Computers

It is not the first time that spiders have served as biological models in the research field of soft robotics. The hydraulic actuation mechanisms they apply to move their limbs when weaving their web or hunting for prey give them powers many roboticists and engineers have drawn inspiration from. A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in … [Read more...] about Electrohydraulic arachno-bot a fascinating lightweight: Fast and efficient nature-inspired joints power robotic systems

An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that a unique superconducting metal is more resilient when used as a very thin layer. The research is the first step toward a larger goal of understanding unconventional superconducting states in materials, which could possibly be used in quantum computing in the future. The collaboration … [Read more...] about Researchers uncover unique properties of a promising new superconductor: Material could be used in future quantum computing applications

Quantum computers could outperform classical computers at many tasks, but only if the errors that are an inevitable part of computational tasks are isolated rather than widespread events. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found evidence that errors are correlated across an entire superconducting quantum computing chip -- highlighting a problem that … [Read more...] about Correlated errors in quantum computers emphasize need for design changes

Do you like the thick brush strokes and soft color palettes of an impressionist painting such as those by Claude Monet? Or do you prefer the bold colors and abstract shapes of a Rothko? Individual art tastes have a certain mystique to them, but now a new Caltech study shows that a simple computer program can accurately predict which paintings a person will like. The new study, … [Read more...] about Computers predict people’s tastes in art: New study offers insight into how people make aesthetic judgments

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated they could print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to make an e-textile that could be used in the design of future wearable devices. Since the printing method can be completed at room temperature and in normal atmospheric conditions, researchers believe inkjet printing could offer a … [Read more...] about Inkjet printing show promise as new strategy for making e-textiles, study finds

When someone bumps their elbow against a wall, they not only feel pain but also might experience bruising. Robots and prosthetic limbs don't have these warning signs, which could lead to further injury. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed an artificial skin that senses force through ionic signals and also changes color from yellow … [Read more...] about Bruisable artificial skin could help prosthetics, robots sense injuries

Researchers have fabricated a magnetically driven rotary microfilter that can be used to filter particles inside a microfluidic device. They made the tiny turning filter by creating a magnetic material that could be used with a very precise 3D printing technique known as two-photon polymerization. Microfluidic devices, also known as lab-on-a-chip devices, can be used to perform … [Read more...] about Researchers 3D print rotating microfilter for lab-on-a-chip applications: With filter modes that can be switched via a magnetic field, device shows promise for cell sorting

A new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and could help predict which viruses are likely to spread from animals to humans. This is reported in a recent study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg. Carbohydrates participate in nearly all biological processes -- yet they are still not well … [Read more...] about New AI model helps understand virus spread from animals to humans

Artificial intelligence (AI) may offer a way to accurately determine that a person is not infected with COVID-19. An international retrospective study finds that infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, creates subtle electrical changes in the heart. An AI-enhanced EKG can detect these changes and potentially be used as a rapid, reliable COVID-19 screening … [Read more...] about Rapid exclusion of COVID-19 infection using AI, EKG technology

Researchers have discovered a new and more efficient computing method for pairing the reliability of a classical computer with the strength of a quantum system. This new computing method opens the door to different algorithms and experiments that bring quantum researchers closer to near-term applications and discoveries of the technology. "In the future, quantum computers could … [Read more...] about Combining classical and quantum computing opens door to new discoveries