer Crunch Chemistry Equations
The hybrid algorithm uses a classic and quantum computer to calculate ground state energy. This will help researchers develop new materials for different applications, including…
View More New Algorithm Helps Quantum Computer Crunch Chemistry EquationsMIT’s Clever Way To Clean Solar Panels Without Water
Dust that accumulates on solar panels is a major problem, but washing the panels uses huge amounts of water. MIT engineers have now developed a…
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