Theory/Design

Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Markus Fischer Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have put forward a detailed plan of how faster and better defined quantum bits - qubits - can be created. The central elements are magnetic…

Computer scientist Yufei Ding receives NSF Early CAREER Award to advance efforts to improve quantum applications The key to the incredible speed of a quantum computer lies in its ability to fabricate and manipulate quantum bits, or qubits,…

A new system devises hardware architectures to hasten robots' response time Contemporary robots can move quickly. "The motors are fast, and they're powerful," says Sabrina Neuman. Yet in complex situations, like interactions with…

Researchers say they have been able to greatly improve the readout of data from digital memories - thanks to a phenomenon known as 'quantum entanglement'. The research team, which included researchers from the Italian Institute of…

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU From a pair of simple principles of evolution--chance mutation and natural selection--nature has constructed an almost unfathomable richness of life around us. Despite our scientific…

In silico drug design for inhibiting the cell division of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and suppressing its growth based on high-precision molecular simulationsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. …

Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Computational materials science experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory enhanced an algorithm that borrows its approach from the nesting habits of cuckoo birds,…

There is a new way for hotels to accommodate more guests and increase their profitsCredit: ©University of Trento To achieve full occupancy, hotels used to rely exclusively on experience, concentration and human abilities. Then came…

Nearly 200 researchers pitched in to gather, process, and stitch together images for half of the sky to prepare for the start of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's observationsCredit: DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys Before DESI, the…

International group composed of leaders across all of computing's disciplines ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 95 members ACM Fellows for wide-ranging and fundamental contributions in areas including artificial…

The model will enhance the robustness of networks to adversarial attacks and will benefit both practitioners and organizations.Credit: SUTD If you were an owner of a newly set-up company, you would most likely be focused on…

Platform aims to minimize resources required in the development of new materials for use in targeted applicationsCredit: Courtesy of University of Toronto TORONTO, ON - New research led by researchers at the University of Toronto (U of…

New findings from theoretical computer science We are fascinated by machines that can control cars, compose symphonies, or defeat people at chess, Go, or Jeopardy! While more progress is being made all the time in Artificial Intelligence…

Today's electronics waste energy by using separate chips to process and store data. New algorithms enable energy-efficient hybrids to work together as one mega-chip. Smartwatches and other battery-powered electronics would be even smarter…

New research examines the impact of IT on the front end of innovation TROY, N.Y. -- In a money-saving revelation for organizations inclined to invest in specialized information technology to support the process of idea generation, new…

The European Research Council (ERC) will fund the development of an innovative platform incorporating the IIASA crowdsourcing game Picture Pile. IIASA Strategic Initiatives Program Director Steffen Fritz will lead the project. Rapid…

University of Hawaii professor Wai-Fah Chen reveals how the mathematical theory of plasticity shaped the modern structural designCredit: World Scientific The book is state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice summary of structural and…

Credit: University of Oxford The exponential growth of data traffic in our digital age poses some real challenges on processing power. And with the advent of machine learning and AI in, for example, self-driving vehicles and…

Scientists crunch data to "screen" candidates for drug repurposing COLUMBUS, Ohio - Scientists have developed a machine-learning method that crunches massive amounts of data to help determine which existing medications could improve…

Welcome to the World of HyperautomationCredit: World Scientific Two centuries ago, the Industrial Revolution began to automate "blue-collar" work, allowing higher profits and wider societal improvements like the reduction of famine…