Latest articles by Owen Hughes
New 'Dragon Hatchling' AI architecture modeled after the human brain could be a key step toward AGI, researchers claim
Scientists say a new kind of AI could bridge the gap between current systems and machines that learn and think more like us.
Watch: Chinese company's new humanoid robot moves so smoothly, they had to cut it open to prove a person wasn't hiding inside
Xpeng's new humanoid, IRON, is designed to work alongside people — but it won't be folding your laundry anytime soon.
China solves 'century-old problem' with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs
Researchers from Peking University say their resistive random-access memory chip may be capable of speeds 1,000 faster than the Nvidia H100 and AMD Vega 20 GPUs.
Watch new humanoid robot pirouette, pose and pull off deft karate moves with eerily lifelike movement
Chinese robotics startup Unitree has shown off its latest humanoid robot, the H2 "Destiny Awakening" — and it's eerily lifelike.
'Rainbow-on-a-chip' could help keep AI energy demands in check — and it was created by accident
A new photonics chip that generates multicolored laser beams could supercharge data center technology and ease the strain of AI's surging data demands.
New smart ring is a novel way to control your computer — it has the humble mouse firmly in its sights
The picoRing device ditches Bluetooth for a novel magnetic relay system linked to a wristband, slashing its power consumption to mere microwatts.
'This moves the timeline forward significantly': Quantum computing breakthrough could slash pesky errors by up to 100 times
Researchers used a new technique called algorithmic fault tolerance (AFT) to cut the time and computational cost of quantum error correction by up to 100 times in simulations of neutral-atom architecture.
Self-healing 'concrete batteries' now 10 times better — they could one day power cities, scientists say
Called ec³, the material is made by combining cement and water with a liquid electrolyte and carbon powder — both readily available.
Microsoft unveils new liquid-cooled computer chips — they could prevent AI data centers from massively overheating
Microsoft engineers have developed a microfluidics chip-cooling technique that removes heat more efficiently and could ratchet down heat generated by AI workloads.
Quantum internet inches closer thanks to new chip — it helps beam quantum signals over real-world fiber optic cables
Researchers used the Q‑Chip to send quantum data over standard fiber using Internet Protocol (IP), showing that future quantum networks could run on today’s internet infrastructure.
Farewell to the computer mouse? Bizarre new designs could reduce wrist injuries, scientists say.
Researchers built two prototype mice, one with a squeezable body and another with a hinged A-frame, in an ergonomic overhaul of the desktop PC staple.
New EV battery tech could power 500-mile road trips on a 12-minute charge
An EV battery breakthrough from Korea could help give lithium-metal tech the green light.
Tiny cryogenic device cuts quantum computer heat emissions by 10,000 times — and it could be launched in 2026
Scientists invent a new device that aims to solve thermal interference from electronic components — one of the biggest barriers to commercial quantum computing.
China's 'Darwin Monkey' is the world's largest brain-inspired supercomputer
Darwin Monkey or 'Wukong' features over 2 billion artificial neurons and more than 100 billion synapses — similar to the neural structure of a macaque.
Laser-blasted 'black metal' could make solar technology 15 times more efficient
Unlike solar panels, solar thermoelectric generators can convert heat from any source into electricity. But poor efficiency has held the technology back – until now.
Scientists burned, poked and sliced their way through new robotic skin that can 'feel everything'
New, gelatin-based material could let robots feel everything from a light poke to a deep cut.
Small, room-temperature quantum computers that use light on the horizon after breakthrough, scientists say
Scientists say they’ve cracked a key challenge in scalable quantum hardware after generating an error-correcting, light-based qubit on a chip for the first time.
Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting 'electronic ink' that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgets
Scientists harnessed the unique properties of gallium to create the ink, which can be produced using conventional printing methods.
Millions of qubits on a single quantum processor now possible after cryogenic breakthrough
Scientists in Australia have developed a quantum control chip that removes a key obstacle to getting qubits into practical, real-world computing systems.
Breakthrough quantum computer could solve problems 200 times faster than a supercomputer
Scientists have built a compact physical qubit with built-in error correction, and now say it could be scaled into a 1,000-qubit machine that is small enough to fit inside a data center. They plan to release this machine in 2031.
Hurricanes and sandstorms can be forecast 5,000 times faster thanks to new Microsoft AI model
Microsoft's Aurora AI beat existing systems in predicting weather conditions over a 14-day period in 91% of cases, including hurricanes, sandstorms and ocean swells.
AI creates better and funnier memes than people, study shows — even when people use AI for help
In a study, memes created by OpenAI's GPT-4o model were, on average, rated funnier, more creative and more shareable than those created by humans.
World's first light-powered neural processing units (NPUs) could massively reduce energy consumption in AI data centers
Q.ANT's new chip uses photon power in a bid to solve AI's big energy issue. It's also 50 times faster than silicon-based equivalents, the company says.
Flat, razor-thin telescope lens could change the game in deep space imaging — and production could start soon
Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DARPA.
