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Physicists discover new quantum electronic material

MIT, Harvard, and LBNL physicists have discovered a new quantum electronic material, the “kagome metal,” whose atomic structure resembles a Japanese basketweaving pattern and exhibits exotic, quantum behavior.

Splash of Color: Instance Segmentation with Mask R-CNN and TensorFlow

Machine Learning Spots Treasure Trove of Elusive Viruses

Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover nearly 6,000 previously unknown species of virus. The work, presented on 15 March at a meeting organized by the US Department of Energy (DOE), illustrates an emerging tool for exploring the enormous, largely unknown diversity of viruses on Earth.

This $10,000 3D-Printed Electric Car Will Be on the Market in 1 Year

Tech’s Next Big Wave: Big Data Meets Biology

The quest to retrieve, analyze, and leverage that data has become the new gold rush. And a vanguard of tech titans—not to mention a bevy of hot startups—are on the hunt for it.

IBM Built a Computer the Size of a Grain of Salt. Here’s What It’s For

Apps like Waze, Google Maps, and Apple Maps may make traffic conditions worse in some areas, new research suggests

Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street

Elaine Herzberg, 49, was walking her bicycle outside the crosswalk on a four-lane road in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe about 10 p.m. MST Sunday (0400 GMT Monday) when she was struck by the Uber vehicle traveling at about 40 miles per hour (65 km per hour), police said. The car was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel.

Low-power microLED display tech could power future Apple Watches

Apple is reportedly taking a big step toward making its own displays, and it isn’t using the technology you may be most familiar with. According to a Bloomberg report, a secret facility in California close to Apple Park houses engineers developing microLED displays for Apple mobile devices. While Apple has been making its own chips for its mobile devices for a few years, this would be the first time the company has attempted to build its own displays.

This Hat Can Fool a Face Recognition System Into Thinking You’re Moby