by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Ophthalmology
Humans and other primates are innately able to perceive fine details, vibrant colors and focus their attention on specific elements of what they are seeing at a given time. This ability is supported by the foveola, a tiny section of the retina that is densely packed...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | Condensed Matter, Optics & Photonics, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Mechanical crystals, also known as phononic crystals, are materials that can control the propagation of vibrations or sound waves, just like photonic crystals control the flow of light. The introduction of defects in these crystals (i.e., intentional disruptions in...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | Machine learning & AI, TECHXPLORE
Large language models (LLMs), the most renowned of which is ChatGPT, have become increasingly better at processing and generating human language over the past few years. The extent to which these models emulate the neural processes supporting language processing by...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Understanding and reliably measuring the geometric properties of quantum states can shed new light on the intricate underpinning of various physical phenomena. The quantum geometric tensor (QGT) is a mathematical object that provides a detailed description of how...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 31, 2025 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Simple machine learning techniques can cut costs for quantum error mitigation while maintaining accuracy
