A novel smartphone imaging algorithm allows untrained users to analyze complex assays, such as HIV, ovarian cancer antigens, and tuberculosis DNA. It works by generating a mean pixel intensity with small variances and a high dynamic range. ...
A new method could allow modern CPUs to perform computations using 1,000 times less energy than Landauer limit (0.0172 electronvolts). It works by synchronizing the operations with the processor’s temperature oscillations. In digital...
New machine learning-based model makes driverless vehicles safer. It detects instances in which AI can learn from examples that could cost dangerous errors in the real world. Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence have made self...
You might have heard the phrase ‘big fish must eat small fishes to survive’. There are numerous reasons why acquisitions happen: To increase growth in future To acquire patents/technologies To shut down a rising competitor in the market...
A new type of rectenna made of a thin, two-dimensional semiconductor can convert WiFi signals to electricity. Researchers were able to generate 40 microwatts of power when they exposed rectenna to normal WiFi signals. That is more than enough power...
The new cryptocurrency Vault drastically decreases the amount of data a user needs to join the network and verify transactions. It reduces the storage and bootstrapping cost for 500 million transactions to 477 MB, compared to 143 GB for Bitcoin and...
The one thing that makes Android superior to other operating systems is the level of customizability it offers to its users. Any file can be configured. Its open nature has encouraged a big community of developers to use the open-source code and add...
A new deep learning-based model can automatically detect and map informal settlements using low-resolution satellite imagery. It can classify what the spectrum of an informal settlement looks like, in a cost-effective manner. Nearly one-fourth of...
New deep learning based system can automatically generate pictures from a long text-based description. Researchers demonstrated a network that takes a recipe as input and constructs a picture from scratch. Generating pictures from a short visual...
New deep learning method uses convolutional neural networks to animate a character in 3D from a single still picture. It can make a character in the image walk out, sit, run or jump in 3D. The entire animation can be viewed interactively on...
A new laser-pointing system could help CubeSats downlink data at much higher rates using fewer onboard resources. The system consists of a small, steerable mirror that directs the laser at the ground-based receiver. Over the last two decades, more...
With the evolution of new processors, logic boards and the need for more performance, new programming languages like Go and Rust and are gaining ground. Developers usually get these kinds of questions a lot – what to learn next? The industry...