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Study draws new link between dopamine-based reward learning and machine learning
Past neuroscience and psychology research has repeatedly demonstrated the crucial role of rewards in how humans and other animals acquire behaviors that promote their survival. Dopaminergic neurons,...
An alternative superconducting qubit achieves high performance for quantum computing
Quantum computers, devices that exploit quantum phenomena to perform computations, could eventually help tackle complex computational problems faster and more efficiently than classical computers....
DayDreamer: An algorithm to quickly teach robots new behaviors in the real world
Training robots to complete tasks in the real-world can be a very time-consuming process, which involves building a fast and efficient simulator, performing numerous trials on it, and then...
The molecular implementation of a DNA-based artificial neural network
Molecular computing is a promising area of study aimed at using biological molecules to create programmable devices. This idea was first introduced in the mid-1990s and has since been realized by...
Enhancing the safety of autonomous vehicles in critical scenarios
Researchers at Ulm University in Germany have recently developed a new framework that could help to make self-driving cars safer in urban and highly dynamic environments. This framework, presented...
The Omnid Mocobots: New mobile robots for safe and effective collaboration
Teams of mobile robots could be highly effective in helping humans to complete straining manual tasks, such as manufacturing processes or the transportation of heavy objects. In recent years, some...
The observation of Chern mosaic and Berry-curvature magnetism in magic angle graphene
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology and the National Institute for Material Science in Tsukuba (Japan) have recently probed a Chern...
Study shows that skyrmions and antiskyrmions can coexist at different temperatures
Matching particles and antiparticles are small units of matter that have the same mass but opposite electric charges. Typically, these units of matter with opposite electric charge tend to...
The Heart of Fuel Cells, “MEAs,” May Propel the Future of Green Energy
AAC spoke to Gore to learn how membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cells can help decarbonize applications from drones to warehouses.
A system to retrieve images using sketches on smart devices
Researchers at the SketchX, University of Surrey have recently developed a meta learning-based model that allows users to retrieve images of specific items simply by sketching them on a tablet,...