WWDC 2024: Yes, we live in interesting times
Apple has a lot to prove at WWDC 2024. Not only must it fend off the negative attention it has been picking up from regulators, but it must also galvanize loyal developers and disabuse the industry…
Apple Vision Pro Review: First Headset Lacks Polish and Purpose
About 17 years ago, Steve Jobs took the stage at a San Francisco convention center and said he was introducing three products: an iPod, a phone and an internet browser. “These are not three separate…
New Electric Bandages Speed Wound Healing by 30%
Photo of a water-powered, electronics-free dressing (WPED) for electrical stimulation of wounds. Credit: Rajaram Kaveti New water-activated electric bandages offer a fast, affordable solution for improving chronic wound healing at home. Chronic wounds are open…
Crucial Connection Completed: Laying the Foundation for the Quantum Internet
Dr. Sarah Thomas working in the quantum optics lab. Credit: Thomas Angus / Imperial College London Researchers have produced, stored, and retrieved quantum information for the first time, a critical step in quantum networking. The…
Quantum Computing’s Holy Grail: Realizing Topologically Protected Qubits
Researchers at the University of Cologne have found a way to apply superconducting properties to materials known for conducting electricity only along their edges, marking a major step toward the development of more reliable quantum…
TeraNet Unleashes 1000x Faster Space Communications With Laser Technology
TeraNet 1, the WA Optical Ground Station at UWA. Credit: Danail Obreschkow, International Space Centre The University of Western Australia’s ‘TeraNet’, a network of optical ground stations specializing in high-speed space communications, has successfully received…
Meta to develop, use its in-house data centre AI-chips this year, AI tools to cost over $30 billion annually
Meta will develop its own custom AI chip and deploy them at their local data centres to power their AI tools. All of this, including the development and deployment of these new AI tolls could…
The Gentle Prick: Sea Slug-Inspired Stretchable Microneedles Revolutionize Biomedical Sensors
Stretchable microneedle electrode arrays. Credit: Zhao Research Group Highly stretchable and customizable microneedles that revolutionize the interface between human bodies and invasive monitoring devices have been developed through <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip=" USC <span class="st">Founded…
Kill meetings (before meetings kill your company)
Meetings have been problematic for decades. They’re often used as a catch-all solution to unresolved problems. And a chronic lack of meeting discipline means that, for all the time spent getting people together, little is…
Revolutionary AI Device Mimics Human Brain With Few-Molecule Computing
A team from NIMS and the Tokyo University of Science has developed a novel AI device that surpasses traditional models in predicting diabetic blood glucose levels by utilizing few-molecule reservoir computing and molecular vibrations, heralding…