by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 28, 2023 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Quantum computers, technologies that perform computations leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, could eventually outperform classical computers on many complex computational and optimization problems. While some quantum computers have attained remarkable results on...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 28, 2023 | Optics & Photonics, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Non-perturbative interactions (i.e., interactions too strong to be described by so-called perturbation theory) between light and matter have been the topic of numerous research studies. Yet the role that quantum properties of light play in these interactions and the...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 28, 2023 | Medical Research, MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
After a certain age, approximately 40% of people experience some degree of hearing loss. While age-related hearing loss is most prevalent in adults over the age of 65, it can start occurring far earlier than that, when people are in their 40s or 50s.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 28, 2023 | Hardware, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Evolutionary robotics is a sub-field of robotics aimed at developing artificial “organisms” that can improve their capabilities and body configuration in response to their surroundings, just as humans and animals evolve, adapting their skills and...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Sep 28, 2023 | Computer Sciences, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
To assist humans during their day-to-day activities and successfully complete domestic chores, robots should be able to effectively manipulate the objects we use every day, including utensils and cleaning equipment. Some objects, however, are difficult to grasp and...