New Artificial Intelligence Tool Speeds Discovery of Truly New Materials
Four new materials have been discovered using the latest artificial intelligence tool. Researchers from the University of Liverpool created an artificial intelligence tool allowing faster discovery of genuinely new materials. The discovery of four new materials, including a family of…
NASA Robots Compete in DARPA’s Subterranean Competition Final
Team CoSTAR, led by NASA JPL, will participate in the SubT final this Wednesday to demonstrate multi-robot autonomy in a series tests in extreme environments. From September 21-24, eight teams of dozens of robots representing more than 30 institutions will…
A perplexing mystery at the nano-scale that could help prevent overheating in electronics is solved by physicists.
A team of CU Boulder physicists has discovered the secret to a mysterious phenomenon in the nano realm. It is how ultra-small heat sources cool faster if they are packed closer together. This week, these findings will be published in the…
U.S. Navy to Test F-18 Super Hornets with a New Engine Design
?Laboratory tests have shown promise in reducing noise from commercial and military aircraft. The Naval Research Laboratory and the University of Cincinnati have developed a new nozzle design to reduce the engine’s roar without compromising performance. Ephraim Gutmark (a distinguished…
Engineers Surprised by a New Solid-State Battery with High Performance
Engineers design a high-performance all-solid-state lithium-ion battery that is highly efficient and has a pure-silicon anode. Engineers have created a new type of battery that combines two promising sub-fields of battery technology into one. This battery is a combination of…
Next Generation Reservoir Computing: A New Method to Solve the “Hardest of the Hardest” Computer Problems
Scientists can now tackle the most complex information-processing problems with a new computing type very similar to the brain. Researchers have found a way to make reservoir computing work 33 times faster with significantly fewer computing resources. Researchers solved a complex computing…
A new ultra-energy-efficient optical “Transistor” speeds up computation by as much as 1,000 times.
Skoltech and IBM led an international research team that created an energy-efficient optical switch. This switch could replace electronic transistors in new generations of computers that manipulate photons instead of electrons. The high-speed button requires no cooling and can perform…
Computer Science: How Fast Do Algorithms Improve in Computer Science?
MIT scientists demonstrate how quickly algorithms are improving across a wide range of examples. This is a clear demonstration of their crucial importance in computing advancements. Algorithms can be thought of as a parent for a computer. They instruct the…
Bessel Beams: Laser Beam Shaping To Enhance Metal 3D Printing
Laser-based 3D printing has revolutionized metal part production by increasing design complexity. However, traditional metal printing laser beams can cause defects and poor mechanical performance. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) researchers are exploring other shapes for the Gaussian beams commonly…
Researchers Discover a New Method to Control Magnets
A reversible system flips the magnetic orientation of particles using a small voltage. This could allow for faster data storage and smaller sensors. Most magnets we see daily are made from “ferromagnetic” material. These materials have strong magnetism because the…