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1,000 Scientist AI Jam Session Explores AI-driven Scientific Discovery
The first-ever 1,000 Scientist AI Jam Session, hosted at nine DOE labs including LLNL, immersed scientists in a full-day, hands-on collaboration with OpenAI to evaluate some of the company’s most advanced AI reasoning models on real-world scientific problems. During...
The Weight of the Internet Will Shock You | WIRED
Depending on who you ask, the internet weighs no more than a potato, a strawberry—or something much, much smaller. WIRED investigates.Source: The Weight of the Internet Will Shock You | WIRED
Researchers build system to autonomously track Arctic ice melt
Researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University proposed an alternative, autonomous method of observing Arctic ice. The researchers say this method holds promise for improving the autonomy of marine vehicles, aiding in...
DEEP DIVE: Exascale Computing Illuminates Detailed Structure of Atomic Nuclei
Using a novel computational modeling technique to test theoretical quantum physics, a team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered properties of the atomic nucleus at new levels of detail — illuminating behavior of...
Frontier Computes Details of Nucleus Deformation
Using the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers have developed a new technique that predicts nuclear properties in record detail. The study revealed how the structure of a nucleus relates to the force that...
Supercomputers Reveal How Small Ocean Processes Influence Storms
For decades, scientists assumed that only large ocean temperature patterns covering 200 kilometers (124 miles) or more could strongly influence storms. Now, by leveraging advances in computing power, a team of scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of...
How to navigate IP issues in robotics
The robotics industry, with its rapid growth and transformative potential, presents unique intellectual property (IP) challenges and opportunities. To be successful, entrepreneurs and executives in the industry must strategically leverage IP rights to protect...
Why the future of robotics isn’t necessarily humanoid
The robotics industry has long been captivated by the idea of humanoid robots—machines that mimic human appearance and movement. While this vision aligns with science fiction, it’s not necessarily the best approach for solving real-world automation challenges. In...
Humanoid robots promise a multi-trillion-dollar market, but pose challenges
As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years. That’s why I wasn’t surprised when NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang...
Supercomputers Work Together for Big Science Simulations
How many supercomputers does it take to simulate plasma turbulence? Quite a few, it turns out. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) utilized a number of ACCESS resources, including Stampede2 from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), Expanse...
Collaborative robot market to reach $7.2B by 2030, predicts ABI Research
Despite a lack of growth in 2023 and 2024, the latest report from ABI Research predicted that revenue from collaborative robots will increase from $970 million in 2023 to $7.2 billion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 28%. The research firm said...
Automatic gripper changes can add flexibility in manufacturing
Production manufacturing demands are increasingly diverse, so adaptability and efficiency are essential, according to Hakan Aydogdu, CEO of Tezmaksan Robot Technologies. Automatic gripper changes provide a practical solution for CNC machines to transition seamlessly...