Wheeled robots used in the crowd density experiment. Credit: Lucy Liu / Harvard SEAS Harvard researchers found that adding a little randomness to robot movements can prevent gridlock and dramatically boost efficiency in crowded swarms….
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Researchers from Yale have identified giant clams, with their unique photosynthetic structures and light-scattering capabilities, as a potential model for improving solar panel efficiency. These clams, which thrive in the intense sunlight of tropical coral…
Yale researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that allows people to control a video game using only their thoughts, achieving rapid learning with minimal training. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers developed a brain-controlled gaming system that learns…
For the first time in 53 years, New York Knicks fans will be celebrating the team’s NBA championship win, and this time, they’re getting a parade through lower Manhattan. Many New Yorkers will be showing…
Dialog, the private network cofounded by Peter Thiel, grades its event attendees on a hidden scale, ranking them by wealth and fame, tracking their relationships, and using algorithms to help decide who they should meet,…
The Touch Grass Challenge Let’s log off and head outside. Week 4 Get Creative Welcome to week three of our monthlong summer challenge! If you’ve been with us so far, you’ve been taking device-free walks…
To grow, or to grow less? The PC industry is not growing (outside of Cupertino), and Apple and its investors already know that the inordinately high customer satisfaction ratings its platforms enjoy mean that when people…
GPS often struggles in cities because skyscrapers reflect and block satellite signals, leading to inaccurate locations. A new system called SmartNav tackles the problem with advanced corrections and 3D city modeling, delivering near-centimeter-level precision. Credit:…
While the Home Office says face scanning is designed to be an “additional” tool for border officers and won’t “replace or overrule human judgment,” it did not answer questions about how it plans to use…
“The reference to deemed exports is important, because traditionally that would apply to source code, technology, or technical knowledge being transferred,” he said. “In this case, the thing crossing borders is not necessarily the model…
