Engineers develop “smart” system to prevent bridge and building disasters
New AI-powered tool watches over infrastructure like a doctor monitors your heart
After the shocking collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in...
Tiny silicon device could help connect quantum computers to the Internet
Quantum computers use special bits called qubits, which are often made from microwave photons—tiny particles of microwave energy.
These microwave qubits are useful because they...
New low-cost AI camera could make self-driving cars affordable
Self-driving cars may soon become much cheaper and safer thanks to a new AI-powered camera system developed by researchers at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
Called...
New 3D-printed robots walk without wires, electronics, or batteries
Imagine a robot that walks right out of a 3D printer—no wires, no electronics, no batteries—just a puff of air to get it moving.
That’s...
Technology has shaped human knowledge for centuries. Generative AI is set to transform it...
Where would we be without knowledge?
Everything from the building of spaceships to the development of new therapies has come about through the creation, sharing,...
Scientists create first real-time hologram chip that turns 2D video into 3D holograms
Imagine watching your favorite movie or video call—and suddenly seeing it pop out in 3D, like a hologram from a sci-fi movie.
That future is...
A new light-speed chip could supercharge future AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world, but current computer systems struggle to keep up with the huge amounts of data AI needs.
A big...
New brain-like memory chips could help AI remember better
A group of scientists in Germany and China has developed a new type of memory chip that could make artificial intelligence (AI) much smarter—and...
How metal and water etched stunning spirals on a chip
One night, UCLA doctoral student Yilin Wong left a sample out by mistake.
It was a small chip made of germanium, topped with thin layers...
A quantum leap: New device lets future quantum computers talk to each other
Quantum computers are powerful machines that could one day solve problems far beyond the abilities of today’s fastest supercomputers.
But for them to work on...