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UK University Unveils AI Chip 2,000x More Efficient By Processing Data Directly In Hardware

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 5:26 pm

UK’s Loughborough University physicists have built a brain-inspired chip that makes some AI tasks up to 2,000 times more energy efficient than software. The memristor device uses random nanopores to process time-dependent data directly in hardware, skipping energy-heavy computing steps. Tests on chaos prediction and image recognition succeeded. The team says the approach could help solve AI’s rising energy demands. Further work is needed for real-world noise.

“Cy-trust” helps robots and self-driving cars know what to trust.

Harvard’s ‘Cy-Trust’ System Assigns Trust Scores to Protect Robots and Self-Driving Vehicles

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 5:26 pm

Harvard’s Stephanie Gil and a multi-university team have created “cy-trust,” a framework that helps robot fleets and self-driving cars decide which data to trust. Each agent assigns a 0-to-1 trust score to incoming information using onboard sensors and signal processing. Low-trust data gets ignored, preventing hacked or greedy agents from causing crashes. Tested in lab experiments against fake-identity attacks. Traditional security isn’t enough for physical systems.

Australia’s CSIRO Builds Tiny Quantum Battery That Charges Faster When Bigger

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 5:25 pm

Australia’s CSIRO has built the world’s first quantum battery that completes a full energy cycle. Led by Dr. James Quach, the device charges faster when more cells are added — opposite to normal batteries. It uses a laser and quantum effects to charge in femtoseconds. Current storage is just 1/200,000th of a mosquito’s energy, lasting nanoseconds. Works at room temperature.

MIT’s Sandook Drives Data Center SSDs to Peak Performance Without New Hardware

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new system that addresses inefficiencies in data centers in a

WatchHand Turns Sound Waves Into Finger Tracking on Everyday Smartwatches

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A simple finger tap may soon replace taps, clicks, and even typing on devices. Researchers from Cornell University and KAIST

MIT Engineers Create Soft Gel That Boosts Conductivity 400-Fold with Light

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 6:14 pm

MIT engineers have created a soft, flexible gel that becomes 400 times more conductive when exposed to light. By incorporating a photo-ion generator into rubber, the material can switch from an insulator to a conductor. This breakthrough could bridge the gap between soft biological tissues and hard electronics for use in wearables and robotics.

5-Hour Flight: Solar Drone Uses 110W Power and 1 Smart Backup Mid-Air

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A homemade solar-powered drone built by Luke and Mike Bell stayed airborne for over five hours, setting an unofficial endurance

Tufts University Creates Color-Changing Paint That Measures Impact Force Without Sensors

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A new color-changing paint developed by researchers at Tufts University is offering a simple yet powerful way to measure physical

China’s New Composite Bends Old Rules, Lifts Aircraft, Drones Strength by 26%

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A team of Chinese scientists has introduced a new way to design composite materials that may change how aircraft, drones,

200-Year Talbot Effect Powers Next-Level Quantum Communication Shift

Sanjukta Praharaj 6:22 pm

Researchers are driving a breakthrough in ultra-secure communication by harnessing the Talbot effect, an optical phenomenon dating back nearly 200

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UK University Unveils AI Chip 2,000x More Efficient By Processing Data Directly In Hardware

Harvard’s ‘Cy-Trust’ System Assigns Trust Scores to Protect Robots and Self-Driving Vehicles

Australia’s CSIRO Builds Tiny Quantum Battery That Charges Faster When Bigger

MIT’s Sandook Drives Data Center SSDs to Peak Performance Without New Hardware

WatchHand Turns Sound Waves Into Finger Tracking on Everyday Smartwatches

MIT Engineers Create Soft Gel That Boosts Conductivity 400-Fold with Light

5-Hour Flight: Solar Drone Uses 110W Power and 1 Smart Backup Mid-Air

Tufts University Creates Color-Changing Paint That Measures Impact Force Without Sensors

China’s New Composite Bends Old Rules, Lifts Aircraft, Drones Strength by 26%

200-Year Talbot Effect Powers Next-Level Quantum Communication Shift

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