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The human brain holds the secret to our unique personalities. But did you know that it can also form the basis of highly efficient computing devices? Researchers from Nagoya University, Japan, recently showed how to do this, through graphene-diamond junctions that mimic some of the human brain's functions. But, why would scientists try to emulate the human brain? Today, … [Read more...] about Towards next-gen computers: Mimicking brain functions with graphene-diamond junctions: Scientists mimic the brain’s functions with junctions between vertically aligned graphene and diamond

In a paper published in Nature Quantum Information, EPFL professor Giuseppe Carleo and Matija Medvidovi?, a graduate student at Columbia University and at the Flatiron Institute in New York, have found a way to execute a complex quantum computing algorithm on traditional computers instead of quantum ones. The specific "quantum software" they are considering is known as Quantum … [Read more...] about Running quantum software on a classical computer

Quantum information could be behind the next technological revolution. By analogy with the bit in classical computing, the qubit is the basic element of quantum computing. However, demonstrating the existence of this information storage unit and using it remains complex, and hence limited. In a study published on 3 August 2021 in Physical Review X, an international research … [Read more...] about New viable means of storing information for quantum technologies?

Researchers at Tohoku University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, with the support of the Human Frontier Science Program, have decoded the flexible motor control mechanisms underlying salamander walking. Their findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Neurorobotics on July 30, 2021. Animals with four feet can navigate complex, unpredictable, … [Read more...] about Decoding how salamanders walk

Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression is often just as effective as traditional CBT. This is clear from an international study involving scientists at the University of Gothenburg. However, some online treatments have components that can be harmful. Internet CBT (iCBT) as a method of delivering treatment is on the increase. Nevertheless, it has been … [Read more...] about Internet CBT for depression reviewed and analyzed

In the U.S., the place where one was born, one's social and economic background, the neighborhoods in which one spends one's formative years, and where one grows old are factors that account for a quarter to 60% of deaths in any given year, partly because these forces play a significant role in occurrence and outcomes for heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic … [Read more...] about New research infuses equity principles into the algorithm development process

A team of scientists has developed a means to create a new type of memory, marking a notable breakthrough in the increasingly sophisticated field of artificial intelligence. "Quantum materials hold great promise for improving the capacities of today's computers," explains Andrew Kent, a New York University physicist and one of the senior investigators. "The work draws upon … [Read more...] about New information storage and processing device

When Android and Apple operating system updates started giving users the option to put their smartphones in dark mode, the feature showed potential for saving the battery life of newer phones with screens that allow darker-colored pixels to use less power than lighter-colored pixels. But dark mode is unlikely to make a big difference to battery life with the way that most … [Read more...] about Dark mode may not save your phone’s battery life as much as you think, but there are a few silver linings

Matrix, process, or something else? The structure of an organisation is of little significance for its success, as long as there is systems intelligence, according to a study conducted by doctoral student Juha Törmänen together with Professor Esa Saarinen, and Professor Emeritus Raimo P. Hämäläinen, based on a survey of 470 British and US citizens in 2018-2019. Systems … [Read more...] about Systems intelligent organizations succeed – regardless of structures