by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 23, 2023 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Silicon carbide (SiC) is a hard crystalline compound of silicon and carbon that rarely occurs in nature and is generally synthetically produced. In addition to being used to create ceramic plates, bulletproof vests and other commercial products, SiC is a...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 23, 2023 | Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Humans innately learn to adapt their movements based on the materials they are handling and the tasks that they are trying to complete. When chopping specific fruits or vegetables, for instance, they might learn to cut around harder parts, such as avocado or peach...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Apr 23, 2023 | Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced algorithms for controlling the movements of robotic agents. These include model predictive control (MPC) techniques, which use a model of the agent’s dynamics to optimize its future...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 12, 2023 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Self-testing is a promising method to infer the physics underlying specific quantum experiments using only collected measurements. While this method can be used to examine bipartite pure entangled states, so far it could only be applied to limited kinds of quantum...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 12, 2023 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Engineering, TECHXPLORE
Quantum processors are computing systems that process information and perform computations by exploiting quantum mechanical phenomena. These systems could significantly outperform conventional processors on certain tasks, both in terms of speed and computational...
