Fusion energy: solution or problem?
Sophie Cogan, University of York Harnessing energy from nuclear fusion – the combining of nuclei, which lie within atoms – could be instrumental in the shift towards a decarbonised global energy system. As…
Cognitive disengagement syndrome
Sofia Barbosa Boucas, Brunel University London Do you find that you daydream a lot? Are you often sluggish and tend to disengage easily when doing a task? You might have cognitive disengagement syndrome,…
China’s lunar success puts US in its sights
Simonetta Di Pippo, Bocconi University June 25 2024 marked a new “first” in the history of spaceflight. China’s robotic Chang’e 6 spacecraft delivered samples of rock back to Earth from a huge feature…
New exoskeleton that helps you walk and run with AI
Scientists at North Carolina State University in the United States have developed an innovative exoskeleton equipped with artificial intelligence, designed to help with various daily tasks, such as walking and running. The equipment…
Facial heat patterns reveal vital health clues
A quick examination of the face can reveal whether we are ageing well and our risk of developing certain diseases. Chinese scientists have found that comparing the heat coming off the nose, cheeks…
Rock art in Venezuela may belong to an unknown culture
Archaeologists in Venezuela have made a groundbreaking discovery of 20 previously unknown rock art sites in Canaima National Park. This southeastern region of Venezuela, known for its vast forests and mountainous terrain, is…
Neural prosthesis helps amputees walk naturally.
Anne Trafton | MIT News State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don’t give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic…
Artificial intelligence: how we got here and where we’re going
Adrian Hopgood, University of Portsmouth With the current buzz around artificial intelligence (AI), it would be easy to assume that it is a recent innovation. In fact, AI has been around in one…
Japanese scientists create artificial womb for baby sharks
Researchers at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, Japan, have developed an artificial womb capable of incubating embryos of thin-tailed lantern sharks (Etmopterus molleri) that were born prematurely, allowing them to develop to…
AI models that analyze medical images can be biased
Anne Trafton | MIT News Artificial intelligence models often play a role in medical diagnoses, especially when it comes to analyzing images such as X-rays. However, studies have found that these models don’t always perform…