- Astronomers used a UC Santa Cruz-led AI system to detect a rare supernova, SN 2023zkd, within hours of its explosion, allowing rapid follow-up observations before the fleeting event faded.
- Evidence suggests the blast was triggered by a…
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A star torn apart by a black hole lit up the Universe twice
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Robotics Institute Summer Scholars Strengthens Ties With University of Guadalajara
Collaboration Creates Opportunities for Undergraduate Researchers From Mexico
08/21/2025 Aaron Aupperlee
Martial Hebert and Marco Antonio Pérez Cisneros
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Summer Scholars…
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Interview with Haimin Hu: Game-theoretic integration of safety, interaction and learning for human-centered autonomy
In this interview series, we’re meeting some of the AAAI/SIGAI Doctoral Consortium participants to find out more about their research. In this latest interview, Haimin Hu tells us about his…
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Scientists stunned by record-breaking, watermelon-shaped nucleus
For the first time in more than thirty years, the heaviest nucleus decaying via proton emission has been measured. The previous similar breakthrough was achieved in 1996.
The radioactive decay of atomic nuclei has been one of the keystones of…
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This simple magnetic trick could change quantum computing forever
The entry of quantum computers into society is currently hindered by their sensitivity to disturbances in the environment. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, and Aalto University and the University of Helsinki in…
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AIhub coffee corner: Agentic AI
The AIhub coffee corner captures the musings of AI experts over a short conversation. This month we tackle the topic of agentic AI. Joining the conversation this time are: Sanmay Das (Virginia…
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Carnegie Mellon’s hacking team wins fourth straight, record ninth overall DEF CON Capture-the-Flag title
August 14, 2025
The winningest team in DEF CON’sOpens in new window Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOpens in new window’s Plaid Parliament of…
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Tiny chip could unlock gamma ray lasers, cure cancer, and explore the multiverse
A University of Colorado Denver engineer is on the cusp of giving scientists a new tool that can help them turn sci-fi into reality.
Imagine a safe gamma ray laser that could eradicate cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. Or a tool that…
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Tiny “talking” robots form shape-shifting swarms that heal themselves
Animals like bats, whales and insects have long used acoustic signals for communication and navigation. Now, an international team of scientists have taken a page from nature’s playbook to model micro-sized robots that use sound waves to…
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Carnegie Mellon Joins NSF Effort to Build Trustworthy AI Assistants
07/30/2025 Aaron Aupperlee
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science will contribute to a newly launched National Science Foundation (NSF) AI Research…
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