Artist impression of a frozen optical fiber core in a glass capillary, which guides and couples light and sound waves efficiently. Credit: Philipp Denghel A frozen-core optical fiber has revealed a powerful new way to…
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All of the major AI providers want you to use, and ideally stay within, their super apps, and now Microsoft is looking to capture that attention, too. During an earnings call this week, CEO Satya…
A new memristor chip reconstructs intricate brain surfaces at near-biological speed. Credit: Stock A memristor chip brought complex brain modeling into millisecond-scale operation while preserving detailed cortical structure. Reconstructing the brain’s deeply folded surface in…
Conceptual diagram of the programmable CRIT photonic integrated circuit: illustrates how optical pulses experience changes in temporal delay and frequency characteristics as they propagate through the circuit. Credit: Seoul National University College of Engineering New…
Caltech researchers created a chip that uses a patterned beam of light to modify the optical properties of a meta-material. A second beam can then pass through the material and get deflected according to the…
Chen’s group has been building robotic insects for more than five years. Credit: Courtesy of the Soft and Micro Robotics Laboratory Moving with the speed and agility of an insect, the tiny robot could someday…
This image displays inverse pole figures of cobalt aluminum and a framework of amorphous interfaces after deformation, showing the crystal orientation of a cobalt aluminum intermetallic material. Credit: Purdue University A cobalt aluminum nanolaminate has…
York University researchers have uncovered a surprising mismatch between how artificial neural networks and primate brains process visual information. Credit: Shutterstock A reverse prediction test suggests that supposedly brainlike AI models may rely on visual…
A new two-dimensional semiconductor structure sharply reduces resistance where electrical regions meet. The result points toward faster, more energy-efficient next-generation electronics. Credit: Stock One of the largest obstacles limiting the next generation of computer chips…
Researchers have developed a soft, noninvasive patch that uses gentle ultrasound stimulation to influence brain regions involved in REM sleep while tracking neural activity in real time. Credit: Stock A wearable bioelectronic device increased REM…
