by International Society for Optics and Photonics on November 20, 2024 at 12:24 pm

AI-powered metalenses enable high-resolution, full-color imaging for compact optical systems. Modern imaging systems, including those in smartphones, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) devices, are continually advancing to achieve greater compactness, efficiency, and performance. Conventional optical systems, which depend on bulky glass lenses, face challenges such as chromatic aberrations, inefficiency across multiple wavelengths, and [...]

by Los Alamos National Laboratory on November 17, 2024 at 5:21 pm

A new AI model leverages deep learning to understand the binding of transcription factors to DNA, focusing on the process of DNA breathing. This innovative approach has led to a 9.6% improvement in predicting transcription factor bindings, offering insights that could revolutionize drug development and genomic research. Revolutionary AI Model for Disease Research To better [...]

by National Research Council of Science & Technology on November 17, 2024 at 2:20 am

South Korean researchers have developed a groundbreaking photonic quantum circuit chip that promises to accelerate the global race in quantum computation. This chip, capable of controlling up to eight photons, marks a significant leap forward in manipulating complex quantum phenomena like multipartite entanglement. Breakthrough in Photonic Quantum Circuit Development A team of South Korean researchers [...]

by Brendan M. Lynch, University of Kansas on November 15, 2024 at 6:03 am

Researchers are developing atomically precise memristors for advanced neuromorphic computing systems. The University of Kansas and University of Houston, backed by $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation’s Future of Semiconductor program (FuSe2), are collaborating to develop atomically tunable memory resistors, known as “memristors.” These advanced components are designed for brain-inspired computing applications and will [...]

by Johns Hopkins University on November 13, 2024 at 5:09 pm

Researchers have developed a robot capable of performing surgical procedures with the same skill as human doctors by training it using videos of surgeries. The team from Johns Hopkins and Stanford Universities harnessed imitation learning, a technique that allowed the robot to learn from a vast archive of surgical videos, eliminating the need for programming [...]