Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses in mushrooms
Building a robot takes time, technical skill, the right materials—and sometimes, a little fungus.
Aug 28, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Study demonstrates female AI 'teammate' engenders more participation from women
An artificial intelligence-powered virtual teammate with a female voice boosts participation and productivity among women on teams dominated by men, according to new Cornell research.
Jun 10, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researcher explains why we should care more about converging technologies
Professor Dirk Helbing of ETH Zurich and Austria's Complexity Science Hub expects future digital technologies to penetrate the human body even more in the future. However, he believes that society is not prepared for the ...
May 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
New shipping report highlights benefits of reducing underwater radiated noise
A new report by the University of Southampton has been launched to assess the relationship between measures aimed at enhancing ship energy efficiency and underwater radiated noise emissions.
Nov 16, 2023
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Security
AI could be used to develop bioweapons if not regulated urgently, says new report
A new report from the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is calling on governments to take urgent steps to manage the threat of artificial intelligence developed "global biological catastrophe."
Oct 31, 2023
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Business
How Dallas licked partisan politics and regional rivalries to land a coveted biotech hub
By most metrics, Dallas was the underdog in the battle over the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
Oct 4, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Q&A: Scientist discusses artificial intelligence beyond the clinic
With the advent of ChatGPT4, the use of artificial intelligence in medicine has absorbed the public's attention, dominated news headlines, and sparked vigorous debates about the promise and peril of medical AI.
Aug 16, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers investigate a new use for plastic bottles
For years, unrecycled plastic bottles have been dumped in landfills. Now, thanks to new research from UBC Okanagan, those bottles may have a second life in that landfill—stabilizing its earth walls.
Jul 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Could bamboo be the next source of renewable energy?
An article in GCB Bioenergy describes why bamboo may be an attractive resource in efforts to develop environmentally friendly renewable energy to replace fossil fuels.
Jun 21, 2023
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Business
Zuckerberg cash is helping to propel Chicago's biotech ambitions
For about a year, Northwestern University professor Shana Kelley and a group of more than 20 Chicago scientists met every Saturday morning to solve a complex challenge: how to win over Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan.
Jun 7, 2023
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