Cornell’s new chip design slashes AI energy use by 20%
Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting stronger every year—but also more power-hungry.
Running large AI models takes a lot of electricity, raising concerns about the environmental...
Robots learn to hike on their own in virtual wilderness
Humanoid robots may soon be able to handle rugged trails as well as people do, thanks to new research from the University of Michigan.
A...
A tiny switch could power the future of computing
Engineers at the University of Michigan have created a breakthrough device that can control the flow of excitons—tiny bundles of energy that could one...
Atom-thin crystals could power the next generation of computer memory
Everyday technology—smartphones, artificial intelligence data centers, wearable health trackers—depends on memory chips that consume enormous amounts of energy.
As our reliance on digital devices grows,...
AI hype has just shaken up the world’s rich list. What if the boom...
Just for a moment this week, Larry Ellison, co-founder of US cloud computing company Oracle, became the world's richest person.
The octogenarian tech titan briefly...
Exoskeletons with AI could revolutionize mobility support
Exoskeletons—robotic devices that people can wear to help with movement—have long been seen as a promising technology for aging societies and people with mobility...
MIT’s software brings everyday objects to life without electronics
Imagine turning a children’s book into a moving cartoon or making a coaster that changes design as you tilt it—without a single battery or...
A cleaner, smarter way to etch next-generation semiconductors
As the world pushes for smaller and faster electronic devices, scientists are searching for new materials and cleaner methods to build them.
One material that...
History is full of failed attempts to establish new currencies. So what makes crypto...
The confusion and commotion over cryptocurrency often reminds me of the 19th-century German drama Faust.
In Goethe's masterpiece, the devil Mephistopheles offers an emperor the...
This light-powered chip could boost AI efficiency up to 100 times
Artificial intelligence has become a central part of modern technology, running everything from facial recognition on smartphones to medical imaging, online translations, and self-driving...