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NASA launches first trip to a metal world with Psyche mission

NASA launches first trip to a metal world with Psyche mission

NASA has launched its first mission to a mysterious world made largely of metal, on a journey to find out whether the asteroid is the exposed core of an early planetary building block from the beginning of the solar system.…
Special wheelchair allows users to stand, climb stairs

Special wheelchair allows users to stand, climb stairs

A team of scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), led by Dr. Chan-hoon Park, have designed and developed a special powered wheelchair that addresses the major problems regular products cause for people with walking disability. The…
AI-guided study may lead to safer brain surgery within two years

AI-guided study may lead to safer brain surgery within two years

According to BBC News, trainee surgeons are working with the new AI technology, to learn more precise keyhole brain surgery. Developed at University College London, the AI system has analyzed more than 200 videos of this type of pituitary surgery,…
UNESCO warns about impact of artificial intelligence on children’s health

UNESCO warns about impact of artificial intelligence on children’s health

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has warned against replacing teachers with artificial intelligence programs, saying that this could affect children’s emotional well-being and put them at risk of manipulation. The recent UNESCO guidance urges governments to…
Watching electronic devices plays role in slow growth of children, new research finds

Watching electronic devices plays role in slow growth of children, new research finds

A group of researchers in America published the results of their research on the impact of tablets and smart phones on children’s development on Monday, August 21. These scientists have found that continuous use of such devices for more than…
Iranian citizen discovers new way to convert sea salt water into drinking water

Iranian citizen discovers new way to convert sea salt water into drinking water

“Tahera Jafari”, a researcher and professor at Oman University, has succeeded in turning sea water into drinking water after years of research. It should be noted that this method does not create negative environmental effects in the marine ecosystem. Also,…
UN Security Council to debate risks and impacts of Artificial Intelligence

UN Security Council to debate risks and impacts of Artificial Intelligence

The United Nations Security Council is set to hold its first formal discussion on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in New York this week, Reuters reported. The aim of the discussion, called by Britain, is to initiate an international…
UN Human Rights Council passes resolution on artificial intelligence

UN Human Rights Council passes resolution on artificial intelligence

The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution in which the international community is asked to adopt protective and monitoring measures against the expansion of the use of artificial intelligence. The resolution emphasizes the necessity of “transparency” of…
Iraq hosts important meeting on al-Hol camp in Syria

Iraq hosts important meeting on al-Hol camp in Syria

Iraqi officials and NGOs on Monday held a meeting to discuss resolving the issue of an Islamic State (ISIS) detention camp in northeast Syria which has become a “supreme security interest” for Baghdad, the foreign ministry announced. The camp of…
New study suggests one-third of planets orbiting Milky Way may hold conditions to support life

New study suggests one-third of planets orbiting Milky Way may hold conditions to support life

Researchers have suggested that about one-third of planets revolving around our galaxy’s most common stars may hold conditions to support life. In the study, the researchers based their examinations on stars in the Milky Way galaxy known as red dwarfs.…
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