Would you trust a robot to look after your cat? New research suggests it takes more than a carefully designed robot to care for your cat, the environment in which they operate is also vital, as well as human interaction. Cat Royale is a unique collaboration between Computer Scientists from the University of Nottingham and … Read more
A web application for use by experimental chemists to upload a file calculated with commercially available software so that the electronic state can be analyzed. Researchers are working on creating a platform that allows chemists around the world to analyze their own reaction systems. Credit: Yokohama National University There are few problems now that AI … Read more
A weight loss injection could reduce the risk of heart attacks and benefit the cardiovascular health of millions of adults across the UK, in what could be the largest medical breakthrough since statins, according to a study. It found that participants taking the medication semaglutide, the active ingredient in brands including Wegovy and Ozempic, had … Read more
The Huaneng Huaiyin power station in Huaian, China, on Nov. 12, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China and India have not reduced coal generation for electricity, according to a new study, making it harder for Asia’s largest carbon emitters to reach their climate targets. While both Asian countries have ambitious plans to cut … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Crews detonated explosions on parts of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in an attempt to free the stricken cargo vessel Deli that crashed into it in March. The … Read more
Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect — people performing better simply because they expect to be doing so — according to new research from Aalto University in Finland. The study also shows how difficult it is to shake people’s trust in the capabilities of AI … Read more
In two recent experiments, SLAC researchers demonstrated new methods to use attosecond pulses in pump-probe experiments and generate high-power attosecond X-ray pulses. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory A team of scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are developing new methods to probe the universe’s minute details at extraordinary speeds. In … Read more
(NewsNation) — A company is looking to build an airstrip and open a facility focused on space tourism just a few short miles away from the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. NewsNation local affiliate KLAS reports that the Clark County Commission unanimously approved construction permits for the airstrip being planned by Las Vegas Spaceport. NASA … Read more
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Before he launched his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump braced Michael Cohen for the likelihood of damaging stories about his relationships with women that could derail his bid for the White … Read more
Rice University’s Peter Wolynes and his research team have unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, evolve. Their paper was published May 13 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Led by Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, professor of chemistry, biosciences and physics and astronomy … Read more
