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This light-powered AI can spot deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy ↗
UCLA researchers built an AI system that uses light to analyze more than a dozen videos simultaneously, detecting deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy.
MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI ↗
A new AI control system lets MIT’s tiny flying robot move with insect-like agility, boosting its speed by about 450 percent and allowing it to pull off 10 somersaults in 11 seconds.
This tiny organism can shrink to one quarter its size in milliseconds ↗
A single-celled organism can shrink to one-quarter of its length in milliseconds using a remarkable calcium-powered protein “fishnet.” Scientists hope its unusual machinery could inspire artificial muscles capable of…
AI uncovers hidden Ozempic side effects across 400,000 Reddit posts ↗
AI analysis of 400,000 Reddit posts found that users of drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound reported unexpected symptoms including menstrual changes, chills, hot flashes, and fatigue.
Scientists just made quantum computer operations 1,000 times faster ↗
Researchers have found a way to perform certain quantum operations more than 1,000 times faster, cutting thousands of repeated control cycles down to just one.
Scientists find a way to slash computer memory energy use by orders of magnitude ↗
Scientists have devised a new way to switch magnetic computer memory while using far less energy than today's leading technologies.
AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react ↗
Princeton researchers have tested an AI system that can monitor and control fusion plasma in milliseconds, reacting far faster than a human operator.
AI searched 100 million possibilities and found a cheaper way to 3D-print a NASA rocket alloy ↗
Researchers used AI to search through more than 100 million possible settings for 3D-printing a high-performance NASA alloy.
A hidden “on switch” in human DNA has finally been decoded ↗
Researchers have used AI to uncover the DNA signature of a key genetic “switch” involved in turning genes on.
Tiny robots powered by light can hunt down and collect bacteria ↗
Researchers have built microscopic, light-driven robots that can rapidly navigate through liquid, collect bacteria, and deposit them in chosen locations.
Scientists turn DNA into a memory device that uses 100x less power ↗
Researchers combined synthetic DNA with a semiconductor to create an ultra-low-power memory device capable of storing and processing information in the same place.
Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjecture ↗
A mathematician working at Anthropic says he used the AI model Claude Fable 5 to uncover a remarkably simple counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a famous problem that has resisted mathematicians for more than a…
New AI blood test predicts heart disease 15 years early ↗
A new AI-powered blood test could give people a remarkably early warning of serious heart and circulation problems.
Alan Turing's biggest AI assumption may have been wrong ↗
A new book claims AI has been built on a flawed assumption dating back to Alan Turing's famous 1950 paper.
Scientists discovered the brain doesn't make decisions the way we thought ↗
A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought.
Harvard scientists turn a silicon chip into a DNA writing machine ↗
Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and water-based enzymes, offering a cleaner alternative to conventional DNA manufacturing.
Scientists used AI to crack one of water's biggest mysteries ↗
Water’s odd behavior becomes even more dramatic when it is supercooled, but scientists have struggled to compare the many different ways of describing its microscopic structure.
New AI model reveals how neutron star mergers forge heavy elements ↗
Researchers have created an AI-based simulation that makes it much faster to model how neutron star mergers produce many of the universe's heaviest elements.
Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy's secrets ↗
A new AI-powered framework could transform how astronomers measure the expansion of the Universe.
SpaceX wants to build AI data centers in space. Will it work? ↗
The race to build data centers in space is gaining momentum as AI drives unprecedented demand for computing power.
Scientists discover a strange property in rice and turn it into a smart material ↗
Scientists discovered that rice behaves in a highly unusual way: it weakens under rapid compression but stays stronger when pressure is applied slowly.
AI could uncover new physics faster but there’s a surprising catch ↗
Scientists found that transfer learning can make the search for new physics in the universe much faster, slashing the need for expensive simulations.
A classic brain test exposed AI's biggest weakness ↗
Researchers gave top AI models a classic attention test used in psychology and found a major flaw.
AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trial ↗
Scientists have successfully tested an AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine in humans for the first time, finding it to be safe and well tolerated.
Scientists are seriously asking if bees and ChatGPT are conscious ↗
New studies suggest consciousness can't be judged solely by behavior, whether it's a chatbot discussing philosophy or a bee searching for nectar.
The forgotten organ that could predict how long you live ↗
A long-overlooked organ may hold surprising clues to healthy aging and cancer survival.
New 3D silicon chip breakthrough could extend Moore’s Law for years ↗
As traditional chip miniaturization slows, researchers have found a way to pack more computing power into the same space by stacking silicon circuits in multiple layers.
Stanford quantum computing breakthrough uses twisted light to work without extreme cooling ↗
A new room-temperature quantum device uses twisted light to entangle photons and electrons, overcoming one of the biggest hurdles in quantum technology.
AI-powered spectrometer chip shrinks lab technology to the size of a grain of sand ↗
A new AI-powered chip from UC Davis can analyze light and chemicals using a device tiny enough to fit almost anywhere.
AI won’t replace you but someone using AI might ↗
Generative AI is transforming the workplace faster than ever, but new research from the University of Vaasa suggests the biggest threat may not be AI itself — it’s falling behind in learning how to use it.