by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 11, 2020 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics, Research
When a new physical system is created or uncovered, researchers generally study it in depth to unveil its distinctive properties and characteristics. For example, they might try to determine how the system reacts when it is disturbed, and in what ways this disturbance...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 11, 2020 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Engineering, Hi Tech & Innovation, Research, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, several research teams worldwide have been trying to develop a new class of devices known as spintronics or spin transport electronics. These devices can encode, store, process and transmit data using the spin of electrons in certain materials.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 11, 2020 | Machine learning & AI, Research, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, a growing number of researchers have been developing artificial neural network (ANN)- based models that can be trained using a technique known as reinforcement learning (RL). RL entails training artificial agents to solve a variety of tasks by giving...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 11, 2020 | Neuroscience, PHYS.ORG, Research
Groups of neurons in the human brain produce patterns of activity that represent information about the stimuli that one is perceiving and then convey these patterns to different brain regions via nerve cell junctions known as synapses. So far, most neuroscience...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Aug 11, 2020 | Astronomy & Space, PHYS.ORG, Research, Space, Uncategorized
Over the past decade or so, a number of astrophysics studies have detected an excess of gamma-ray radiation at the center of our galaxy. Despite the many attempts to understand this unexpected surplus of radiation, now known as the galactic center excess (GCE), its...
