Advances in machine learning and computational imaging are transforming not only how scientists analyze data but how they conduct entire experiments. At U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) user facilities, researchers are integrating machine learning directly into experimental workflows—using it to identify what to measure, reconstruct images as data are collected and rapidly extract scientific information.Advances in machine learning and computational imaging are transforming not only how scientists analyze data but how they conduct entire experiments. At U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) user facilities, researchers are integrating machine learning directly into experimental workflows—using it to identify what to measure, reconstruct images as data are collected and rapidly extract scientific information.Electronics & Semiconductors[#item_full_content]
When a doctor taps just below your kneecap, your lower leg kicks forward automatically. This knee-jerk reflex is one example of the reflexes that play an essential role in human motor control. Now, researchers at Tohoku University have developed a reflex module for musculoskeletal robots that works without electronic sensors or circuits. Using this module, the team reproduced the knee-jerk reflex in a robot and generated bipedal walking.When a doctor taps just below your kneecap, your lower leg kicks forward automatically. This knee-jerk reflex is one example of the reflexes that play an essential role in human motor control. Now, researchers at Tohoku University have developed a reflex module for musculoskeletal robots that works without electronic sensors or circuits. Using this module, the team reproduced the knee-jerk reflex in a robot and generated bipedal walking.[#item_full_content]
The social media we know was once easy to define. Platforms such as Facebook or X were designed to mediate human relationships at scale: sharing stories, forming communities, debating ideas and, increasingly, monetizing attention.The social media we know was once easy to define. Platforms such as Facebook or X were designed to mediate human relationships at scale: sharing stories, forming communities, debating ideas and, increasingly, monetizing attention.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Strong wins for Democratic candidates threaten the prospects for energy-guzzling data centers in key U.S. states, potentially slowing the AI rollout that has carried Wall Street forward over the past four years.Strong wins for Democratic candidates threaten the prospects for energy-guzzling data centers in key U.S. states, potentially slowing the AI rollout that has carried Wall Street forward over the past four years.Hardware[#item_full_content]
Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to using artificial intelligence, the tech giant said Tuesday.Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to using artificial intelligence, the tech giant said Tuesday.Business[#item_full_content]
Artificial intelligence models replicate, and sometimes amplify, all sorts of human biases. In the last few years, University of Washington researchers have found AI has erased female characters from kids’ stories, favored job applicants of certain races and genders and swayed human decisions.Artificial intelligence models replicate, and sometimes amplify, all sorts of human biases. In the last few years, University of Washington researchers have found AI has erased female characters from kids’ stories, favored job applicants of certain races and genders and swayed human decisions.Business[#item_full_content]
Manipulating an object with one hand is a balancing act. Fingers must release and renew their grip while keeping the object from slipping away, even with the palm facing downward.Manipulating an object with one hand is a balancing act. Fingers must release and renew their grip while keeping the object from slipping away, even with the palm facing downward.[#item_full_content]
Collaboration between different stakeholders is a key part of project-based industries like construction. A variety of documents are required for effective communication, and inconsistencies between them could lead to project delays and increased costs, making early detection essential.Collaboration between different stakeholders is a key part of project-based industries like construction. A variety of documents are required for effective communication, and inconsistencies between them could lead to project delays and increased costs, making early detection essential.Engineering[#item_full_content]
Governments use them to track phones. Criminals drive them through city streets and send texts that look like they came from your bank. For 20 years, researchers have been building tools to catch these fake cell towers. They have tested those tools mostly against fake towers they built themselves.Governments use them to track phones. Criminals drive them through city streets and send texts that look like they came from your bank. For 20 years, researchers have been building tools to catch these fake cell towers. They have tested those tools mostly against fake towers they built themselves.Security[#item_full_content]
A McGill-led research team has developed a bacteria-based biocomputer that can solve large, complex problems using a small fraction of the memory and resources required by standard (“solid-state”) computers. Possible applications include encryption, molecular biology and artificial intelligence, the researchers said.A McGill-led research team has developed a bacteria-based biocomputer that can solve large, complex problems using a small fraction of the memory and resources required by standard (“solid-state”) computers. Possible applications include encryption, molecular biology and artificial intelligence, the researchers said.[#item_full_content]