17+ hour, 28+ min ago   (575+ words) These companies are building the processors behind advanced AI models. The artificial intelligence boom is creating an almost insatiable demand for computing power. Behind every chatbot, image generator and reasoning model are specialized chips performing vast numbers of calculations within…...

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (487+ words) A few atoms of aluminum oxide could solve a key trade-off holding back next-generation 2D semiconductor technology. Taiwanese researchers have developed a new atomically thin “primer coat” for molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) that lets you put an extremely thin gate insulator on top…...

18+ hour ago   (939+ words) Why can a robot do a backflip but struggle to fold a shirt? The answer is surprisingly complicated. A humanoid robot can run, jump, dance, and even perform a backflip, yet ask it to fold a shirt, pick up a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (530+ words) The debate over agentic mathematics has reached beyond mathematical proofs. A group of the world’s most decorated mathematicians is warning that the race to make AI solve difficult mathematics could damage the field it aims to advance. Twenty-five Fields Medalists…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (363+ words) The collaboration brings together Amazon's comprehensive, secure, and price-performant AI infrastructure with Qualcomm Technologies' leadership in power-efficient processing, silicon design and system-level integration. is collaborating with Amazon to enable customized silicon at scale for large-scale AI data centers, working together…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (495+ words) The new 10C battery system could help data centers handle rapid power swings without straining the grid. A new battery platform from DIMAAG-AI and Toshiba is designed to handle the rapid power swings of AI data centers while providing backup power…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (475+ words) The sensors operate at a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. Researchers in the US have accurately measured X-ray emissions from a total of three radioactive elements, including uranium, plutonium and neptunium, with ultrasensitive quantum sensors. The sensors were…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (457+ words) Anthropic says it disrupted five cases in which researchers used Claude in ways that could have supported biological weapons development. The company said it could not establish whether the researchers intended to cause harm. It still blocked the activity because…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (477+ words) ETH Zurich will give Swiss researchers and industry access to dedicated quantum hardware and IBM’s wider cloud systems. Switzerland is set to get its first IBM quantum computer, with an IBM Quantum System Two planned for installation at the Swiss…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (499+ words) A new ORNL algorithm helps utilities find urban sites for power projects by weighing grid needs alongside zoning and local priorities. Cities trying to add large power plants or battery storage facilities face a problem beyond grid capacity: finding a…...