A new approach seeks to use the “intelligence” aspects of AI to understand the physics of photonic nanostructures.
Team builds first living robots using frog stem cells
Tiny ‘xenobots’ assembled from cells promise advances from drug delivery to toxic waste clean-up.
Machine learning shapes microwaves for a computer’s eye
Hardware and software tweak microwave patterns to discover the most efficient way to identify objects.
Artificial intelligence: Cool but scary?
AI is growing at a rapid pace and solving complex problems in the process—but what are the risks of such a sophisticated technology?
Magnetic Particles Enable Reversible Bending, Twisting, Grabbing Materials
Programmable smart materials, which can be reversibly controlled through magnetically-induced heating and actuation.
Improving Image Recognition to Accelerate Machine Learning
By combining two types of memory arrays, researchers can accelerate image recognition for more efficient machine learning.
Automating the Production of Advanced Materials
Engineers create a robotic platform to automate the production of new, functional polymers for advanced materials.
Smart clothes go green: The next revolution in textile electronics
Researchers create green biocomposites for flexible, wearable electronic devices.
A Walking, Grasping, Four-Legged Robot
A soft robotic platform capable of carrying 7.7x its own mass while moving using four-legged locomotion.
Origami-Based Cellular Structures: Unfolding Paper-Based Prototypes
A team of researchers from the University of Washington have created programmable cellular structures.