OpenAI Patents a Circuit That Runs Calculations Faster by Switching Math Types Automatically
OpenAI has filed a patent for a compute engine that can flip between two different styles of math on demand, and powers…
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Disney Patents a System That Projects Images Onto Moving, Reflective Surfaces in Real Time
A shiny, rippling costume or a flowing metallic fabric is basically the worst canvas imaginable for a digital projector. Disney just filed…
Samsung Patents a Radar System That Cross-Checks Its Own Angle Readings
Radar sensors often guess wrong about where an object sits in 3D space because measuring angles in two directions at once is…
Google Patents a Two-Track Noise-Cancellation Chip That Saves Battery
Google is rethinking how noise-cancellation chips work, splitting the job across two parallel processing tracks so your headphones can react fast to…
Samsung Patents a Touch-Sensing Fix for the Edges of Its Displays
Touching the edge of a screen has always been messier than touching the middle, Samsung has a patent for exactly that fix.
Sony Patents Earbuds That Adjust Ambient Sound Based on Who's Speaking
Sony is patenting a pair of wearable audio devices that learn the acoustic fingerprint of a specific voice, then filter the world…
Sony's New Patent Reveals Tech That Tricks Your Inner Ear Into Feeling Motion
Sony has filed a patent for a device that stimulates the vestibular system, the part of your inner ear that tells your…
Samsung Patents a Water-Based Method for Depositing Chip-Grade Molybdenum Films
Samsung has filed a patent for a method of building ultra-thin molybdenum metal films on a chip substrate one atomic layer at…
Nvidia Patents an Automated Grading System for Robot-Controlling AI Models
Training a robot AI is only half the problem. Knowing which version of that AI is actually worth shipping is the other…
Google Patent Aims to Let Plain English Commands Direct Real-World Robots
Getting a robot to do what you say is harder than it sounds. Google has filed a patent for a system that…
Samsung Patents a Robot Hand That Adjusts Its Grip Based on What It's Holding
A robot that knows how to pick something up is useful. A robot that also knows how to set it down correctly…
Sony's New Patent Teaches Pet Robots to Walk Without the Clomping
Sony is working on a way to make legged robots walk almost silently by briefly cutting power to each leg just before…
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