Machine learning predicts behavior of stainless steel at the microstructural level
To the naked eye, a sheet of stainless steel presents a smooth, polished, homogenous surface. The same material when viewed at 400 times magnification reveals its true jumbled structure—different crystal shapes, joined at wildly different angles. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign used data from high-resolution images of stainless-steel samples to train neural networks that make predictions about how the material will behave at places where the crystals meet, when strained.
Trucking automation is here (but not as sexy as you think)
When it comes to automation, it's more creep than paradigm shift.
The Fate of the Self in the Age of Clicks
In “God, Human, Animal, Machine,” the essayist and cultural critic Meghan O’Gieblyn traces how our conception of the human mind has been shaped by our tech-driven era — and what such a view leaves out.
'Always there': the AI chatbot comforting China's lonely millions
After a painful break-up from a cheating ex, Beijing-based human resources manager Melissa was introduced to someone new by a friend late last year.
Samsung to spend $205 billion across 3 years for 'strategic businesses'
The three-year spending plan for strategic businesses such as semiconductors, biopharmaceuticals, and telecommunications is being prepared in anticipation of "great changes" following the COVID-19 pandemic, Samsung says.
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Can Robots Evolve Into Machines of Loving Grace?
Perhaps, if we put bots together the right way, consciousness will simply emerge.
Six unplanned myGov outages in 20-21 with the longest one lasting 90 minutes
Services Australia said the number of outages was almost half of what it was in 2019-20. It also provided detail on its IT expenditure, with AU$1.48 billion spent last financial year.
SpaceX ships 100,000 Starlink terminals to customers as it awaits licensing approval
SpaceX is a step closer to achieving its goal of delivering global broadband connectivity through a satellite constellation.
These robots can move your couch
Engineers have developed robots that can work independently and cooperatively to move unwieldy objects like a couch. In simulations, the robots were successful even when tasked to move an object in new, unfamiliar scenarios.
Telfar Wants to Know if You Can Spot the Biggest Cat
In an effort to combat bots, the brand has made it more difficult to “Captcha” its shopping bags. Too difficult, perhaps.
Gartner releases its 2021 emerging tech hype cycle: Here's what's in and headed out
The hype cycle is handy for tech buyers who need to know what buzzword bingo they're about to receive from vendors.
Best espresso machine 2021: Save money, brew at home
Got an expensive caffeine habit at your local coffee shop that you need to get under control? These machines will help to make barista-quality drinks in the privacy of your own home.
Study: Benefits outweigh risks for autonomous vehicles—as long as you regulate them
An interdisciplinary panel of experts has assessed the risks and potential benefits associated with deploying autonomous vehicles (AVs) on U.S. roads and predicts that the benefits will substantially outweigh potential harms—but only if the AVs are well regulated.
Improve machine learning performance by dropping the zeros
KAUST researchers have found a way to significantly increase the speed of training. Large machine learning models can be trained significantly faster by observing how frequently zero results are produced in distributed machine learning that use large training datasets.
Combined approach finds best direct trajectory for robot path generation
When a robot needs to move across a room, there are several paths, each with curves and multiple potential starting and ending points. How does it decide the most efficient, cost-effective approach? A collaborative team of researchers in the United States may have the answer.
A vision-based robotic system for 3D ultrasound imaging
Ultrasound imaging techniques have proved to be highly valuable tools for diagnosing a variety of health conditions, including peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD, one of the most common diseases among the elderly, entails the blocking or narrowing of peripheral blood vessels, which limits the supply of blood to specific areas of the body.
Elon Musk is building a human-like robot: Does anyone else think this is a really bad idea?
Yep, he's at it again. Apparently, launching a sports car into space wasn't enough. Now, he's hoping to unleash an army of labor-saving bipedal robots into our homes and businesses.
Nvidia-Arm merger in doubt as CMA has ‘serious’ concerns
The proposed merger between Nvidia and British chip technology giant Arm is looking increasingly doubtful as the CMA (Competition & Markets Authority) believes the deal “raises serious competition concerns”.