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Mimicking Minds: UCLA Finds AI Language Model GPT-3 Can Reason About As Well as a College Student

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UCLA researchers have shown that AI model GPT-3 can solve reasoning problems at a level comparable to college students. People solve new problems readily without... #trendingtechnews

New Technology Restores Cold Sensation in Amputees’ Phantom Limbs

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have developed one of the smallest, most intense, and fastest refrigeration devices, known as the wearable thin-film... #trendingtechnews

Breaking the Filter Bubble Myth: It’s Users, Not Google

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A collaborative study of Google Search results suggests that user engagement with divisive news content is more significantly influenced by political beliefs rather than by... #trendingtechnews

Defying Kirchhoff: Efficient Energy Harvesting With “Law-Breaking” Device

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Scientists have developed a device that can break the principles of Kirchhoff’s law of thermal radiation, disrupting the traditional relationship between absorption and emission efficiencies... #trendingtechnews

Tiny Surgical Robots With Magnetic Tentacles Could Transform the Treatment of Cancers

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A tiny robot that can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at... #trendingtechnews

Innovative Liquid Cushioning Technology Promises Revolution in Safety Gear

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New breakthrough in material design will help football players, car occupants, and hospital patients. A significant breakthrough in the field of protective gear has been... #trendingtechnews

Defeating Data Thieves With Quantum Physics: The Future of Secure Digital Payments

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Have you ever felt the urge to input critical financial information on a not-so-familiar vendor’s website? Would you dare entrust your credit card details or... #trendingtechnews

Quantum Leap: Scientists Develop Promising Building Blocks for Photonic Quantum Simulators

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Scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute, in cooperation with the University of Münster and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, developed new technology capable of processing the enormous amounts... #trendingtechnews

Houston, We Have a Solution: Solar Cell Defects Healed by the Sun in the Vacuum of Space

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Australian researchers have shown that perovskite solar cells damaged by proton radiation in low-earth orbit can recover their original efficiency in full through annealing in... #trendingtechnews

The “Metaverse”: A Powerful Tool for Better Science

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A researcher from Notre Dame advises that we should move past the excitement and examine how virtual reality could enhance the efficiency of scientists. However,... #trendingtechnews

Minimally Invasive Marvel: Ultra-Flexible Endovascular Probe Maps Deep-Brain Activity

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A new study presents a minimally invasive, ultra-flexible electronic neural implant, delivered via blood vessels, which records single-neuron activity in deep-brain regions, offering promising advancements... #trendingtechnews

Record-Breaking Solar Hydrogen Device: Turning Sunlight Into Clean Energy

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New standard for green hydrogen technology set by Rice U. engineers. Rice University engineers can turn sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency thanks to a... #trendingtechnews

DNA Origami Nanostructures: Reprogramming the Shape of Virus Capsids To Advance Biomedicine

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Proteins that encapsulate viruses can be molded into defined shapes using DNA and RNA origami nanostructures. Bioengineers have discovered a method to customize the size... #trendingtechnews

Protons To Power Next-Gen Memory Devices and Neuromorphic Computing Chips

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KAUST-led researchers have discovered a proton-mediated method that induces multiple phase transitions in ferroelectric materials, potentially facilitating the development of high-performance, low-power memory devices, and... #trendingtechnews

This One Weird Trick by NASA Is Saving Billions of Gallons of Fuel

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Forty-four years ago this July, NASA began testing a technology that would become one of the agency’s most visible and beneficial contributions to commercial aviation... #trendingtechnews

Spinning Into the Future – New Waveguide Is Changing the Way Data Is Transferred and Manipulated

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The concept of a refrigerator that automatically handles your grocery shopping and alerts you to expired food may seem like an exhilarating glimpse into the... #trendingtechnews

Will Artificial Intelligence End Civilization?

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Researchers are conducting a public survey to gauge opinions on artificial intelligence (AI) and software in general, aiming to better understand public perceptions, fears, and... #trendingtechnews

Record-Breaking Energy Storage: Nanosheet Technology Takes Dielectric Capacitors to New Heights

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Researchers have developed an advanced dielectric capacitor using nanosheet technology, providing unprecedented energy storage density and stability. This breakthrough could significantly enhance renewable energy usage... #trendingtechnews

Bionic Breakthrough: Revolutionary Self-Sensing Electric Artificial Muscles

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Queen Mary University researchers have engineered a self-sensing, variable-stiffness artificial muscle that mimics natural muscle characteristics. The breakthrough has significant implications for soft robotics and... #trendingtechnews

Innovative High-Power Thermoelectric Device Poised to Revolutionize Cooling in Next-Generation Electronics

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Penn State researchers have created a thermoelectric cooler that significantly improves cooling power and efficiency for future high-power electronics. The device uses half-Heusler alloys and... #trendingtechnews

Lighting the Way: The Quantum Quest for Superior On-Chip Lasers

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Quantum well (QW) and quantum dot (QD) semiconductor materials-based laser diodes integrated with SiN microresonators show promising potential due to their high power efficiency and... #trendingtechnews

Mission Down Under: NASA’s Valkyrie Robot To Revolutionize Offshore Energy Operations

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NASA is partnering with Woodside Energy in Western Australia to develop advanced remote operation capabilities for its Valkyrie robot. The aim is to enhance safety... #trendingtechnews

Record-Breaking Advances in Next-Generation Flow Battery Design

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Sugar additive plays a surprise role, boosting flow battery capacity and longevity for this grid energy resilience design. A team of researchers from the Department... #trendingtechnews

MIT’s “FrameDiff” – Generative AI Imagines New Protein Structures That Could Transform Medicine

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MIT researchers develop “FrameDiff,” a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving... #trendingtechnews

Salt Power: The Lithium-Sodium Fusion Revolutionizing Batteries

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Arizona State University researchers are working on a potential game-changer for battery technology: mixing lithium and sodium. Their aim is to cut costs and stabilize... #trendingtechnews

MIT’s AI Learns Molecular Language for Rapid Material Development and Drug Discovery

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This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development. Discovering new... #trendingtechnews

Quantum Breakthrough: First-Ever Entanglement of Microwave and Optical Photons

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For the very first time, researchers at ISTA entangled microwave and optical photons. Quantum computing holds the potential to tackle complex issues in fields like... #trendingtechnews

MIT’s Cybersecurity Metior: A Secret Weapon Against Side-Channel Attacks

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MIT’s new system analyzes the likelihood that an attacker could thwart a certain security scheme to steal secret information. Researchers have created a system to... #trendingtechnews

Optoelectronics Nanotechnology Innovation: MIT Grows Precise Arrays of nanoLEDs

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A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they’re needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices. Researchers at MIT have... #trendingtechnews

MIT’s AI and Laser Duo Is Shaking Up How We Make Medicine

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A collaborative research team from the MIT-Takeda Program combined physics and machine learning to characterize rough particle surfaces in pharmaceutical pills and powders. A team... #trendingtechnews

Sonic Thump Not Sonic Boom: NASAs X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Rolls Out

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NASA’s X-59 aircraft, capable of supersonic flight while reducing sonic booms to quieter ‘thumps’, has been moved for testing in California. The collected data on... #trendingtechnews

Earning Cash While Saving Lives: How DiagnosUs Is Revolutionizing AI

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MIT alumnus’ platform taps the wisdom of crowds to label medical data for AI companies. Centaur Labs created an app that experts use to classify... #trendingtechnews

Quantum Error Correction: Shattering the Breakeven Barrier

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Researchers have achieved a major milestone in quantum computing by extending the lifetime of quantum information beyond the breakeven point using Quantum Error Correction, opening... #trendingtechnews

New Air Monitor Can Detect COVID-19 Flu RSV and Other Viruses in Real-Time

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Proof-of-concept device could also monitor for flu, RSV, and other respiratory viruses. Now that the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, scientists are... #trendingtechnews

Unearthing Rare Earth Elements Scientists Use AI To Find Rare Materials

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By harnessing patterns in mineral associations, a new machine-learning model can predict the locations of minerals on Earth and potentially, other planets. This advancement is... #trendingtechnews

The Atomic Blueprint: Algorithmic Breakthrough Unlocks Materials Path to Sustainable Technologies

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A mathematical algorithm developed by University of Liverpool researchers could signal a step change in the quest to design the new materials that are needed... #trendingtechnews

Electronic Renaissance: How Machine Learning Reimagines Material Modeling

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Deep learning approach enables accurate electronic structure calculations at large scales. The arrangement of electrons in matter, known as the electronic structure, plays a crucial... #trendingtechnews

Artificial Muscles Flex for the First Time: Ferroelectric Polymer Innovation in Robotics

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A new ferroelectric polymer that efficiently converts electrical energy into mechanical strain has been developed by Penn State researchers. This material, showing potential for use... #trendingtechnews

New Priming Method Improves Battery Life by Up to 44%

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Engineers from Rice University make advancements in prelithiation and unravel the mechanism of lithium trapping. The potential of silicon anode batteries to transform energy storage... #trendingtechnews

Palm-Sized Powerhouse: RIKENs Handheld Terahertz Device to X-Ray Things Without Harmful Radiation

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Using new palm-sized devices, RIKEN researchers may have finally harnessed the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to effectively ‘X-ray’ things without using harmful ionizing... #trendingtechnews

4D Printing Reality: Metallic Gel Enables Shape-Shifting and Conductivity in 3D Prints

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Scientists have developed a conductive metallic gel for 3D printing solid objects at room temperature. This gel, combining copper particles and an indium-gallium alloy, dries... #trendingtechnews

A Simple Sponge Has Improved How Robots Grasp

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Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that a simple sponge can enhance the way robots grasp objects. This easy-to-make sponge-jamming device can assist... #trendingtechnews

Anti-Gravity Transport of Water Droplets: Material Channels Mechanical Energy in a Preferred Direction

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A research group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have developed a unique material, based on nanofillers embedded in a... #trendingtechnews

Harvard Scientists Control Points of Darkness for Remote Sensing and Covert Detection Applications

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Two studies report new methods for using metasurfaces to create and control dark areas called “optical singularities.” Optical devices and materials allow scientists and engineers... #trendingtechnews

Decoding the Quantum Riddle: Learning Quantum Processes Made Easier

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Researchers have made a pivotal advancement in quantum computing by demonstrating how quantum neural networks can understand and predict quantum systems using a few simple... #trendingtechnews

MITs New Technology Can Probe the Neural Circuits That Influence Hunger Mood and Diseases

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Unraveling Connections Between the Brain and Gut MIT engineers have developed a new optogenetic technology that can manipulate the neurological connections between the brain and... #trendingtechnews

Rapid Inactivation of Human Respiratory RNA Viruses With DUV LEDs

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A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses rapid inactivation of human respiratory RNA viruses by DUV LEDs. The article explores the need for better disinfection... #trendingtechnews

Improved Thermal Conductivity in Semiconductors: Heat Transfer Using Surface Plasmon Polaritons

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Engineers have made a significant breakthrough in thermal management of semiconductors by discovering a new heat transfer mode using surface plasmon polaritons (SPP). This novel... #trendingtechnews

Giving Robots Rights Is a Bad Idea But Confucianism Offers an Alternative

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Notable philosophers and legal experts have delved into the moral and legal implications of robots, with a few advocating for giving robots rights. As robots... #trendingtechnews

Harvesting Water From Desert Air: MITs Revolutionary Superabsorbent Hydrogel

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A new material developed by MIT engineers exhibits “record-breaking” vapor absorption. MIT engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount... #trendingtechnews