IBM's New Patent Wants AI to Hunt Down the Hidden Defects Disrupting Its Quantum Computers
Quantum computers are plagued by tiny, unpredictable energy traps inside their hardware — and IBM wants a machine learning model to hunt…
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IBM Patents a Way to Snap Quantum Computer Chambers Together Like Building Blocks
Quantum computers have to run at temperatures colder than outer space — and right now, that's a serious bottleneck on how big…
IBM Patents an AI That Designs App Screens From a Requirements List
IBM has patented a system where an AI reads a list of app requirements and then designs the screens — buttons, menus,…
IBM's New Patent Moves Malware Scanning Off the Main Server to a Dedicated Device
IBM wants to take the heavy lifting of malware scanning off your main server and hand it to a dedicated storage device…
IBM's New Patent Finds a Better Performer and Puts Them in Your Training Session
IBM is patenting a system that watches you practice a skill, grades your performance in real time, then finds someone who does…
Samsung's New Patent Gives Each Fold Its Own Protective Layer to Stop Cracking
Folding a screen once is hard enough — folding it twice, without the surface cracking or creasing unevenly, is an entirely different…
Samsung Patents a Pixel That Bounces Light Back Instead of Letting It Escape
Samsung is patenting a pixel design that essentially bounces light back through the sensor's detector instead of letting it escape — a…
Samsung's Latest Patent Pulls the Control Chip Off the Screen Itself
Samsung Display has filed a patent that physically separates the chip controlling a screen from the screen itself — both sitting on…
Samsung's New Patent Gives Red, Green, and Blue Pixels Their Own Resting Voltage
Every pixel on your screen sits at a resting voltage between frames — and Samsung thinks setting a different resting point for…
Samsung's New Patent Rethinks What's Inside a Foldable Screen to Help It Last Longer
Samsung Display is patenting a way to slot a specially chosen material directly into the cushion layer beneath a display panel —…
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