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Siemens unearths student talent with virtual competition
Siemens has unearthed the next generation of engineering, technology and business talent through an innovative, virtual competition which challenged students to design a smart,…
North West the perfect breeding ground for unicorns
The North West of England has been revealed as the perfect breeding ground for tech start-ups, scale-ups and unicorns. This is due to its…
Radius of Helium nucleus was measured five times more precisely
In experiments at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, an international research collaboration with ETH Zurich involvement has measured the radius of the atomic nucleus…
Highly adaptive machine learning system
MIT researchers have developed a type of neural network that learns on the job, not just during its training phase. These flexible algorithms, dubbed…
Good news about superintelligent AI
It may be theoretically impossible for humans to control a superintelligent AI, a new study finds. Worse still, the research also quashes any hope for detecting such an…
Significant measurements in femtosecond range are done
Ultrafast science is pursued at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). An international consortium of scientists, initiated by Reinhard Kienberger, Professor of Laser and…
Fast customised brains for robots
Contemporary robots can move quickly. “The motors are fast, and they’re powerful,” says Sabrina Neuman. Yet in complex situations, like interactions with people, robots…
EU grant for quantum computers research at TUM
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded five Consolidator Grants to scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The recipients will use the…
Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene can contain novel topological phases of matter
A sheet of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene can host novel topological phases of matter, a study has revealed. Magic-angle twisted graphene, first discovered in…