Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Humpback whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions, research finds. […]
Extremely endearing! Big Turtle Between the Roe reversal and the EPA rollback, it’s been a pretty grim week. Bright spots have felt few and far between, but this one may […]
Thermal storage is a bridge to Molten-Salt Reactors. They can be set up rapidly and cheaply and they are an off-the-shelf item. They can use wasted curtailed “renewable” power, and […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have discovered that a molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth. It may […]
Crap! Panel Prices One of the most important materials used in solar panel manufacturing has gone up in price — the biggest jump in eight months — just as demand […]
As an avid researcher, I’m constantly tuned in to progress being made on the stem-cell-derived meat front. We’re still very much on track for widespread production and consumption, given the […]
H2SITE, is a pioneer in on-site hydrogen (H2) production, and just raised 12.5 Million euros in a Series A funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), with participation from […]
When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it’s written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this case, there is indeed a human […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster […]
Space travel is undoubtedly one of the most exciting frontiers in science, especially now that there’s significant private investment from companies like SpaceX — but it comes at a significant […]
Electrek reports that they have obtained inside information for the first time that says Tesla Texas production rate reached 2000-5000 cars per week. Joe Tegtmeyer has daily drone footage of […]
A little under a year ago, the world’s biggest direct air capture (DAC) plant got up and running in Iceland. Christened Orca after the Icelandic word for energy, the plant […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. The size of our primary visual cortex and the amount of brain tissue we […]
Meta-owned Facebook is removing status updates that discuss mailing abortion pills, and has even issued temporary bans to people who tried to post such content, Vice has confirmed. “I will mail […]
Avalanche is a VC-backed, fusion energy start-up based in Seattle, WA. They are designing, testing and building micro-fusion reactors that you can hold in your hand. Their modular reactor design […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New software can perform computerized image editing with electric signals from human brains as […]
While examining eight-year-old data from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, scientists have made a tantalizing new discovery: the “total organic carbon,” a key ingredient of life, is surprisingly high in the […]
Ultra Safe Nuclear has been funded by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate a chargeable, encapsulated nuclear radioisotope battery (called EmberCore) for propulsion and power applications in space. This […]
Stranger Things fans will be familiar with this scene: Eleven, a girl with telekinetic powers, stares intently at a Coke can. Without physically touching the can, she completely crushes it […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new machine learning method to model gene expression levels might improve the identification […]
The best drones for under $100 are ideal for beginners looking to try flying a drone for the first time or parents purchasing a drone as a gift for their […]
Brian and Warren talked in this video about latest developments with Tesla, SpaceX, Boring company and the most important legacy for Elon Musk. Where Tesla will clearly be in two […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have identified a specific bacterial microbe that, when fed to honey bee larvae, […]
Something happened a couple of years back (won’t say what), that made going to the movie theater an incredibly daunting prospect. Luckily, this coincided with some serious advancements in home […]
A team of researchers from China used the Sunway supercomputer to train an AI model with 174 trillion parameters called ‘bagualu,’ which means “alchemist’s pot.” The AI parameters are comparable […]
Less than three years ago, eight-year-old Kruz and his little sister Paizlee lay on a surgical table ready to receive new kidneys. They had both gone through medical treatments that […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Astronomers have created a detailed, three-dimensional image of a dying hypergiant star. The team […]
DJ software powers most of the best dance parties, whether they are 100,000-person festivals rocking the grandest sound systems in the world or pool parties using splash-proof Bluetooth speakers. Even […]
Which Car Companies Goes Bankrupt or Restructures First? They will be losing 50-90% of their legacy auto business from 2024-2028. When and how fast will depend upon their region and […]
In 2020, OpenAI’s machine learning algorithm GPT-3 blew people away when, after ingesting billions of words scraped from the internet, it began spitting out well-crafted sentences. This year, DALL-E 2, […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A virtual reality simulation called Project Shell, lets people take on the body of […]
The best turntables bust the myth that you need to spend a lot of money to get into playing albums on vinyl. Turntable makers have responded to the astronomical rise […]
A team from MIT bubbles could be manufactured directly in outer space, forming an extensive deflective raft to reduce light from the sun. This would be geoeneringeering to fix climate […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Oils and other chemicals plants release after a rainstorm may explain the feelings of […]
The best studio headphones for mixing, recording and creating content are all about delivering natural and accurate sound in a design that’s durable and comfortable enough to wear all day. […]
Attempts to lure married men with attractive come-ons? That’s often how it begins. But if you were in a Moscow hotel and got the inevitable offer (to have sex in a […]
Satellitemap.space has a real-time view of the Starlink low earth orbit satellite constellation. Each dot is a Starlink satellite. You can see how many are over any particular country or […]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Yann LeCun Has a Bold New Vision for the Future of AIMelissa Heikkiläarchive page and Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review“In a draft document shared with MIT […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new technique uses magnetic fields to align gold nanorods while preserving their underlying […]
As much as 20 percent of the global population could actually be better at exploration and curiosity, according to a new study published this week. A team of Cambridge scientists […]
I did some research on Tesla safety using non-Tesla data to address the issue from the AI experts. Some AI experts criticized FSD. I used US, UK government and insurance […]
Reducing carbon emissions from roads, railways, and shipping requires implementing a range of solutions simultaneously. As far as cars are concerned, cutting the number of journeys altogether (by making it […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New research finds that turtles in the wild age slowly and have long lifespans, […]
A vegan subscription service has a lot of explaining to do after a number of people reported intense stomach issues and even organ failure after consuming the plant-based foodstuffs. Over […]
Just under 402 years ago, in August of 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, bound for America. The 100-foot-long-long, triple-masted wooden vessel with canvas sails took more than […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of […]
Near Missile Speak of the devil — Russian President Vladimir Putin has happily announced the country’s so-called “Satan II” rocket is ready for deployment this year. Yesterday, the Independent reported […]
During the 1980s and 90s, I owned a couple of Baskin Robbins stores which were mostly cash businesses during that era. On its way to our commercial bank account, the […]
What if markings on your skin could unlock your phone or get you access to entrance doors? And what if they could also measure your blood pressure or hydration level […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. People of similar desirability are most likely to pair up and have long-lasting and […]
And you’ll never guess who officiated the wedding. Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Good news for American royalty, sometimes controversial climate advocate, and storied king of science programming, Bill Nye the […]
Elon Musk was interviewed by the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley. There were three parts to the interview. There were all kinds of highlights. He explained the reason for the slow […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Circulating breast cancer cells that later form metastases mainly arise during a person’s sleep […]
A tragedy on the high seas! Junkyard Pinball In a bleak financial and maritime saga, the nearly-completed mega cruise ship Global Dream II will never take to the high seas, […]
A little over a year ago, a Scottish company called Orbital Marine Power was getting a two-megawatt tidal turbine up and running in the North Sea. The system was expected […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new biodegradable, plant-based, spray-on coating may offer an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic […]
“No eye-wear or tricks required, simply 3D shapes sharing the very space in which we live.” Levitating Researchers have come up with a new and improved way to levitate objects […]
SpaceX had three successful launches within a 37 hour period. See more 3 launches from 3 SpaceX pads in less than 37 hours pic.twitter.com/CLGdPg8smj — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 20, 2022 […]
The millirobot looked like an adorable cartoon vehicle as it expertly navigated a complex maze. It’s a strange creature: the bottom resembles a collapsed fence; the top, a colander-like basket. […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A robot operating with a popular internet-based artificial intelligence system consistently gravitates to men […]
Modern DJ controllers are quality electronic devices that help you transform the music you love into a performance for listeners that reflects your signature style and skill. Ever since Thomas […]
Digital Therapeutics or DTx in short is one of the latest buzzwords in the digital health ecosystem. Unlike others (NFT, Metaverse just to name a few) however, we see DTx […]
We know several new things about the growth of SpaceX Starlink and plans to increase mass production of the fully reusable Starship. Spacex President and COO Gwynn Shotwell talked about […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Magnetic fields power the tiny crawling robots that scientists are creating to improve drug […]
HDMI modulators are an easy way to stay connected to the latest technology without changing your whole system. Home entertainment technology, especially for televisions and other visual devices, has been […]
China’s battery maker and electric car companies were up from 1.5%-11% on hopes of “extraordinary policies to address the lack in downstream manufacturing companies”. CATL largest battery supplier in the […]
Genes are like Egyptian hieroglyphs. Thanks to advances in whole-genome sequencing, it’s increasingly easy to read each DNA letter. But the strings of A, T, C, and G bring up […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Repeated exposure to hurricanes is linked to adverse psychological symptoms and may be associated […]
It’s because they’re murderers and vandals. Invaders Scientists say they’ve figured out at least part of North America’s invasive, imported fire ant problem by turning a virus that kills them […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new report gives city planners a set of principles and guidelines to equitably […]
Virtual trees might make our brains happy. Bred in Captivity Almost everyone knows the peace and relative calm that comes from walking in nature, whether hiking a mountain or enjoying […]
“Nay, nay, I say! This cannot be,That machines should e’er surpass our art.We are the masters, them the slaves,And thus it ever shall be so!They learn, ‘tis true, but they […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Horses, pigs, and wild horses can distinguish between negative and positive sounds from their […]
It’s literally called “Unreal Margot.” Definitely Deepfaked Maybe it’s Margot Robbie, maybe it’s a deepfake. Nah — the videos that a weird TikTok account literally named “Unreal Margot,” are posting […]
NEWSWEEK requested an op-ed from me about artificial intelligence and my prediction in 2017 that “in about five years” we would enter the First Robotic Empathy Crisis, when some language […]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE This AI Model Tries to Re-create the Mind of Ruth Bader GinsburgPranshu Verma | The Washington Post“The model, called Ask Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is based on 27 years […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Astronomers have identified five examples of a new class of stellar system. They’re not […]
“I have never seen anything like this.” Content warning: This story contains frank conversations about dying and injured animals. Too Hot Cattle are dying by the thousands in Kansas this […]
The Australian Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has installed a room-temperature diamond-based quantum computer developed by Quantum Brilliance. They use synthetic diamonds to run at room temperature. It is a nitrogen-vacancy […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A medication used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian […]
It’s runnin’ up that hill. Reinventing the Wheel An international team of researchers have created a wriggly “odd wheel” robot that can spontaneously roll up an incline, a playful and […]
Bloomberg has predicted that Volkwagen Group will outsell Tesla for battery electric vehicles in 2024 and 2025. This is utterly ridiculous. They project Tesla will cap out at 2.3-2.5 million […]
The number of packages people order—and the number of people ordering packages—isn’t likely to go down anytime in the foreseeable future, and companies are working on ways to get those […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A group of frogs alternately called pumpkin toadlets and flea toads have become so […]
“You can’t look away.” Hiring Freeze Sounds like it might actually pretty easy to get hired at Google — as long as you’re a member of an unusual religious group […]
Home » Space » SpaceX President Targets Producing One Starship Rocket Per Day
SpaceX COO and President Gwynn Shotwell says SpaceX wants to produce a rocket per day. She […]
In late 2021, a 3D printed house went up in Williamsburg, Virginia. The printed portion of the three-bed two-bath home—that is, the exterior walls—took just 22 hours to complete. The […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Rising temperatures are projected to lower yields around the world for “processing tomatoes,” those […]
“Can we travel to other star systems and see if there are alien civilizations?” he mused. CEOs vs Aliens Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the […]
In 2015, I wrote a column, “Going Beyond Micro-Payments to Nano-Payments” where I talked through some of the possible uses for tiny micropayments far smaller than anything possible today. Like […]
A few years ago we wrote about Veebot when we collected the most exciting tasks robots could do in hospitals. (See the recently updated version of the article here.) Veebot […]
There is safety data on cars by model and types of cars. There is insurance and regulator data for whether particular car models are involved in more accidents and if […]
Never gets old. Starship Heights SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shown off the latest view of the space company’s gigantic Starship spacecraft — and it’s honestly so enormous that we’re struggling […]
Home » Energy » Improved LFP Batteries Will Make a $25K Tesla Model 3 in 2026
Jordan Giesege of the Limiting described the 20-35% range improvement possible by increasing […]
Google’s LaMDA software (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) is a sophisticated AI chatbot that produces text in response to user input. According to software engineer Blake Lemoine, LaMDA has achieved […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Around 13,200 years ago, a roving male mastodon died in a bloody mating-season battle […]
Talk about rest and relaxation. Vacation Nation You’d think that Blake Lemoine, the suspended Google engineer who went public with his belief that advanced Google AI is sentient, would be […]
How Can We Usefully Measure Technology Progress? Can we have a scale that is immune to the Technology Singularity? Can we compare humanity on a common scale with animals and […]
AI has done it again. After solving one of the grandest mysteries in biology—predicting protein structure—it decoded how proteins link up into complexes, and dreamed up novel protein structures that […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Humpback whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions, research finds. […]
Extremely endearing! Big Turtle Between the Roe reversal and the EPA rollback, it’s been a pretty grim week. Bright spots have felt few and far between, but this one may […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have discovered that a molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth. It may […]
Crap! Panel Prices One of the most important materials used in solar panel manufacturing has gone up in price — the biggest jump in eight months — just as demand […]
As an avid researcher, I’m constantly tuned in to progress being made on the stem-cell-derived meat front. We’re still very much on track for widespread production and consumption, given the […]
When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it’s written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this case, there is indeed a human […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster […]
Space travel is undoubtedly one of the most exciting frontiers in science, especially now that there’s significant private investment from companies like SpaceX — but it comes at a significant […]
A little under a year ago, the world’s biggest direct air capture (DAC) plant got up and running in Iceland. Christened Orca after the Icelandic word for energy, the plant […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. The size of our primary visual cortex and the amount of brain tissue we […]
Meta-owned Facebook is removing status updates that discuss mailing abortion pills, and has even issued temporary bans to people who tried to post such content, Vice has confirmed. “I will mail […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New software can perform computerized image editing with electric signals from human brains as […]
While examining eight-year-old data from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, scientists have made a tantalizing new discovery: the “total organic carbon,” a key ingredient of life, is surprisingly high in the […]
Stranger Things fans will be familiar with this scene: Eleven, a girl with telekinetic powers, stares intently at a Coke can. Without physically touching the can, she completely crushes it […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new machine learning method to model gene expression levels might improve the identification […]
The best drones for under $100 are ideal for beginners looking to try flying a drone for the first time or parents purchasing a drone as a gift for their […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have identified a specific bacterial microbe that, when fed to honey bee larvae, […]
Something happened a couple of years back (won’t say what), that made going to the movie theater an incredibly daunting prospect. Luckily, this coincided with some serious advancements in home […]
Less than three years ago, eight-year-old Kruz and his little sister Paizlee lay on a surgical table ready to receive new kidneys. They had both gone through medical treatments that […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Astronomers have created a detailed, three-dimensional image of a dying hypergiant star. The team […]
DJ software powers most of the best dance parties, whether they are 100,000-person festivals rocking the grandest sound systems in the world or pool parties using splash-proof Bluetooth speakers. Even […]
In 2020, OpenAI’s machine learning algorithm GPT-3 blew people away when, after ingesting billions of words scraped from the internet, it began spitting out well-crafted sentences. This year, DALL-E 2, […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A virtual reality simulation called Project Shell, lets people take on the body of […]
The best turntables bust the myth that you need to spend a lot of money to get into playing albums on vinyl. Turntable makers have responded to the astronomical rise […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Oils and other chemicals plants release after a rainstorm may explain the feelings of […]
The best studio headphones for mixing, recording and creating content are all about delivering natural and accurate sound in a design that’s durable and comfortable enough to wear all day. […]
Attempts to lure married men with attractive come-ons? That’s often how it begins. But if you were in a Moscow hotel and got the inevitable offer (to have sex in a […]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Yann LeCun Has a Bold New Vision for the Future of AIMelissa Heikkiläarchive page and Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review“In a draft document shared with MIT […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new technique uses magnetic fields to align gold nanorods while preserving their underlying […]
As much as 20 percent of the global population could actually be better at exploration and curiosity, according to a new study published this week. A team of Cambridge scientists […]
Reducing carbon emissions from roads, railways, and shipping requires implementing a range of solutions simultaneously. As far as cars are concerned, cutting the number of journeys altogether (by making it […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New research finds that turtles in the wild age slowly and have long lifespans, […]
A vegan subscription service has a lot of explaining to do after a number of people reported intense stomach issues and even organ failure after consuming the plant-based foodstuffs. Over […]
Just under 402 years ago, in August of 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, bound for America. The 100-foot-long-long, triple-masted wooden vessel with canvas sails took more than […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of […]
Near Missile Speak of the devil — Russian President Vladimir Putin has happily announced the country’s so-called “Satan II” rocket is ready for deployment this year. Yesterday, the Independent reported […]
During the 1980s and 90s, I owned a couple of Baskin Robbins stores which were mostly cash businesses during that era. On its way to our commercial bank account, the […]
What if markings on your skin could unlock your phone or get you access to entrance doors? And what if they could also measure your blood pressure or hydration level […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. People of similar desirability are most likely to pair up and have long-lasting and […]
And you’ll never guess who officiated the wedding. Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Good news for American royalty, sometimes controversial climate advocate, and storied king of science programming, Bill Nye the […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Circulating breast cancer cells that later form metastases mainly arise during a person’s sleep […]
A tragedy on the high seas! Junkyard Pinball In a bleak financial and maritime saga, the nearly-completed mega cruise ship Global Dream II will never take to the high seas, […]
A little over a year ago, a Scottish company called Orbital Marine Power was getting a two-megawatt tidal turbine up and running in the North Sea. The system was expected […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new biodegradable, plant-based, spray-on coating may offer an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic […]
“No eye-wear or tricks required, simply 3D shapes sharing the very space in which we live.” Levitating Researchers have come up with a new and improved way to levitate objects […]
The millirobot looked like an adorable cartoon vehicle as it expertly navigated a complex maze. It’s a strange creature: the bottom resembles a collapsed fence; the top, a colander-like basket. […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A robot operating with a popular internet-based artificial intelligence system consistently gravitates to men […]
Modern DJ controllers are quality electronic devices that help you transform the music you love into a performance for listeners that reflects your signature style and skill. Ever since Thomas […]
Digital Therapeutics or DTx in short is one of the latest buzzwords in the digital health ecosystem. Unlike others (NFT, Metaverse just to name a few) however, we see DTx […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Magnetic fields power the tiny crawling robots that scientists are creating to improve drug […]
HDMI modulators are an easy way to stay connected to the latest technology without changing your whole system. Home entertainment technology, especially for televisions and other visual devices, has been […]
Genes are like Egyptian hieroglyphs. Thanks to advances in whole-genome sequencing, it’s increasingly easy to read each DNA letter. But the strings of A, T, C, and G bring up […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Repeated exposure to hurricanes is linked to adverse psychological symptoms and may be associated […]
It’s because they’re murderers and vandals. Invaders Scientists say they’ve figured out at least part of North America’s invasive, imported fire ant problem by turning a virus that kills them […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new report gives city planners a set of principles and guidelines to equitably […]
Virtual trees might make our brains happy. Bred in Captivity Almost everyone knows the peace and relative calm that comes from walking in nature, whether hiking a mountain or enjoying […]
“Nay, nay, I say! This cannot be,That machines should e’er surpass our art.We are the masters, them the slaves,And thus it ever shall be so!They learn, ‘tis true, but they […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Horses, pigs, and wild horses can distinguish between negative and positive sounds from their […]
It’s literally called “Unreal Margot.” Definitely Deepfaked Maybe it’s Margot Robbie, maybe it’s a deepfake. Nah — the videos that a weird TikTok account literally named “Unreal Margot,” are posting […]
NEWSWEEK requested an op-ed from me about artificial intelligence and my prediction in 2017 that “in about five years” we would enter the First Robotic Empathy Crisis, when some language […]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE This AI Model Tries to Re-create the Mind of Ruth Bader GinsburgPranshu Verma | The Washington Post“The model, called Ask Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is based on 27 years […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Astronomers have identified five examples of a new class of stellar system. They’re not […]
“I have never seen anything like this.” Content warning: This story contains frank conversations about dying and injured animals. Too Hot Cattle are dying by the thousands in Kansas this […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A medication used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian […]
It’s runnin’ up that hill. Reinventing the Wheel An international team of researchers have created a wriggly “odd wheel” robot that can spontaneously roll up an incline, a playful and […]
The number of packages people order—and the number of people ordering packages—isn’t likely to go down anytime in the foreseeable future, and companies are working on ways to get those […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A group of frogs alternately called pumpkin toadlets and flea toads have become so […]
“You can’t look away.” Hiring Freeze Sounds like it might actually pretty easy to get hired at Google — as long as you’re a member of an unusual religious group […]
In late 2021, a 3D printed house went up in Williamsburg, Virginia. The printed portion of the three-bed two-bath home—that is, the exterior walls—took just 22 hours to complete. The […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Rising temperatures are projected to lower yields around the world for “processing tomatoes,” those […]
“Can we travel to other star systems and see if there are alien civilizations?” he mused. CEOs vs Aliens Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the […]
In 2015, I wrote a column, “Going Beyond Micro-Payments to Nano-Payments” where I talked through some of the possible uses for tiny micropayments far smaller than anything possible today. Like […]
A few years ago we wrote about Veebot when we collected the most exciting tasks robots could do in hospitals. (See the recently updated version of the article here.) Veebot […]
Never gets old. Starship Heights SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shown off the latest view of the space company’s gigantic Starship spacecraft — and it’s honestly so enormous that we’re struggling […]
Google’s LaMDA software (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) is a sophisticated AI chatbot that produces text in response to user input. According to software engineer Blake Lemoine, LaMDA has achieved […]
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Around 13,200 years ago, a roving male mastodon died in a bloody mating-season battle […]
Talk about rest and relaxation. Vacation Nation You’d think that Blake Lemoine, the suspended Google engineer who went public with his belief that advanced Google AI is sentient, would be […]
AI has done it again. After solving one of the grandest mysteries in biology—predicting protein structure—it decoded how proteins link up into complexes, and dreamed up novel protein structures that […]