Technology

A novel approach to testing for the presence of the virus that causes Covid-19 may result in tests that are faster, less expensive, and potentially less prone to mistakes than current detection methods. Though the work, which is based on quantum effects, is still theoretical, the researchers believe that these detectors could be adapted to detect virtually any virus. Changhao Li, an MIT doctoral student, Paola Cappellaro, a professor of nuclear science and engineering and physics, and Rouholla Soleyman and Mohammad Kohandel of the University of Waterloo describe the new…

Google Chrome is getting a slew of new features that will make online shopping more enjoyable. Users may now use the browser to keep track of the things they’ve been eyeing. Google Chrome will now notify users when the prices of things they want drop. The feature is already being rolled out to users in the United States. Only Android users will be able to use the feature. The capability will be available to iOS users in the coming weeks, according to Google. The new “Track Prices” tool will notify…

Novel theorem demonstrates convolutional neural networks can always be trained on quantum computers, overcoming threat of ‘barren plateaus’ in optimization problems. Convolutional neural networks running on quantum computers have sparked a lot of interest because of their ability to analyse quantum data better than traditional computers. While the applicability of artificial neural networks for huge data sets has been limited due to a basic solvability problem known as “barren plateaus,” new research solves that Achilles heel with a rigorous argument that guarantees scalability. “The way you construct a quantum neural…

There is a massive international effort going to develop a computer that can use quantum physics to do computations of unparalleled complexity. While there are still major technological barriers to overcome in order to build such a quantum computer, today’s early prototypes are capable of incredible feats. For instance, consider the formation of a new phase of matter known as a “time crystal.” A time crystal, like a crystal’s structure in space, repeats in time and, more crucially, does so eternally and without any further energy input – similar to…

Deep tech startup specialising in optical sensors and edge analytics collaborates with BOEM to pioneer a new method of discovering cleantech resources on the seafloor. Impossible Sensing, a deep tech start-up based in St. Louis that specialises in optical sensors and edge analytics, is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to pioneer a new way to discover cleantech resources on the seafloor. VIPER, a game-changing technology developed by Impossible Sensing, sends robotic laboratories to the ocean’s depths for the first time to identify…

PyTorch Live was unveiled during PyTorch Developer Day.  PyTorch was publicly launched by Meta back in January 2017, when the company was still known as Facebook.  PyTorch Live, a library of tools designed to make it simple to create on-device mobile ML demos “in minutes,” has been announced by Meta. PyTorch Live, which was introduced at PyTorch Developer Day, allows anyone to create mobile ML demo apps using JavaScript, the world’s most popular programming language. While no on-device AI demos are currently available, Meta claims that functionality is on the…