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The MIT Orbital Capacity Assessment Tool lets users model the long-term future space environment to map space debris. | Continue reading
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The UK’s high-powered DragonFire laser weapon just shot down its first drones — bringing it one step closer to the battlefield. | Continue reading
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His fame extended far beyond the field of physics, as Einstein played major roles in politics, media, and even the everyday affairs of life. | Continue reading
A new study shows how we could study the icy plumes of Europa and Enceladus without damaging any complex organic molecules in the process. | Continue reading
A gene-edited pig liver that filtered the blood of a person who was brain dead for 72 hours could one day help people with liver failure. | Continue reading
While electric vehicles (EVs) have higher upfront costs, some claim they are cheaper over their lifetimes due to lower fuel and maintenance costs. | Continue reading
General purpose robots developed by robotics startup Figure are going to be deployed at a BMW Manufacturing plant. | Continue reading
Genocide historian Omer Bartov says studying his particularly challenging subject has made him more mentally resilient. | Continue reading
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Beaming focused ultrasound waves into the heads of Alzheimer’s patients helped a drug bypass the blood-brain barrier. | Continue reading
MIT engineers designed an ingestible capsule that vibrates within the stomach, creating an illusory sense of fullness and reducing appetite. | Continue reading
From super-hyped AI assistants to apps that translate babies’ cries, CES 2024 has given us a glimpse at the tech of tomorrow, today. | Continue reading
Artists unhappy with their work being used by generative AI have are using "data poisoning" to mess with the algorithm. | Continue reading
Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has unveiled a hydrogen VTOL it says could carry three passengers more than 1,000 miles without refueling. | Continue reading
Microsoft has launched Copilot Pro, a premium subscription service that makes its AI companion accessible to more people in more contexts. | Continue reading
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The first working graphene semiconductor outperformed silicon, suggesting that the supermaterial could be the future of electronics. | Continue reading
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As antidepressants will soon be a $16B industry, the chemical imbalance theory suits business interests better than health interests. | Continue reading