Six-Legged Robot Learns to Walk by Copying a Stick Insect
Insects may have tiny brains, but they are remarkably good at getting around. An ant can race across uneven surfaces and climb over obstacles...
Scientists Develop “Erasable” Semiconductor That Can Be Reprogrammed Again and Again
Researchers at Princeton University have developed an extremely thin semiconductor that can have its electronic properties programmed, erased and programmed again using light.
The discovery...
Scientists Find a Simple Way to Make GaN Chips More Efficient
Scientists have developed a simple way to reduce electrical resistance in gallium nitride semiconductors, potentially paving the way for more efficient LEDs, electric vehicles,...
Hidden Spy-Device Detectors Miss Nearly 60% of Surveillance Gadgets, Study Finds
Consumer devices designed to find hidden cameras, microphones and other surveillance equipment may not provide the protection people expect.
A new study found that ordinary...
Tiny Fruit Fly Brain Inspires a Smarter, More Efficient AI Algorithm
A tiny fruit fly may seem like an unlikely teacher for artificial intelligence.
But scientists have borrowed ideas from its remarkably efficient brain to create...
Signal-Based System Could Bring End-to-End Encryption to Shared Online Documents
End-to-end encryption has become common in messaging apps, protecting conversations so that only the people involved can read them.
Now, researchers have developed a way...
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens. What do teachers think?
Since ChatGPT’s introduction in the fall of 2022, educators have been trying their best to navigate artificial intelligence’s explosion into the classroom.
On one hand,...
‘Rainbow on a Chip’ Could Help Power Future 6G Networks and Quantum Technologies
Scientists have developed a tiny “rainbow on a chip” that can produce multiple extremely precise high-frequency signals, a technology that could eventually support faster...
AI Finds Hidden Heart Problem in Simple Scans
A routine heart ultrasound may contain hidden clues about a serious blood-flow problem that doctors normally need a more specialized test to measure.
Researchers at...
Scientists Turn to Ant-Inspired AI to Track Suspicious Blockchain Cash Flows
Scientists are turning to an unusual source of inspiration in the fight against financial crime: swarms of ants, bees and birds.
Researchers led by Charles...