You may have heard of the Webb Telescope, but what exactly is it? The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest optical telescope in space. It can view things that even the Hubble Space Telescope struggles to see. NASA worked with the ESA (European Space Agency) and the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) to develop the JWST which was launched on Christmas, 2021. The James Webb Space Telescope has 4 main objectives:To search for the light of the first stars and galaxies of the big bangTo study galaxy formation and evolutionTo understand star and planet formationTo study planetary systems and the [...]

Neuromorphic Engineering Tobin Thannickal Computers have become an integral part of all aspects of life. Conventional Von-Neumann computers do not possess the intrinsic capabilities to deal with complex data like the human brain. Significant research works have been done to develop computers inspired by the principles of human brain functions. The development of Neuromorphic Engineering is a newly emerging interdisciplinary field that takes inspiration from biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and engineering to design hardware models of neural and sensory systems. The term “neuromorphic” was initially coined in the 1990s by Carver Mead to refer to mixed-signal analog/digital [...]

What is Artificial Intelligence? Tomin Kappiarumalayil Artificial Intelligence… What’s the first thing that comes to mind when hearing this word? Often, we associate this word with machines that look and act like humans, acting at the extremes of malice and benevolence. However, AI is a huge field that encompasses more than just sentient robots. It’s any system that can function independently to solve a problem. We have divided AI into four levels: Reactive, Limited Memory, Theory of Mind, and Self-Aware, where each level brings us closer to true human intelligence. The first level is Reactive AI. As the name states, [...]