Ytterbium-based materials can amplify quantum signals to diffuse them over long distances. The material can preserve photons (carrying quantum data) from external disturbances so that they can be synchronized. Quantum cryptography is an attempt to enable users to communicate via more secure techniq

Scientists generate pulses shorter than the wave period, using an optical parametric amplifier.  It can be used to observe how electrons move within atoms.  Over the past few years, high-energy, few-cycle mid-infrared pulses have attracted a lot of interest due to their numerous applications, inc

New algorithm, named Ensemble Poisson Kalman Filter (EnPKF), can suggest the area where crime is most likely to happen within the next hour.  It can also tell what resources would be required to address such crimes.  Police and crime branch departments are facing a lot of pressure and constraints o

DARPA has selected the Silent Falcon UAS Technologies for its power beaming demonstration.  The aim of the project is refuel/recharge an electric unmanned aircraft while in flight, using a high-intensity laser beam.  Although the notion of wireless power transmission is nearly two centuries old, it

A new deep learning model writes poems that outperform human-written poems in rhyme and meter.  Some people find it hard to distinguish between the two, but according to experts AI falls short on emotion and readability.  Can deep learning methods be harnessed for creative tasks? The answer is yes.

The new lane-changing algorithm relies on real-time data collected by car’s cameras and sensors.  It creates and computes new buffer zones on the fly.  It allows a wide range of driving style from aggressive to conservative, while ensuring safety.  Do you know the first step towards driverless cars

Scientists found a new way to accelerate antimatter in a thousand times smaller space than existing accelerators.  The technique is much efficient, inexpensive and would help us study new physics in detail.  Particle accelerators in facilities like Linac Coherent Light Source and Large Hadron Colli

Researched used commercial LIDAR system to image 3D structures melting in the fire.  They successfully measured 3D objects with an accuracy of 30 micrometers from a 2-meter distance.  The system can generate precise details in the presence of high signal deflection and distortion caused by flames. 

Researchers created a silicon chip that precisely spreads light signal, demonstrating a new neural network design.  The light eliminates interference caused used by electrical charge, and can travel faster and farther.  Developing energy-efficient and highly compact interconnects has been a key res

A new model bridges the gap between realistic water wave simulation and efficient computing.  It encodes the waves with different physical parameters to simulate small details at large resolutions.  It can be used to enhance the capabilities of games, films and virtual reality programs.   Existing

MIT researchers develop a model that simultaneously runs 16,384 Windows applications on Linux Supercomputers within 5 minutes.  To do this, they used Lincoln Lab LLMapReduce technology along with Wine Windows compatibility layer. Since the pace of Moore’s Law is reducing, it has become necessary to

New thin-layer printing technique uses copper oxide and green laser light to print an electronic circuit board.  It’s more efficient and cheaper than traditional methods.  It utilizes photonic sintering process to achieve low resistivity.  A printed circuit board connects electrical components thro

New deep learning algorithm allows editors to quickly colorize a whole video by colorizing one frame in the scene.  It’s highly accurate, efficient and up to 50 times faster than previous methods.  Videos are comprised of a lot of redundant data between frames and it takes a vast amount of time to

New propagation-based phase-contrast imaging can capture soft tissues of ancient remains in details.  It generates a 3D high-spatial cellular and subcellular resolution.  The technology can help better understand lifestyle, diseases, and death of ancient times.  X-ray radiography and computed tomog

A new deep learning method detects possible signals of Atrial Fibrillation recurrence with 90% accuracy.  To do this, it analyzes and learns from three-dimensional cardiac MRI images and generates person-specific landmark-based anatomy representation.  According to CDC report, around 6.1 million pe

A new network named BrainNet enables more than two people to send/receive information directly to/from the brain.  Researchers performed an experiment with 3 participants, in which they had to play a Tetris-like game.  With 5 groups of 3 members, they achieved a success rate of 81.25%.  Sending tho

New high-order computational fluid dynamics method simulates the most precise physics of spinning golf balls.  It takes all real world parameter into account and computes the fluid physics problem in a fair amount of time.  There are several parameters in the swing mechanics that affect the spin ge

No matter how much painstaking testing engineers conduct or how many sleepless nights developers spend coding until dawn, a single bug can still cause a complete system failure. From software glitches that cost billions to critical bugs leading to fatal accidents, the consequences of poor software

Redlock excels in identifying and minimizing security risks by monitoring cloud infrastructure for potential vulnerabilities, policy violations, and misconfiguration. In 2018, it was acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $173 million. Following the acquisition, Redlock’s technology was integrated into

Pinterest has over 518 million monthly active users worldwide, making it one of the leading visual discovery platforms. It commands an 8.9% share of global social media traffic, trailing behind Facebook (60.7%) and Instagram (10.9%) but outperforming platforms like Twitter (8.1%). Women make up app