MIT’s New Tool for Tackling Hard Computational Problems
David Gamarnik has developed a new tool, the Overlap Gap Property, for understanding computational problems that appear intractable. The notion that some computational problems in…
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Making Computation Come Alive at MIT: Using Computational Techniques To Solve Real-World Problems
A new course teaches students how to use computational techniques to solve real-world problems, from landing a spacecraft to placing cell phone towers. As a…
Breakthrough AI Technique Enables Real-Time Rendering of Scenes in 3D From 2D Images
The new machine-learning system can generate a 3D scene from an image about 15,000 times faster than other methods. Humans are pretty good at looking…
New Artificial Intelligence System Enables Machines That See the World More Like Humans Do
A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do. Computer vision systems sometimes make inferences…
Theoretical Breakthrough at MIT Could Boost Data Storage
New work on linear-probing hash tables from MIT CSAIL could lead to more efficient data storage and retrieval in computers. A trio of researchers that…
Deep Learning AI Explained: Neural Networks
Ballyhooed artificial-intelligence technique known as “deep learning” revives 70-year-old idea. In the past 10 years, the best-performing artificial-intelligence systems — such as the speech recognizers…
Avoiding Shortcut Solutions in Artificial Intelligence for More Reliable Predictions
A new method forces a machine learning model to focus on more data when learning a task, which leads to more reliable predictions. If your…
Computer Science: How Quickly Do Algorithms Improve?
MIT scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples, demonstrating their critical importance in advancing computing. Algorithms are sort of…
New DNA-Based Microfluidic Chip Can Be Programmed To Solve Complex Math Problems
A novel chip automates the reaction cascades occurring between molecules inside DNA to carry out complex mathematical calculations. The term ‘DNA’ immediately calls to mind…
Researchers Enable AI To Use Its “Imagination” – Closer to Humans’ Understanding of the World
A team of researchers at USC is helping AI imagine the unseen, a technique that could also lead to fairer AI, new medicines, and increased…
Missing Piece Discovered in the Puzzle of Optical Quantum Computing
An efficient two-bit quantum logic gate has been out of reach, until now. Research from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St….
World’s Fastest: Quantum Random Number Generator Sets Benchmark for Size, Performance
At roughly the size of a fingertip, the integrated photonics chip delivers random number output more than twice as fast as conventional QRNGs. As pervasive…
Unlocking the Potential of Blockchain Technology: Decentralized, Secure, and Scalable
Algorand uses a unique architecture developed by MIT Professor Silvio Micali to offer a decentralized, secure, and scalable blockchain. The Republic of the Marshall Islands…
Producing Graphene at Industrial Scale: High-Performance Computing Helps Refine Process for Improved Efficiency
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich have been using GCS HPC resources to develop more efficient methods for producing graphene at the industrial scale….
Neuromorphic Chip: Artificial Neurons Recognize Biosignals in Real Time
Researchers from Zurich have developed a compact, energy-efficient device made from artificial neurons that is capable of decoding brainwaves. The chip uses data recorded from…
A Quantum Leap for Quantum Computing
UC Riverside will lead collaborative effort at developing scalable quantum computers. The University of California, Riverside, has won a University of California Multicampus-National Lab Collaborative…
Pushing Computing to the Edge With Innovative Microchip Design to Make AI Accessible in Real-Time
Responding to artificial intelligence’s exploding demands on computer networks, Princeton University researchers in recent years have radically increased the speed and slashed the energy use…
Spectre Strikes Back: New Hacking Vulnerability Affecting Billions of Computers Worldwide
Computing experts thought they had developed adequate security patches after the major worldwide Spectre flaw of 2018, but UVA’s discovery shows processors are open to…
