MIT Technology Review
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Google Says It Has Proved Its Controversial Quantum Computer Really Works
Researchers from Google’s AI Lab say a controversial quantum machine that it and NASA bought in 2013 resoundingly beat a conventional computer in a series of tests.
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Paralyzed Man’s Arm Wired to Receive Brain Signals
After doctors bridge his spinal injury with electronics, a paralyzed man can control his arm with his thoughts.
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How Brain Scientists Outsmart Their Lab Mice
To watch the brain work during navigation, scientists build computer-generated worlds for mice.
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The False Science of Cryonics
What the nervous system of the roundworm tells us about freezing brains and reanimating human minds.
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Meltdown-Proof Nuclear Reactors Get a Safety Check in Europe
Researchers say they could build a prototype of a molten salt reactor, a safer, cleaner nuclear power option, in 10 years.
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3-D Printing Breaks the Glass Barrier
The palette of materials that can be used as 3-D printing “ink” is quickly growing in diversity, but one ubiquitous material has, until now, been absent: transparent glass.
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Microsoft Says Programmable Chips Will Make AI Software Smarter
A new approach to powering AI software could produce artificial neural networks of “unprecedented size,” says Microsoft.
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Robots Learn to Make Pancakes from WikiHow Articles
Researchers at a European project are teaching robots to use written text to learn how to perform tasks.
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Synthetic Life Seeks Work
A startup company says it is expanding the language of DNA to create new tools for drug discovery.