Cellular structures made from metal alloys could strengthen everything from bone implants to rocket parts—if they didn’t keep cracking under pressure. Researchers have so far […]
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SLIM lives! Japan’s upside-down lander is online after a brutal lunar night
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Monday that its historic Smart Lander for Investigating Moon has defied the odds—after surviving a brutal, two-week lunar […]
Continue readingResearchers taught a robot dog to open a door with its leg
Four legged, dog-inspired robots have grown in popularity among scientists and first responders in recent years thanks to their unique ability to quickly and safely […]
Continue readingGoogle pauses Gemini image tools after AI generates ‘inaccuracies’ in race
Facing bias accusations, Google this week was forced to pause the image generation portion of Gemini, its generative AI model. The temporary suspension follows backlash […]
Continue readingDelta’s solar eclipse flight sold out, but your best bet to see it is still down here
Earlier this week, Delta Air Lines announced an extra flight for its April 8 schedule, timed specifically to provide passengers an aerial view of the […]
Continue readingThis DVD-sized disk can store a massive 125,000 gigabytes of data
Even in a digital-first world, optical disks like DVDs and Blu-rays still have their many uses. But despite being cheap, sturdy, and small, they can’t […]
Continue readingWashington puzzles over AI in health care
This article was originally published on KFF Health News. Lawmakers and regulators in Washington are starting to puzzle over how to regulate artificial intelligence in health […]
Continue readingChatGPT has been generating bizarre nonsense (more than usual)
It’s no secret at this point that commonly used large language models can struggle to accurately represent facts and sometimes provide misleading answers. OpenAI’s ChatGPT […]
Continue readingHow to apply for NASA’s next Mars habitat simulation
Looking for a change of pace from your day-to-day routine? Life on Earth feeling a bit overwhelming at the moment? How about a one-year residency […]
Continue readingA ridiculous AI-generated rat penis made it into a peer-reviewed journal
A prominent scientific journal has officially retracted an article featuring an AI-generated image of a rat with large genitals alongside strings of nonsensical gibberish words. […]
Continue readingOpenAI’s Sora pushes us one mammoth step closer towards the AI abyss
It’s hard to write about Sora without feeling like your mind is melting. But after OpenAI’s surprise artificial intelligence announcement yesterday afternoon, we have our […]
Continue readingA new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution
Methane emissions, be it from industrial cattle farming or fossil fuel extraction, are responsible for roughly 30 percent of the Earth’s climate change issues. But […]
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