Researchers can now observe the phonon dynamics and wave propagation in self-assembly of nanomaterials with unusual properties that rarely exist in nature. This advance will enable researchers to incorporate desired mechanical properties into…
Category: Engineering
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AI at light speed: How glass fibers could replace silicon brains
Imagine a computer that does not rely only on electronics but uses light to perform tasks faster and more efficiently. Collaboration between two research teams from Tampere University in Finland and Université Marie et Louis Pasteur in France,…
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Gearing up for RoboCupJunior: Interview with Ana Patrícia Magalhães
Action from RoboCupJunior Rescue at RoboCup 2024. Photo: RoboCup/Bart van Overbeeke.
The annual RoboCup event, where teams gather from across the globe to take part in competitions across a…
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From shortage to supremacy: How Sandia and the CHIPS Act aim to reboot US chip power
Sandia National Laboratories has joined a new partnership aimed at helping the United States regain its leadership in semiconductor manufacturing.
While the U.S. was considered a powerhouse in chip production in the 1990s, fabricating more than…
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Robots that feel heat, pain, and pressure? This new “skin” makes it possible
Scientists have developed a low-cost, durable, highly-sensitive robotic ‘skin’ that can be added to robotic hands like a glove, enabling robots to detect information about their surroundings in a way that’s similar to humans.
The researchers,…
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Passive cooling breakthrough could slash data center energy use
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics. The technology features a specially engineered fiber…
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AI Reveals Milky Way’s Black Hole Spins Near Top Speed
An international team of astronomers has trained a neural network with millions of synthetic simulations and artificial intelligence (AI) to tease out new cosmic curiosities about black holes, revealing the one at the center of our Milky Way is…
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This quantum sensor tracks 3D movement without GPS
In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold temperatures to simultaneously measure acceleration in three dimensions — a feat that many scientists didn’t think was…
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Robot Talk Episode 125 – Chatting with robots, with Gabriel Skantze
Claire chatted to Gabriel Skantze from KTH Royal Institute of Technology about having natural face-to-face conversations with robots.
Gabriel Skantze is a Professor of Speech Communication and…
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CMU Prepares Navy Robotics Specialists for the Age of AI
06/05/2025 Laura Snyder
Two sailors use small amphibious robots to perform real-time mapping and navigation around a lakeshore. In another exercise, sailors monitor a robot reconnaissance…
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