Move over human chemists, there are now molecule-sized robot arms that do chemical synthesis with high selectivity and efficiency, and take no vacation. A team of researchers led by chemist David A.

“First, they learned to learn,” may sound like the clichéd opening line of a movie on some fictional robot uprising, but in an inevitable twist of fate, researchers from Washington State University’s ...

Computers can play a pretty mean round of chess and keep up with the best of their human counterparts in other zero-sum games. But teaching them to cooperate and compromise instead of compete? With ...

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A new materials technique has taken cues from Grandma's yarn bag and cutting-edge technology, and it could see us 'solid knitting' whole furniture sets, as well as the fabrics that cover them. What's ...

Researchers developed an algorithm that teaches machines not just to win games, but to cooperate and compromise -- and sometimes do a little trash-talking too. Computers can play a pretty mean round ...