Physical Sciences

Nvidia Bets on the Classical Side of Quantum Computing

EE Times: On the ground floor of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), MareNostrum 5 sits alongside three new quantum computers housed in an adjoining deconsecrated chapel. The supercomputer, equipped with thousands of Nvidia GPUs, is now connected to the quantum systems….

Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer

TechCrunch: High above the Earth, a new generation of robots designed to keep satellites working longer is replacing its predecessor — quite literally. This week, a spacecraft built and…

The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope tumbled out of control

TechCrunch: A Katalyst Space robot that was launched to grab on to a space telescope and raise it to a higher orbit tumbled out of control after a series…

Optical Tech Would Update a Robot’s AI on the Fly

IEEE Spectrum: Atop a lab bench, Cornell Tech postdoctoral researcher Yifan He positions the lens of an optical receiver almost a meter away from an LED emitting a beam of red light. The computer monitor attached to the receiver takes a…