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Mathematical theory predicts self-organized learning in real neurons

“An international collaboration between researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan, the University of Tokyo, and University College London has demonstrated that self-organization of neurons as they “learn” follows a mathematical theory called the free energy …

MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials

“Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. Two of humanity’s most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the …

Morse code over Wifi

“From a client on the local network, I can send a message to a PSoC6 BT/WLAN board and the led blinks the message in Morse code. The project simply blinks the onboard LED to represent a message in Morse …

Multi-Purpose IO Card

“When you need a bunch of buttons. encoders and a display when designing your next project, but don’t want the mess of a breadboard. When we are working on a prototype, we always need access to pushbuttons, encoders and …

Muon G-2 Doubles Down With Latest Measurement, Explores Uncharted Territory in Search of New Physics

“Scientists working on Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment released the world’s most precise measurement yet of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, bringing particle physics closer to the ultimate showdown between theory and experiment that may uncover new …

mysoltrk - a solar tracker, reinvented

“A different approach for a solar tracker, alternative movements, to be installed on the outside, to recharge devices We want to create a new, different version of solar tracker, to increase the yield of solar panels. Our challenge is create …

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing

“The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July …

NASA’s Juno Is Getting Ever Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io

“The spinning, solar-powered spacecraft will take another look of the fiery Jovian moon on July 30. When NASA’s Juno mission flies by Jupiter’s fiery moon Io on Sunday, July 30, the spacecraft will be making its closest approach …

NASA’s Space-Based Quantum Science Lab Keeps Getting Better

“The agency’s Cold Atom Lab is getting its second major upgrade and will be using it to explore the quantum realm. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a major hardware update for NASA’s Cold Atom Lab lifted off aboard a …

New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation

“An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star located in the Corvus constellation. An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in …