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Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain
Computers and artificial intelligence continue to usher in major changes in the way people shop. It is relatively easy to train a robot's brain...
Synthetic speech generated from brain recordings
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal...
New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected
New measurements from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirm that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected based on its trajectory seen shortly...
Research finds some bacteria travel an alternate path to antibiotic resistance
In a study with implications for efforts to halt the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers at Princeton have identified a new, troubling path that...
New insights into quantum measurements
Researchers from the University of Bristol have shed new light on the process of quantum measurement, one of the defining, and most quantum features...
The spin doctors: Researchers discover surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material
Scientists find surprising way to affect information storage properties in metal alloy.
Sometimes scientific discoveries can be found along well-trodden paths. That proved the case...
New method proposed for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene
By studying how electrons in two-dimensional graphene can literally act like a liquid, researchers have paved the way for further research into a material...
Researchers transmit data via a semiconductor laser, opening the door to ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi
You've never heard Dean Martin like this.
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences transmitted a recording of Martin's...
Mystery of the universe’s expansion rate widens with new Hubble data
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope say they have crossed an important threshold in revealing a discrepancy between the two key techniques for measuring...
New nanomaterial to replace mercury
The nano research team led by professors Helge Weman and Bjørn-Ove Fimland at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department of Electronic...
Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with rare immunodeficiency disease
A small clinical trial has shown that gene therapy can safely correct the immune systems of infants newly diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening inherited...
