Scientific breakthroughs rely on decades of diligent work and expertise, sprinkled with flashes of ingenuity and, sometimes, serendipity.
What if we could speed up this...
Aviation has proven to be one of the most stubbornly difficult industries to decarbonize. But a new roadmap outlined by University of Cambridge researchers...
For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the predictions of the standard...
Roughly 20 years ago, at the dawn of YouTube, a video of a sneezing baby panda—and its mom’s gasp in surprise—captured the internet’s heart.
With...
TECH
AI’s Hungry Maw Drives Massive $100B Investment Plan by Microsoft and BlackRock
Benj Edwards | Ars Technica
"The partnership initially aims to raise $30 billion in...
DNA is nature’s computing device.
Unlike data centers, DNA is incredibly compact. These molecules package an entire organism’s genetic blueprint into tiny but sophisticated structures...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OpenAI Announces a New AI Model, Code-Named Strawberry, That Solves Difficult Problems Step by Step
Will Knight | Wired
"The company today announced a new...
Nuclear fusion has experienced something of a renaissance in recent years with a host of startups and governments seriously pursuing the idea. UK scientists...
Concerns about the environmental impact of AI have prompted big tech firms to explore exotic options for reducing their emissions. Now, Meta plans to...
ROBOTICS
This Could Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution
Will Knight | Wired
"In 2012, Amazon quietly acquired a robotics startup called Kiva Systems, a move that...
