Adaptive 3D printing system to pick and place bugs and other organisms
A new adaptive 3D printing system can identify the positions of randomly distributed organisms and safely move them to specific locations for assembly.
AI assistant monitors teamwork to promote effective collaboration
On a research cruise around Hawaii in 2018, Yuening Zhang SM ’19, Ph.D. ’24 saw how difficult it was to keep a tight ship. The careful coordination required to map underwater terrain could sometimes lead to a stressful environment for team members, who might have different understandings of which tasks must be completed in spontaneously …
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The Best Early Labor Day Mattress Deals (2024)
It’s one of the best times of the year to score a new mattress. Here are all the best deals (plus some exclusive sale codes) to snag ahead of the long weekend.
The 7 Best Projectors According to Our Reviewers (2024)
Whether you want a backyard presenter or a theater-quality behemoth, our projector picks will help you upgrade your movie nights.
The economics of GPUs: How to train your AI model without going broke
AI won’t replace you, but someone using AI will — so it’s time to embrace AI, and it’s possible to do so even on a low budget.Read More
Amazon’s RAGChecker could change AI as we know it—but you can’t use it yet
Amazon unveils RAGChecker, a new AI tool designed to enhance accuracy in Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems, but its public availability remains uncertain.Read More
The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach
Social Security numbers, physical addresses, and more—all available online. After months of confusion, leaked information from a background-check firm underscores the long-term risks of data breaches.
Engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots
A zinc-air microbattery could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human body, as well as other applications such as locating leaks in gas pipelines.
Flexible multi-task computation in recurrent neural networks relies on dynamical motifs, study shows
Cognitive flexibility, the ability to rapidly switch between different thoughts and mental concepts, is a highly advantageous human capability. This salient capability supports multi-tasking, the rapid acquisition of new skills and the adaptation to new situations.
This Mpox Outbreak Isn’t Like the Last One
The strain of mpox behind the current global health emergency is believed to be up to 10 times deadlier than the one that swept the globe in 2022.