Theory/Design

Researchers from Kanazawa University use electrical polarization to control magnetic properties aiming for advanced memory applicationsCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan--The ability to control the magnetic properties of a…

Successful demonstration of algorithm by Berkeley Lab-UC Berkeley team shows technique could be viable for scientific light sources around the globeCredit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Synchrotron light sources are…

A machine-learning algorithm can help select the best channel for communication over a wireless network of resource-constrained devicesCredit: Tokyo University of Science The wireless Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of devices in…

Machine learning enhances study of 3D genome structure in cell nucleus PITTSBURGH--Computational methods used to fill in missing pixels in low-quality images or video also can help scientists provide missing information for how DNA is…

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are getting smarter with the help of an international team of researchers. They developed a way for multiple UAVS to fall into formation while still automatically controlling their own flight needs, just…

Model alerts driverless cars when it's safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views. MIT and Toyota researchers have designed a new model to help autonomous vehicles determine when it's safe to merge into traffic at…

Navigation method may speed up autonomous last-mile delivery In the not too distant future, robots may be dispatched as last-mile delivery vehicles to drop your takeout order, package, or meal-kit subscription at your doorstep -- if they…

Credit: Zhang et al. 2019 Basketball season kicked off last month and with it comes the return of the most enduring of fan traditions: trash talk. Now, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have taken a deeper look…

New method to be presented at SIGGRAPH AsiaCredit: ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Simulating the physics behind the movement of liquids and how fluids--thick or thin--interact with other objects is a key problem in visual effects. Bringing to…

New research aims to open the 'black box' of computer visionCredit: Chaofan Chen, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- It can take years of birdwatching experience to tell one species from the next. But using an artificial intelligence…