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A Brain Built From Atomic Switches Can Learn
A tiny self-organized mesh full of artificial synapses recalls its experiences and can solve simple problems. Its inventors hope it points the way to devices that match the brain’s energy-efficient computing prowess.
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The Coming Software Apocalypse
A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes. By James Somers.
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One-Way Salesman Finds Fast Path Home
The real-world version of the famous “traveling salesman problem” finally gets a good-enough solution. By Mark H. Kim.
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How to Escape a Death Spiral
The aviator’s hazard offers a lesson about responding to supposed crises. By Toni Wall Jaudon.
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Individual with complete spinal cord injury regains voluntary motor function
Extended activity-based training with epidural stimulation resulted in ability to stand and move without stimulation.
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Automatica: Robots vs. Music
Nigel Stanford
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X marks the self
Thomas Jones reviews "Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Our World" by Greg Milner.
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Blame the Computer
The fake science that keeps threatening to kill us. By Corey Pein.
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Cells Talk and Help One Another via Tiny Tube Networks
Long-overlooked “tunneling nanotubes” and other bridges between cells act as conduits for sharing RNA, proteins or even whole organelles. By Viviane Callier.
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All the rage in Sweden: embedding microchips under your skin
Humans can get chipped, too — just like their dogs. By Victor Tangermann.
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A neural network that operates at the speed of light
A team of researchers at the University of California has developed a novel kind of neural network—one that uses light instead of electricity to arrive at results. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their ideas, their working device, its performance, and the types of applications they believe could be well served by such a network. By Bob Yirka.
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This SuitX exoskeleton made me super strong
It’s almost as good as an Iron Man suit. By Lexy Savvides. [Autoplay]
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The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains
The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts. By Michael Joseph Gross.
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Is The Sun Conscious?
Rupert Sheldrake
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When People Are as Predictable as Water
With Simon DeDeo on cosmic microwaves and crime.
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Brainless fungi trade resources with plants like a stock market
Fungi and plants have a symbiotic relationship in which they trade phosphorous for carbon, and the mechanics of this market are surprisingly sophisticated. By Daniel Cossins.
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