3D-printed metamaterials harness complex geometry to dampen mechanical vibrations

In science and engineering, it's unusual for innovation to come in one fell swoop. It's more often a painstaking plod through ...

'Battleship'-style math can improve sustainable design, groundwater management, nuclear waste storage and more

In an approach reminiscent of the classic board game "Battleship," Stanford researchers have discovered a way to characterize the microscopic structure of everyday materials such as sand and concrete ...
Machine Design

A Deep Dive into the Materials, Mechanics and Control Systems of the SplashValve Submersible Robot

ARM Automation’s SplashBotix division has developed a compact, low-voltage submersible proportional valve intended for continuous underwater use in environments such as swimming pools and ocean water.
IEEE

Grid-Connected Modeling and Dynamic Characteristics Analysis of Gravity Energy Storage System Based on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-Motor

Abstract: In this paper, a modeling and simulation method of grid-connected system including gravity energy storage mechanical part, permanent magnet synchronous motor and back-to-back converter is ...
Quanta Magazine

‘World Models,’ an Old Idea in AI, Mount a Comeback

The latest ambition of artificial intelligence research — particularly within the labs seeking “artificial general intelligence,” or AGI — is something called a world model: a representation of the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

6G System Design: Realistic Modeling, Simulation and Verification of Next Generation Wireless Systems

As 6G envisions the convergence of ultra-fast communications, integrated sensing, and native AI capabilities across diverse environments — including terrestrial, aerial, and satellite domains — ...
Bleeping Computer

New AI attack hides data-theft prompts in downscaled images

Researchers have developed a novel attack that steals user data by injecting malicious prompts in images processed by AI systems before delivering them to a large language model. The method relies on ...
Harvard Business Review

To Change Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Communication

Culture is one of the most talked-about priorities in leadership, yet one of the least consistently understood. Executives routinely declare it is a strategic imperative. They launch values campaigns, ...
Fox News

Chinese national sentenced to prison for sabotaging employer's systems with 'kill switch'

A Chinese national living in Texas was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for installing malicious code on his former employer’s systems, including a ...
Live Science

Meta AI takes first step to superintelligence — and Zuckerberg will no longer release the most powerful systems to the public

Artificial Intelligence Scientists just developed a new AI modeled on the human brain — it's outperforming LLMs like ChatGPT at reasoning tasks Artificial Intelligence OpenAI's ChatGPT agent can ...
Medical Xpress

New health record system aims to make sharing info easier, but privacy concerns remain

President Donald Trump has introduced a new effort to help Americans more easily share their health records with doctors, using new technology and artificial intelligence (AI) tools. "Today the dream ...