Modeling how cars deform in a crash, how spacecraft respond to extreme environments, or how bridges resist stress could be made thousands of times faster thanks to new artificial intelligence that enables personal computers to solve massive math problems that... Continue Reading →
Biology of ventilationAir moves from our lungs into the bloodstream through tiny, air-filled sacs called alveoli. Open circuit ventilatorsThis is a very simple version of a ventilator where waste gas is expelled from the system without recycling. Closed circuit ventilatorsThis... Continue Reading →
The remotely operated facility aboard the International Space Station has created another tool that researchers can use to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us. For the first time in space, scientists have produced a quantum gas containing... Continue Reading →
A new AI-based approach for controlling autonomous robots satisfies the often-conflicting goals of safety and stability. In the film “Top Gun: Maverick,”Maverick, played by Tom Cruise, is charged with training young pilots to complete a seemingly impossible mission — to... Continue Reading →
Scientists with the University of Chicago have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more like a metal. The research, published Oct. 26 in Nature, shows how to make a kind of... Continue Reading →
Microprocessors in smartphones, computers, and data centers process information by manipulating electrons through solid semiconductors but our brains have a different system. They rely on the manipulation of ions in liquid to process information. Inspired by the brain, researchers have... Continue Reading →
Using artificial intelligence, physicists have compressed a daunting quantum problem that until now required 100,000 equations into a bite-size task of as few as four equations — all without sacrificing accuracy. The work, published in the September 23 issue of Physical Review... Continue Reading →
There may soon be a new weapon in our centuries-old battle against germs: the first durable coating that can quickly kill bacteria and viruses and keep on killing them for months at a time. Developed by a team of University... Continue Reading →
People recovering from heart damage often face a long and tricky journey. Healing is challenging because of the constant movement tissues must withstand as the heart beats. The same is true for vocal cords. Until now there was no injectable... Continue Reading →
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