Feb 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Detailed virtual copies of physical objects, called digital twins, are opening doors for better products across automotive, health care, aerospace and other industries. According to a new study, cybersecurity may also fit neatly into the digital twin portfolio. As more robots and other manufacturing equipment...
A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center
Feb 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For two decades, scientists have observed an elongated object named X7 near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and wondered what it was. Was it pulled off a larger structure nearby? Was its unusual form the result of stellar winds...
Researchers create single-photon emitters exactly where they are needed
Feb 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In the very near future, quantum computers are expected to revolutionize the way we compute, with new approaches to database searches, AI systems, simulations and more. But to achieve such novel quantum technology applications, photonic integrated circuits which can effectively control photonic quantum states –...
Robotic bees and roots offer hope of healthier environment and sufficient food
Feb 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The robotic bee replicants home in on the unsuspecting queen of a hive. But unlike the rebellious replicants in the 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner, these ones are here to work. Combining miniature robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the plan is for the...