Event cameras mimic the human eye to allow robots to navigate their environment, and a new approach helps minimize computational costs.
Entangling particles helps improve the accuracy of quantum measurements
Using 19 different quantum computers, scientists demonstrate how entangled particles break limitations in accuracy on the sub-atomic scale.
Reviving mechanical computers for use in extreme environments
Putting a modern spin on old tech, scientists create a mechanical computer from metamaterials for situations where electronic computers break down.
How accurate are our models of rotating neutron stars?
Comparing algorithms used to model spinning neutron stars, scientists hope to better understand the physics of the elementary particles that make them up.
Designing “fluid brains” to take the edge off soft robots
Rigid elements are holding soft robots back from their full potential, and new research suggests swapping in fluid-based systems.
Mimicking the brain with single transistor artificial neurons
The power demands of the Internet of Things could be combated with computing systems that mimic biological neurons.
Single photons light up quantum encryption
Exploiting defects in 2D hexagonal boron nitride to create reliable single photons, researchers have upped their quantum encryption game.
Ultra-cold atoms help test fundamental theory of solids
Cold ytterbium atoms were used to test a fundamental theory which describes phenomena in solids such as magnetism and superconductivity.
Quantum bits that exist in two time dimensions
Extra time dimensions provide scientists with a new way to think about phases of matter for more stable qubits and robust quantum computers.
Machine learning helps create polymer electrolyte for batteries
Automated molecule design through machine learning helps scientists identify and synthesize a new polymer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries.