A Photonic Circuit for Quantum Computers
Getting photons to interact is a key step toward using them as qubitsThe foundational element of quantum computers is the qubit. Qubits can be any…
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Social Home Robots: 35 Years of Progress
After nearly four decades of development, interactive home robots have made exactly as much progress as you'd expectThis Saturday, the Robot Film…
How to Make an Artificial Neural Net With DNA
AI in a test tube could help detect complex patterns of moleculesAn artificial neural network made of DNA can recognize numbers written using…
Sextortion Scam Uses Recipient’s Hacked Passwords
Here’s a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from…
The IceCube Neutrino Detector at the South Pole Hits Paydirt
A single subatomic collision has opened a new door in astronomyAfter 3.9 billion years of hurtling unhindered through the vast reaches of the…
Start-up Baraja Promises Cheap, Reliable Lidar for Self-Driving Cars
The Australian company hopes to sell lidar systems with no moving parts for a few hundred dollarsIf you’ve walked around a major city like San…
Device Uses Flashes of Light to Restore Hearing
An optogenetic technique tested in gerbils, if it can be replicated in humans, could pave the way to better hearing aidsScientists in Germany have…
Daimler and Bosch to Test Self-Driving Taxis Next Year
The German companies follow in the footsteps of Waymo and GM's CruiseDaimler and Bosch say they’ll test a self-driving car in a ride-hailing service…
Mitigating Spectre with Site Isolation in Chrome
Posted by Charlie Reis, Site IsolatorSpeculative execution side-channel attacks like Spectre are a newly discovered security risk for web browsers. A…
Facebook's DensePose Tech Raises Concerns About Potential Misuse
Facebook's DensePose technology lets anyone turn 2D images of people into 3D modelsIn early 2018, Facebook's AI researchers unveiled a deep learning…