Science & Technology

New research indicates that Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, could harbor a diamond layer up to 10 miles thick beneath its crust, Sky News reported yesterday. Scientists from China and Belgium analyzed data from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft,…

Scientists at the Dynamic Legged Systems unit at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa have developed a robot called “VERO” which can clean up cigarette butts from beaches and other environments. The VERO robot autonomously locates and collects cigarette…

Using the AI tool “C the Signs,” a cancer prediction system, British general practitioners (GPs) have seen the cancer detection rate increase from 58.7% to 66.0%, the Guardian reported. This medical technology analyzes a patient’s medical records to compile their…

Services globally, spanning airlines to banks, are experiencing disruptions due to technical glitches linked to a Microsoft outage, as reported by Bloomberg. This series of failures has affected operations from the US to Asia, with major companies like McDonald’s, United…

A new artificial intelligence model developed by mechanical engineers Thomas Breunung and Balakumar Balachandran from the University of Maryland can predict rogue waves—massive water ridges that can surprise ships and beachgoers—up to five minutes in advance, ScienceNews reported yesterday. The…

An Italian-led research team announced Monday that they’ve found evidence of a sizable cave accessible from the deepest known pit on the moon, located in the Sea of Tranquility, roughly 250 miles (400 kilometers) from the Apollo 11 landing site,…

After decades of failed attempts to find evidence of intelligent alien life, researchers believe the search is about to enter a new era, the Guardian reported in an article yesterday. Breakthrough Listen, the world’s largest scientific program dedicated to finding…

According to a recent survey conducted by U.S.-based AI and analytics software company SAS and Coleman Parkes Research, China is at the forefront of adopting generative AI technology, as reported by Reuters. The survey, which polled 1,600 decision-makers across various…

West Japan Railway has introduced a new humanoid robot to assist with maintenance work on their network, The Guardian reported. The robot, equipped with enormous arms and a small head with cameras for eyes, can be operated remotely by an…

A state-owned power company in China plans to build the world’s largest solar farm, capable of powering a small country. The £8.5 billion project in Inner Mongolia will supply electricity to the Jing-Jin-Ji urban cluster, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.…