NIST researchers test a chip for converting light into microwave signals. Pictured is the chip, which is the fluorescent panel that looks like two tiny vinyl records. The gold box…
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‘Iron Man’ pilots race in jet suits against a backdrop of Dubai skyscrapers
Jet suit pilots race in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Dubai on Wednesday hosted what it called its first-ever jet suit race. Racers zipped along a route…
Virtual dissection fleshes out instruction in animal science anatomy lab
Sophomore Abi Ernat uses the interactive virtual anatomy system during at an animal science class. Credit: Iowa State University In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of…
A light source device to address the current data explosion
ETRI Develops Revolutionary Light Source Device to Address Data Explosion_1. Credit: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI) ETRI’s researchers have pioneered the development of light source devices that can be utilized…
How automation is assisting forensic scientists in shoe print identification
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On the morning of Dec. 21, 1999, William Fyfe went to a clothing drop-off at Trinity Church in Toronto and left three pairs of running shoes.…
AI agents help explain other AI systems
FIND is a new benchmark suite for evaluating automated interpretability methods in neural networks, featuring functions that mimic real-world network components and their complexities. It also presents a novel interactive…
New tool will make math-heavy research papers easier to view online
A schematic for creating the SciA11y HTML render from a paper PDF. Starting with the raw two-column PDF on the left, S2ORC [24] is used to extract the title, authors,…
Coach-to-player comms, sideline tablets tested in bowl games, but some schools decided to hold off
Maryland quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. (9) celebrates a touchdown with teammates during the first half of the Music City Bowl NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023,…
How the ‘visionaries’ of Silicon Valley mean profits are prioritized over true technological progress
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Technological innovation in the last couple of decades has brought fame and huge wealth to the likes of Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff…
