Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 5) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Personalized, brain-based tools may help learners left behind due to natural differences in how their brains work. The post Could Electric Brain Stimulation Make You Better at Math? appeared first on SingularityHub.
AlphaGenome predicts how long stretches of DNA "dark matter" affect gene expression and a host of other important properties. The post New Google AI Will Work Out What 98% of Our DNA Actually Does for the Body appeared first on SingularityHub.
The drug helped people who couldn't get relief from existing treatments. The post This Ozempic-Like Drug Slashed Migraines by Half in a Small Trial appeared first on SingularityHub.
Newly discovered genes could make powerful drug, Taxol, cheaper and more sustainable to produce. The post Scientists Genetically Engineer Tobacco Plants to Pump Out a Popular Cancer Drug appeared first on SingularityHub.
The wheel changed the course of history for all of humanity. But its invention is shrouded in mystery. The post How Was the Wheel Invented? Computer Simulations Reveal Its Unlikely Birth Nearly 6,000 Years Ago appeared first on SingularityHub.
New molecular shuttles can carry antibodies and enzymes to treat cancer and other brain diseases. The post Scientists Are Smuggling Large Drugs Into the Brain—Opening a New World of Possible Therapies appeared first on SingularityHub.
The number of scientific papers relying on AI has quadrupled, and the scope of problems AI can tackle expands by the day. The post The Dream of an AI Scientist Is Closer Than Ever appeared first on SingularityHub.
Scientists are converting immune cells into super-soldiers that can hunt down and destroy cancer cells. The post Cancer-Killing Immune Cells Can Now Be Engineered in the Body—With a Vaccine-Like Shot of mRNA appeared first on SingularityHub.
This framework can help you understand where AI provides value. The post Will AI Take Your Job? It Depends on These 4 Key Advantages AI Has Over Humans appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through June 21) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Tofu-like probes capture the activity of individual neurons in tadpole embryos as they grow. The post ‘Cyborg Tadpoles’ With Super Soft Neural Implants Shine Light on Early Brain Development appeared first on SingularityHub.
Honda's been quietly working on a side hustle. The post Honda Surprises Space Industry by Launching and Landing a New Reusable Rocket appeared first on SingularityHub.
New estimates suggest it might be 20 times easier to crack cryptography with quantum computers than we thought—but don't panic. The post Is a Quantum-Cryptography Apocalypse Imminent? appeared first on SingularityHub.
It's a crucial step toward the dream of printable organs on demand. The post Scientists Can Now Design Intricate Networks of Blood Vessels for 3D-Printed Organs appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through June 14) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Using the new system, Casey Harrell can emphasize words and intonations in real time—and sing tunes. The post A Man With ALS Can Speak and Sing Again Thanks to a Brain Implant and AI-Synthesized Voice appeared first on SingularityHub.
Fervo is using technology from the oil and gas industry to unlock vast stores of geothermal power under our feet. The post Geothermal Unicorn Fervo Energy Is Building a Massive Next-Gen Plant in Utah appeared first on SingularityHub.
Our universe may have been born in a gravitational crunch that formed a very massive black hole—followed by a bounce inside it. The post What If the Big Bang Wasn’t the Beginning? Research Suggests It May Have Taken Place Inside a Black Hole appeared first on SingularityHub.
Such devices could monitor viruses or biodiversity, but the potential for misuse raises ethical questions. The post Handheld Device Creates Genetic Profiles From Airborne DNA With Astounding Speed appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through June 7) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The brain quickly adapts to change by predicting multiple futures, neuron by neuron. These finding could lead to AI that can do the same thing. The post This Brain Discovery Could Unlock AI’s Ability to See the Future appeared first on SingularityHub.
Brain-inspired computers could boost AI efficiency—a tantalizing prospect as the industry's energy bills mount. The post Sandia Fires Up a Brain-Like Supercomputer That Can Simulate 180 Million Neurons appeared first on SingularityHub.
It’s the groundbreaking therapy’s latest foray into battling solid tumors. The post CAR T Therapy Wipes Out Deadly Metastasized Cancer in Mice appeared first on SingularityHub.
Adding a dash of good 'ol fashioned AI to today's algorithms might bring about AI's third wave. The post Neurosymbolic AI Could Be the Answer to Hallucination in Large Language Models appeared first on SingularityHub.
Future It’s Not Your Imagination: AI Is Speeding Up the Pace of ChangeJulie Bort | TechCrunch “Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page slideshow report—which used the word ‘unprecedented’... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 31) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The treatments rescued damaged blood and immune cells in newborn mice with just one shot. The post New Gene Therapy Reverses Three Diseases With Shots to the Bloodstream appeared first on SingularityHub.
AI that translates English text into proteins is shaking up the field. The post ChatGPT for Biology: A New AI Whips Up Designer Proteins With Only a Text Prompt appeared first on SingularityHub.
What happens when you can't tell the difference between a human and an AI chatbot? We're about to find out. The post Evidence Shows AI Systems Are Already Too Much Like Humans. Will That Be a Problem? appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 24) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Kids are expert learners. AI should take notes. The post Teaching AI Like a Kindergartner Could Make It Smarter appeared first on SingularityHub.
Wearers see infrared light in multiple colors—even with their eyes closed. The post These Contact Lenses Give People Superhuman Sight appeared first on SingularityHub.
The team says their method is a million times more resource-efficient than standard quantum approaches. The post Researchers Used a One-Atom Quantum Computer to Simulate Real Molecules Over Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
The team says their method is a million times more resource-efficient than standard quantum approaches. The post Researchers Used a One-Atom Quantum Computer to Simulate Molecules Over Time appeared first on SingularityHub.
Like DNA hard drives, the approach could lock the world's data down for the long haul—if researchers can make it practical. The post This Molecular ‘Hard Drive’ Stores Information in Plastic appeared first on SingularityHub.
Every week, we scour the web for the most important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 17) appeared first on SingularityHub.
Discovering existing deposits of the gas that can be economically tapped is key. So, researchers whipped up a guide for hydrogen prospectors. The post Scientists Say Earth Has Made Enough Hydrogen to Power Humanity. Here’s How to Find It. appeared first on SingularityHub.
A new study says AI agents can create shared language conventions. Learning how this happens could help us better manage agents in the real world. The post Groups of AI Agents Spontaneously Create Their Own Lingo, Like People appeared first on SingularityHub.
Seismic data collected by NASA suggests the amount of water hidden in the red planet's crust would cover its surface in a global ocean. The post Mars May Be Hiding an Ocean of Liquid Water Under Its Surface appeared first on SingularityHub.
A new bioprinter uses ultrasound to print tissues, biosensors, and medication depots deep in the body. The post Scientists Can Now 3D Print Tissues Directly Inside the Body—No Surgery Needed appeared first on SingularityHub.
Computing Apple’s Eddy Cue: ‘You May Not Need an iPhone 10 Years From Now’Wes Davis and Lauren Feiner | The Verge “That may seem like a silly thing for Apple... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 10) appeared first on SingularityHub.
The Talon-A2 vehicle air-launched from the world's biggest aircraft and piloted itself at hypersonic speeds before landing in California. The post Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Plane Breaks Mach 5 and Lands Without a Pilot appeared first on SingularityHub.
How consciousness arises in the brain is no clearer after two big theories go head-to-head, but the competition's design could push the field forward. The post How Does Consciousness Work? Dueling Scientists Tested Two Big Theories but Found No Winner appeared first on SingularityHub.
A treatment developed from a snake enthusiast's blood protected mice against 19 of the world's deadliest venoms. But don't try this at home. The post This Man Survived Hundreds of Deadly Snakebites. His Blood Holds the Key to a Potent New Antivenom. appeared first on SingularityHub.
Biotechnology The US Has Approved CRISPR Pigs for FoodAntonio Regalado | MIT Technology Review “There’s a chance the Genus pigs could turn out to be the most financially valuable genetically... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 3) appeared first on SingularityHub.
To compete with Starlink, Amazon's Project Kuiper plans to send over 3,000 internet satellites to orbit. The post Amazon Steps Into the Ring With SpaceX by Launching Its First Batch of Internet Satellites appeared first on SingularityHub.
Fibromyalgia causes debilitating pain. Healthy gut bacteria soothed symptoms in a small trial. The post Patients Say Healthy Gut Bacteria Relieved Their Chronic Pain in a Puzzling Disease appeared first on SingularityHub.
The Corleo robot is a concept. It does not exist—yet. But how feasible is it? Let's discuss. The post Kawasaki Is Building a Robot You Ride Like a Horse appeared first on SingularityHub.
The emerging field of 'exposomics' combines large environmental datasets and genetic data to reveal the causes of chronic disease. The post We’re Exposed to Chemicals and Pollution Daily. Now, Scientists Are Linking It All to Our Health. appeared first on SingularityHub.
Artificial Intelligence Google’s AI Overviews Now Reach More Than 1.5 Billion People Every MonthJay Peters | The Verge “Google started to widely roll out AI Overviews last May. Despite some... The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 26) appeared first on SingularityHub.