Thursday - May 4 2023, 11:14 UTC - 1 year ago

In a recent discovery, researchers from the University of Kansas have challenged the long-held belief that cycads - a group of gymnosperms - are living fossils. Their analysis of an 80-million-year old Fossil uncovered in California reveals that cycads had in fact changed over the years, thereby competing the narrative of evolution as seen in other organisms.

Thursday - May 4 2023, 09:16 UTC - 1 year ago

Using ESO's VLT telescope, researchers have discovered the fingerprints of the explosions of the first stars in very distant gas clouds. These first stars contained only hydrogen and helium and released elements like carbon, oxygen and magnesium when they detonated in a supernova. The team found 3 distant clouds in the early universe that contained these elements and lack of iron, the fingerprint of low energy supernovae explosions.

Thursday - May 4 2023, 07:24 UTC - 1 year ago

Robotics presents a set of possible solutions with the potential to fill gaps in both labor and elderly care, with competitors vying for a share of the market. These range from Tesla Teslabot, SanctuaryAI and Figure.ai, to Xiaomi’s CyberOne, Agility Robotics Digit, and Boston Dynamics military-grade robots, with a need amounting to 3-5 million humanoid robots in the USA alone by 2030. AI is at the core of the robotics industry, making continued innovation key for a successful robotic industry and the capability of bridging the labor and elderly care gaps.

Thursday - May 4 2023, 05:53 UTC - 1 year ago

Geoffrey Hinton, a renowned AI researcher and one of the founders of deep learning, recently announced his stepping down from Google to speak more openly on the potential harms of artificial intelligence. At recent event in EmTech Digital, he warned that AI could replace mankind and suggested that creating AI with moral lessons may be necessary. His warnings serve as a reminder for us to remain vigilant about the responsible development of AI.

Thursday - May 4 2023, 04:43 UTC - 1 year ago

In 1936, Alan Turing wrote a seminal paper that provided a concrete answer to the question of what can be computed in the form of an abstract machine called the Turing machine. When given an input, Turing machines halt and accept or reject the input based on a table of rules and the symbols on a tape.

Thursday - May 4 2023, 03:38 UTC - 1 year ago

Scientists at the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology and Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands have just published new findings on the features of fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), a rare type of childhood liver cancer. With the help of innovative technologies and mini liver organoids, researchers uncovered the probable cell-of-origin of one of FLC tumor types and the importance of changing different gene functions in the onset of FLC. This will be a valuable step towards developing better and more effective treatments in the future.

Thursday - May 4 2023, 02:29 UTC - 1 year ago

Recent research has revealed a worrying trend about the H3N2 dog flu virus; it is suspected that the virus may be mutating into a mammal-adapted form of bird flu, which has the potential to infect humans. Research has been conducted on 4,000 dog samples and 6 deliberately infected dogs, painting a strong picture that the virus is better able to recognize human cell receptors. Further research is needed in order to gain a greater understanding of the implications of this.

Thursday - May 4 2023, 01:15 UTC - 1 year ago

Holger Schmidt, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, and his group have developed a deep neural network that can detect biomarkers with 99.8% accuracy in real time and without the need of internet connection. This system is designed to make it accessible, feasible, and portable for point-of-care applications, and can be repurposed for planetary exploration, environmental monitoring, and even searches for origins of life.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 23:24 UTC - 1 year ago

This week's big news is that Geoffrey Hinton is leaving Google after 10 years and OpenAI is launching an 'incognito' mode for its AI chatbot. Meanwhile, Spawning has been developing an opt-out feature for images from the LAION data set. These developments show the importance of AI consent and the need for more control over data in an increasingly automated world.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 21:24 UTC - 1 year ago

For the first time astronomers have observed a star engulfing a planet, offering insights into what could be the fate of our own solar system. This event is extremely rare and only happens a few times each year across the entire Milky Way. Scientists used the Gemini Observatory and NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to observe the telltale signs of a star expanding to engulf one of its planets, the ultimate fate, when our Sun enters its death throes in about five billion years.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 20:09 UTC - 1 year ago

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has revealed that two of four comatose dying patients experienced a potential surge in gamma waves at the point of death, implying the possibility of near-death experiences.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 18:13 UTC - 1 year ago

Research team led by Xiaoping Fan and Ying Zhao presented a new edge sampling algorithm called edge-based multi-class blue noise (E-MCBN) to solve problems related to existing sampling method EOD-ES in MSV (massive sequence view). E-MCBN could effectively reduce visual clutter, make the sample results stable and balanced, and preserve outliers.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 16:17 UTC - 1 year ago

Y-ball, a mysterious class of 'strange metals' considered crucial for the development of advanced quantum materials, was probed experimentally by firing gamma rays at it using a synchrotron, which revealed unusual fluctuations in its electrical charge. Researchers at Rutgers University were able to explain this phenomenon by understanding how the electrons hop in and out of the atoms, causing their charge to fluctuate at a slow enough rate to be seen by Mossbauer spectroscopy.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 14:25 UTC - 1 year ago

The major US tech companies like Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta are pouring huge investments into large language model (LLM) and artificial intelligence (AI) to power their products and user experiences. However, these investments come with a price, as hundreds of employees have been laid off to make way for AI automation.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 13:05 UTC - 1 year ago

Stanford researchers have developed a new, eco-friendly method of producing ammonia. This method is done in an everyday environment and uses up to 50 times less energy than the traditional Haber-Bosch process. It utilizes a catalyst made of an iron oxide called magnetite and a synthetic membrane invented in the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences' research lab. The chemical process generates ammonia, which serves as a foundation for the creation of chemical fertilizers used for agricultural crops.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 11:35 UTC - 1 year ago

The EV market in India is gaining momentum as the country looks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and combat air pollution. The Indian government has set an ambitious target for EV adoption in India which has received significant support from the government, corporate sector, and local players. Ola Electric Mobility, Ather Energy, and other urban mobility companies have made an impact in this market due to competitive pricing, innovative technology, and aggressive market penetration.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 10:03 UTC - 1 year ago

Our new research focuses on a non-biological system that uses a network of nanowires to mimic the neurons and synapses in the brain. With reinforcement learning implemented, the network's memory performance displayed memory performance similar to humans.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 08:43 UTC - 1 year ago

Ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULXs) produce extreme amounts of energy and exceed the Eddington limit by 100 to 500 times, causing scientists to be puzzled. A recent study using NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) confirmed that ULXs definitely break the Eddington limit. This could be due to the ULXs' high magnetic fields, which distort the atoms and reduce the photons' ability to push away, thus allowing for such bright cosmic objects.

Wednesday - May 3 2023, 07:14 UTC - 1 year ago

The Zoonomia Project is a massive data set of the DNA sequences of over 240 modern-day species worldwide spanning the last 100 million years. The project is dedicated to understanding mammalian genome evolution as well as human disease and traits, and was led by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Nearly 10 percent of the human genome was found to be conserved across species, and is especially useful in understanding human disease, helping to identify at-risk species, and preserving biodiversity.