How does Wi-Fi work?
Though you can’t see them, radio waves are all around you all the time, carrying information. For most people, some of those radio waves...
Scientists establish world’s first integrated quantum communication network
Scientists have established the world's first integrated quantum communication network, combining over 700 optical fibers on the ground with two ground-to-satellite links to achieve...
Machine learning could lop a year off technology design cycle
If everything moved 40,000 times faster, you could eat a fresh tomato three minutes after planting a seed. You could fly from New York to...
New AI tool can predict in seconds what a movie will be rated
Movie ratings can determine a movie’s appeal to consumers and the size of its potential audience. Thus, they have an impact on a film’s bottom...
Scientists make a great leap toward quantum internet
Scientists achieve sustained, high-fidelity quantum teleportation. A viable quantum internet—a network in which information stored in qubits is shared over long distances through entanglement—would transform...
Quadriplegic patient uses brain signals to feed himself with two robotic arms
For more than 30 years—following an accident in his teens—Robert "Buz" Chmielewski has been a quadriplegic with minimal movement and feeling in his hands...
Scientists find new way to improve glass for fiber optics
Rapid, accurate communication worldwide is possible via fiber optic cables, but as good as they are, they are not perfect. Now, researchers from Penn State...
Scientists find new way to effectively detect diabetes-related eye disease
In a new study, researchers created a novel deep learning method that makes automated screenings for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy more efficient. Reducing...
It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here’s why AI...
This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for making her withdraw a research paper. The...
AI-powered microscope could check cancer margins in minutes
When surgeons remove cancer, one of the first questions is, "Did they get it all?" Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD...