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Artificial Intelligence

See How AI Generates Images from Text

Sophie Bushwick, Matthew Twombly and Amanda Hobbs

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool Pinpoints Genetic Mutations That Cause Disease

Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine

Electronics

This Efficiency-Obsessed Psychologist (and Mother of 11) Revolutionized Kitchen Design

Katie Hafner, Johanna Mayer and The Lost Women of Science Initiative

Online Ads Can Infect Your Device with Spyware

An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it

Claire Seungeun Lee and The Conversation US

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

See How AI Generates Images from Text

Sophie Bushwick, Matthew Twombly and Amanda Hobbs

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool Pinpoints Genetic Mutations That Cause Disease

Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine

Electronics

This Efficiency-Obsessed Psychologist (and Mother of 11) Revolutionized Kitchen Design

Katie Hafner, Johanna Mayer and The Lost Women of Science Initiative

Biotech

New Soft Electrode Unfolds inside the Skull

Simon Makin

Privacy

Satellite Internet Companies Could Help Break Authoritarianism

Pouria Nazemi | Opinion

Robotics

This Insect-Sized Robot Can Carry 22 Times Its Own Weight

Katharine Sanderson and Nature magazine

Privacy

Here’s How to Actually Keep Kids and Teens Safe Online

Lauren Leffer

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Natural Disasters

Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure

Lauren Leffer

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Natural Disasters

Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure

Here’s why disasters like Libya’s dam collapses happen and how to prevent them

Here’s How to Actually Keep Kids and Teens Safe Online

Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world...

Artificial Intelligence

Why Japan Is Building Its Own Version of ChatGPT

Some Japanese researchers feel that AI systems trained on foreign languages cannot grasp the intricacies of Japanese language and culture

Tim Hornyak and Nature magazine

Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool Pinpoints Genetic Mutations That Cause Disease

Researchers have adapted the AI network to search for genetic changes linked to ill health

Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine

This Insect-Sized Robot Can Carry 22 Times Its Own Weight

The four-legged miniature machine is powered by tiny explosions

Katharine Sanderson and Nature magazine

Why High-Speed Bullet Trains Won’t Work in the U.S. Right Now

Amtrak will soon get 28 high-speed rail cars. But they won't operate at high speeds because Amtrak tracks are outdated

Minho Kim and E&E News

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Spotlight on Women in Science

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Artificial Intelligence

These Researchers Used AI to Design a Completely New 'Animal Robot'

“Xenobots” are living, swimming self-powered robots that measure less than a millimeter across. They are evolved by artificial intelligence and built out of frog stem cells—and they could open new medical frontiers...

March 6, 2023

Privacy

Roe v. Wade Was Overturned: Here's How Your Phone Could Be Used to Spy on You

June 24, 2022

Automobiles

Did Your Catalytic Converter Get Stolen? The Pandemic--and Rhodium--Could Share Some Blame

December 20, 2021

Computing

What is 'The Cloud' and How Does it Pervade Our Lives?

December 1, 2021

Energy

What Is a Smart Grid, and How Might One Protect Our Energy Future?

November 4, 2021

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Scientists Are Beginning to Learn the Language of Bats and Bees Using AI

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Scientists Are Beginning to Learn the Language of Bats and Bees Using AI

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