Month: February 2025

High operating temperature-direct ink writing of square spirals. Credit: Lewis Lab A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar…

Credit: EA Games Katy Perry is in a recording booth. She turns to the camera, smiles and begins to sing: “Badipsa frooby noop.” As if to confirm that we didn’t…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent study conducted by University of New Hampshire researchers explored how integrating machine and deep learning techniques can create a standardized system for evaluating rock…

Psychologist Frank Rosenblatt designed the perceptron in imitation of the connections in the human brain. Credit: Frank Rosenblatt / Wikimedia Many people think of psychology as being primarily about mental…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Remember cassettes? If you’re old enough, you might remember dropping one into a player, only to have it screech at you when you pressed “play.” We’ve…

MIT engineers developed a training method for multiagent systems, such as large numbers of drones, that can guarantee their safe operation in crowded environments. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers Drone…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What do you think there are more of: professional computer programmers or computer users who do a little programming? It’s the second group. There are millions…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI chief Sam Altman said Monday the US company has “no plans” to sue Chinese startup DeepSeek, which rattled Silicon Valley with its powerful and apparently…

Dr. Denis Newman-Griffis recommends that businesses and governments shift to a problem-first mindset when looking to implement AI. Credit: University of Sheffield A new framework that could help businesses better…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hitting the current national 2030 quotas for solar and wind energy could reduce the volatility of electricity markets by an average of 20% across 29 European…