Theory/Design

New model aims to give robots human-like perception of their physical environments. Wouldn't we all appreciate a little help around the house, especially if that help came in the form of a smart, adaptable, uncomplaining robot? Sure, there…

Kai Ruggeri's research has one overriding objective: to improve the well-being of populations by confronting inequality. He is a behavioral scientist at Columbia who uses data science to design interventions and recommend policies that…

Novel technique includes the stretching and bending responseCredit: © Georg Sperl, Rahul Narain, and Chris Wojtan The simulation of woven and knitted fabrics is an ongoing problem in computer graphics. Simulating the way a fabric…

Released on the 800th anniversary of the creation of Saint Thomas Becket's shrine, stunning CGI reconstruction uses new evidence to show how it would have likely appearedCredit: John Jenkins The shrine of Saint Thomas Becket, the…

Credit: University of Plymouth Teleportation is most commonly the stuff of science fiction and, for many, would conjure up the immortal phrase "Beam me up Scotty". However, a new study has described how its status in science…

Data science team at Columbia to enhance probabilistic programming A Columbia University research team affiliated with the Data Science Institute (DSI) has received a Facebook Probability and Programming research award to develop static…

Physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Lanzhou University in China developed a simple concept that could improve significantly magnetic-based data processing. Using ultrashort electric pulses in the terahertz…

A new approach to designing motion plans for multiple robots grows "trees" in the search space to solve complex problems in a fraction of the time Credit: Michael Zavlanos, Duke University In one of the more memorable scenes…

This advancement stops an algorithm from automatically recognizing faces of people as well as specific attributes such as gender, race and the environment they are in -- while remaining fully perceptible to the human eye Credit: National…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly deployed around us and may have large potential benefits. But there are growing concerns about the unethical use of AI. Professor Anthony Davison, who holds the Chair of Statistics at…

Treating the brain as a network allows researchers to extract more meaningful data from EEGs Credit: Li Lab Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis' McKelvey School of Engineering have combined artificial…

Design optimization using a topology optimization technique Credit: National Institute for Fusion Science The group of associate professor Hitoshi Tamura and others of the National Institute of Natural Sciences (NINS)…

Cybersickness, or motion sickness during the use of virtual reality, can be a major roadblock to the development and adoption of augmented and virtual reality technology. Now researchers at UTSA have built GingerVR, the first…

Columbia University engineering researchers affiliated with the Data Science Institute (DSI) have received a $2.06M Performance-based Energy Resource Feedback, Optimization, and Risk Management (PERFORM) grant from the U.S.…

University of Illinois information sciences professor Victoria Stodden proposes a way to develop recognized data science processes for research Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The use of data science tools…

Supercomputing, computer science experts to create new R&D for academia and the commercial sector Credit: UT Austin Department of Computer Science By 2025, the global high performance computing (HPC) market is…

Credit: Fernando Gómez-Ruiz - Donostia International Physics Center A summer internship in Bilbao, Spain, has led to a paper in the journal Physical Review Letters for Jack Mayo, a Master's student at the University of…

Skyrmions could revolutionise computing exhibiting great potential in the electronic storage of information, and the key to such a breakthrough could be understanding their behavior under applied currents As the demands on information…

Credit: Dr. Sina Najmaei and Prof Chinedu Ekuma of Lehigh University Over the past few decades, computers have seen dramatic progress in processing power; however, even the most advanced computers are relatively rudimentary in…

Credit: Sara Diamond Google is taking immersive media technology to the next level, showing a practical system for light field video. Wide field of view scenes can be recorded and played back with the ability to move around within the…