Thousands of people in England are set to get access to a new type of treatment to fight their disease.
Researchers are investigating fluid-robot interactions at these scales, motivated by fish that use vortices to save energy. Onboard sensing, computation, and actuation are essential for effective navigation. Despite their potential, data-driven algorithms frequently lack practical validation.
Using inertial measurements to infer background flows is a new approach that was motivated by fish’s vestibular systems’ ability to sense acceleration. This method provides an affordable substitute for intricate flow sensors in self-driving cars.
In this regard, the Caltech team developed an underwater robot that uses these flows to reduce energy consumption by “surfing” vortices to reach its destination.
The advancement can enable turbulent analysis of entire nuclear fusion reactors.
“By utilizing deep learning on GPUs, we have reduced computation time by a factor of 1,000 compared to traditional CPU-based codes,” said the joint research team.
“This advancement represents a cornerstone for digital twin technologies, enabling turbulent analysis of entire nuclear fusion reactors or replicating real Tokamaks in a virtual computing environment.”
Researchers underlined that the proposed FPL-net can solve the FPL equation in a single step, achieving results 1,000 times faster than previous methods with an error margin of just one-hundred-thousandth, demonstrating exceptional accuracy.
Summary: A new study challenges the long-held belief that the striatum is responsible for selecting actions. Researchers found that instead of making decisions, the striatum and motor cortex work together to specify movement details, such as how to reach for an object.
Using a novel “reach-to-pull” system, they recorded neural activity in mice and found that both regions were active during movement execution, not decision-making. These findings could reshape our understanding of motor control and help improve treatments for movement disorders like Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease.
Nano-enhanced perovskite solar cells last 10x longer by trapping iodine, paving the way for durable, affordable solar technology.
Quantum tech could provide high-precision alternatives to GPS for targeting or sonar for hunting submarines. But the same hyper-sensitivity that makes them such good sensors also makes them fatally vulnerable to interference – so far. A new DARPA program aims to change that.
Scientists at Caltech have achieved the first-ever multiplex quantum entanglement of qubits inside a quantum network with two different nodes.
A huge cybercriminal campaign has been spotted utilizing outdated and vulnerable Windows drivers to deploy malware against victims. The campaign originated in China, and the majority of the victims are also located in China.
An in-depth article published by cybersecurity researchers Check Point said the attackers identified a vulnerability in the Truesight.sys driver, version 2.0.2. This is an older version, known to allow arbitrary process termination.
A privately built spacecraft is hours from attempting to land on the moon, a feat that only one other company has accomplished in spaceflight history.
The robotic lander, dubbed Blue Ghost, has been in orbit around the moon for roughly two weeks, preparing for its daring descent. Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace developed the spacecraft, which aims to touch down on the lunar surface early Sunday at around 3:34 a.m. ET.
If all goes according to plan, Blue Ghost will become the second privately built vehicle to land on the moon successfully. In February 2024, another Texas-based company, Intuitive Machines, made history when its Odysseus lander pulled off a nail-biting touchdown near the moon’s south pole.
