Edd Gent

I am a freelance science and technology writer based in Bangalore, India. My main areas of interest are engineering, computing and biology, with a particular focus on the intersections between the three.

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DeepMind’s New Self-Improving Robot Is Quick to Adapt and Learn Fresh Skills

Edd Gent - June 25, 2023

The Dream of Harvesting Solar Power From Space Is Gaining Momentum

Edd Gent - June 18, 2023

Scientists Just Showed How to Make a Quantum Computer Using Sound Waves

Edd Gent - June 9, 2023

A Nasty Virus That Infects Bacteria Could Be Key to Improved Gene Therapies

Edd Gent - June 4, 2023

Generative AI Reconstructs Videos People Are Watching by Reading Their Brain Activity

Edd Gent - May 26, 2023

Silicon Valley Is Reviving the Dream of General-Purpose Humanoid Robots

Edd Gent - May 22, 2023

Microsoft Signs Contract to Buy Power From Nuclear Fusion Reactor by 2028

Edd Gent - May 14, 2023

Scientists Nearly Doubled Yeast Cells’ Longevity With a Clever Genetic Hack

Edd Gent - May 8, 2023

China Wants to Build 3D-Printed Moon Bases Out of Lunar Soil

Edd Gent - May 1, 2023

SpaceX Starship Launch Hailed as a Success Despite Exploding Mid-Flight

Edd Gent - April 21, 2023

Scientists Merge Biology and Technology by 3D Printing Electronics Inside Living Worms

Edd Gent - April 14, 2023

Meta’s New AI Can Pick Out and Cut Any Object in an Image—Even Ones It’s Never Seen Before

Edd Gent - April 10, 2023

The Maximum Human Lifespan Will Rise Dramatically This Century, Researchers Say

Edd Gent - April 2, 2023

The First 3D-Printed Rocket Launch Is a Step Toward Even Greater Access to Space

Edd Gent - March 23, 2023

Solar Panels Floating on Reservoirs Could Provide a Third of the World’s Electricity

Edd Gent - March 20, 2023

An AI Learned to Play Atari 6,000 Times Faster by Reading the Instructions

Edd Gent - March 10, 2023

Industry’s Influence on AI Is Shaping the Technology’s Future—for Better and for Worse

Edd Gent - March 5, 2023

Robots Could Be Doing Almost Half of Our Household Chores Within a Decade

Edd Gent - February 27, 2023

Blue Origin Says It Can Make Solar Panels Out of Moon Dust

Edd Gent - February 19, 2023

Shooting Moon Dust Into Space as a ‘Sunscreen’ for Earth Could Help Stop Climate Change

Edd Gent - February 13, 2023

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A Google DeepMind AI Just Discovered 380,000 New Materials. This Robot Is Cooking Them Up.

November 30, 2023

Brain Implant Sparks Remarkable Recovery in Patients With Severe Brain Injury

December 4, 2023

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