New AI could solve Rubik’s Cube faster than any human
The fastest people need about 50 moves to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
New AI takes about 20 moves, most of the time solving it...
Your future computer could be made with bacteria
To create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, and other advanced technologies, researchers are turning to nanomaterials:
Materials manipulated on the scale of...
Music could send Wi-Fi passwords to your smartphone
Researchers have developed a technique for embedding data in music and transmitting it to a smartphone.
Since the data are imperceptible to the human ear,...
Scientists develop new ultrafast semiconductors
UK researchers have developed world-leading Compound Semiconductor (CS) technology that can drive future high-speed data communications.
A team from Cardiff University's Institute for Compound Semiconductors...
This robot uses machine learning to harvest delicate iceberg lettuce
The ‘Vegebot’, developed by a team at the University of Cambridge, was initially trained to recognise and harvest iceberg lettuce in a lab setting....
Metabolomes: A new way to store data in little space
New research shows it’s possible to store image files in solutions of common biological small molecules.
The work is toward molecular storage systems that could...
Scientists keep ‘Tsunami’ power on a silicon chip
A tsunami holds its wave shape over very long distances across the ocean, retaining its power and 'information' far from its source.
In communications science,...
New material shows high potential for quantum computing
Scientists focus on quantum phenomena in gold.
Scientists are getting closer to confirming the existence of an exotic quantum particle called Majorana fermion, crucial for...
First AI universe is so fast even creators aren’t sure how it works
For the first time, astrophysicists have used artificial intelligence techniques to generate complex 3D simulations of the universe.
The results are so fast, accurate and...
New computing system makes Android and iOS apps sharable on multiple devices
Computer scientists at Columbia Engineering have developed a new computing system that enables current, unmodified mobile apps to combine and share multiple devices, including...