Science & Technology

A groundbreaking advancement in artificial intelligence has emerged from a team at Tsinghua University in Beijing, which has developed the world’s first fully optical AI training system, the Taichi-II chip, South China Morning Post reported yesterday. This innovative chip represents…

Researchers from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Central Florida have unveiled a groundbreaking plan to make Mars more habitable, earth.com reported yesterday. By releasing engineered dust particles into the Martian atmosphere, they aim to increase…

Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface device in a second patient, enabling paralyzed individuals to control digital devices with their thoughts, The Guardian reported yesterday. This follows the success of the first patient, Noland Arbaugh,…

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that a nutrient-rich diet low in added sugars can slow biological aging in middle-aged women, Live Science reported yesterday. Researchers found that women consuming more vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants exhibited “younger-looking”…

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, the BiVACOR total artificial heart, utilizing magnetically levitated technology akin to high-speed rail systems, has been successfully implanted in a human patient for the first time, New Atlas website reported recently. This innovative heart, approximately…

OpenAI said that it is testing a new search engine called SearchGPT that uses generative AI to provide results, potentially challenging Google’s dominance in the online search market. The company announced on Thursday that SearchGPT will initially launch with a…

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…