Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Using Minecraft to unboggle the robot mind Posted: 08 Jun 2015 09:02 AM PDT Researchers are developing a new algorithm to help robots better plan their actions in complex environments. It's designed to help robots be more useful in the real world, but it's being developed with the help of a virtual world -- that of the video game Minecraft.

Futuristic components on silicon chips, fabricated successfully Posted: 08 Jun 2015 08:15 AM PDT Scientists have developed a relatively simple, robust and versatile process for growing crystals made from compound semiconductor materials that will allow them be integrated onto silicon wafers -- an important step toward making future computer chips that will allow integrated circuits to continue shrinking in size and cost even as they increase in performance.