Artificial intelligence may enhance patient safety, say researchers
Researchers tested an advanced publicly available genAI model, GPT-4, to determine its ability to answer questions across five key areas of patient safety in the 50-question self-assessment for the...
View ArticleOrbitronics: New material property advances energy-efficient tech
Orbital angular momentum monopoles have been the subject of great theoretical interest as they offer major practical advantages for the emerging field of orbitronics, a potential energy-efficient...
View ArticleSharing biosignals with online gaming partners to enhance a mutual sense of...
Although interactive online platforms, including esports platforms, aim to foster close connections between people, they often fall short of supporting the creation of bonds between the interaction...
View ArticleHelping robots zero in on the objects that matter
Engineers developed a system that helps robots quickly map a scene and identify items they need to complete a set of tasks.
View Article'Squeezing' increased accuracy of quantum measurements
Scientists have explored how quantum squeezing can improve measurement precision in complex quantum systems, with potential applications in quantum sensing, imaging, and radar technologies. These...
View ArticleFeet first: AI reveals how infants connect with their world
Researchers explored how infants act purposefully by attaching a colorful mobile to their foot and tracking movements with a Vicon 3D motion capture system. The study tested AI's ability to detect...
View ArticleStronger together: miniature robots in convoy for endoscopic surgery
Miniature robots on the millimeter scale often lack the strength to transport instruments for endoscopic microsurgery through the body. Scientists are now combining several millimeter-sized TrainBots...
View ArticleChatGPT shows human-level assessment of brain tumor MRI reports
Osaka Metropolitan University researchers compared the diagnostic performance of ChatGPT and radiologists in assessing 150 brain tumor MRI reports. Their findings might surprise you.
View ArticleNew security protocol shields data from attackers during cloud-based computation
Researchers developed a technique guaranteeing that data remain secure during multiparty, cloud-based computation. This method, which leverages the quantum properties of light, could enable...
View ArticleHow the brain processes the number zero
Despite its importance for mathematics, the neuronal basis of the number zero in the human brain was previously unknown. Researchers discovered that individual nerve cells in the medial temporal lobe...
View ArticleAI 'liquid biopsies' using cell-free DNA, protein biomarkers, could aid early...
A blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect cancer-related genetic changes and protein biomarkers could help screen women for early signs of ovarian cancer, according to a new study.
View ArticleModeling the minutia of motor manipulation with AI
Scientists have developed an AI-driven approach that significantly advances our understanding of the hand's complex motor functions. The team used a creative machine learning strategy that combined...
View ArticleAI simulation gives people a glimpse of their potential future self
'Future You' is a generative AI tool that enables users to have a simulated conversation with a potential version of their future selves. The chatbot is meant to reduce users' anxiety, improve positive...
View ArticledeepSPACE design tool takes a concept to a multitude of configurations
deepSPACE isn't a futuristic film, a new videogame or the next season of a classic TV series. In fact, the new design software developed by an aerospace engineer isn't about outer space at all. This...
View ArticleA gentle and versatile robotic gripper for efficient crop harvesting
Conventional robotic grippers struggle to adapt to complex shapes and sizes, such as those found in crops. This has created a demand for more adaptable robotic grippers that can be utilized in...
View ArticleEngineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles
A chip-based 'tractor beam' can trap and manipulate biological particles using a tightly focused beam of light emitted from a silicon-photonics chip. The device could help biologists and clinicians...
View ArticleStrong coupling between Andreev qubits mediated by a microwave resonator
Physicists have succeeded in coupling two Andreev qubits coherently over a macroscopic distance for the first time. They achieved this with the help of microwave photons generated in a narrow...
View ArticleLogic with light: Introducing diffraction casting, optical-based parallel...
Increasingly complex applications such as artificial intelligence require ever more powerful and power-hungry computers to run. Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power...
View ArticleQuantum researchers come up with a recipe that could accelerate drug development
Mathematicians have developed a recipe for upgrading quantum computers to simulate complex quantum systems, such as molecules. Their discovery brings us closer to being able to predict how new drugs...
View ArticleHigher-order interactions can remodel the landscape of complex systems
Scientists report on how higher-order interactions can reshape a system at large -- even global -- scales.
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