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21/06/2023

Advanced neuroprosthetics are here, and they could hook our brains into the Internet of Things.

21/06/2023

Shape-shifting space robots help firefighters on Earth
A NASA researcher has found a terrestrial use for her tech.

The designer of a new type of rover for NASA has found a way to make her space robots useful to firefighters on Earth.

21/06/2023

New “AI doctor” predicts risk of death with 85% accuracy
Some of its predictions were better than those made by a team of doctors.

A new AI was able to make accurate predictions about patients’ risk of death, readmittance, and more by analyzing medical notes.

21/06/2023

Google unveils AI try-on feature for shopping
It uses generative AI to put clothes on a model that looks like you.

Google’s AI-powered virtual try-on feature lets shoppers see what an article of clothing would look like on a wide range of models.

21/06/2023

GitHub CEO says Copilot will write 80% of code “sooner than later”
Thomas Dohmke explains how AI will change the way we code, work, and learn — and could even change the future of innovation itself.

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke answers the questions AI-powered development raises about the future of innovation itself.

21/06/2023

Scientists are growing animals in artificial wombs. Humans might be next.

Artificial wombs promise to give people a way to have biological children without putting their own health at risk.

21/06/2023

Can “terraforming” turn Mars or the moon into Earth 2.0?
With enough nukes, asteroids, and solar shields, we may be able to create a new home for humanity.

Terraforming — the hypothetical process of making another place “Earth-like” — could allow us to create humanity's next home.

21/06/2023

Insulin grown in lettuce can be taken orally
Compared to a lot of synthetic insulin, it appears to be cheaper, better, and easier to distribute.

New synthetic insulin harvested from lettuce plants can be made cheaply, taken orally, and transported at room temperature.

19/06/2023

Our fusion moment has arrived. We can’t afford to let it pass

The House Science Energy Subcommittee hearing on fusion that I chaired this week made it clear that the process that our sun and stars use to generate energy is finally within our grasp — progressi…

19/06/2023

Scientists Create Human Embryo-Like Structures with Stem Cells

To better understand early pregnancy loss without using actual human embryos, scientists employed stem cells to create models that mimic this stage of development

19/06/2023

'Green light' given for first thorium molten salt nuclear reactor in China

China intends to construct a nuclear reactor with a capacity of 373 MWt by 2030 if the experimental TMSR-LF1 molten salt thorium nuclear reactor succeeds.

18/06/2023

AI startup Figure raises $70 million to build humanoid robots

Figure, a startup that wants to build general-purpose humanoid robots, has raised $70 million from investors led by Parkway Venture Capital in its first external round, the company said on Wednesday.