Category: 3. Tech

“Do your own research” is a popular tagline among fringe groups and ideological extremists. Noted conspiracy theorist Milton William Cooper first ushered this rallying cry into the mainstream in the 1990s through his radio show, where he discussed schemes involving things such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, an Illuminati cabal and alien…

December 20, 2023 4 min read A team of scientists has figured out how to convert planet-warming carbon dioxide into a harmless powdery fuel that could be converted into clean electricity By John Fialka & E&E News CLIMATEWIRE | A team of scientists from Massachusetts has developed a process to convert one of the world’s most…

Carnegie Mellon’s AI system, Coscientist, autonomously conducts chemistry experiments, significantly advancing scientific research. By using large language models and automating the experimental process, it offers a new level of efficiency and accessibility in scientific research, with an emphasis on safety and ethical use. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Carnegie Mellon University’s AI system Coscientist successfully automated complex, Nobel-winning…

December 20, 2023 4 min read A deep-learning algorithm helped identify new compounds that are effective against antibiotic-resistant infections in mice, opening the door to AI-guided drug discovery By Tanya Lewis Antibiotic resistance is among the biggest global threats to human health. It was directly responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths in 2019 and…

A trade group associated with Meta, TikTok, and X is fighting back against a Utah law forcing minors to obtain parental consent and abide by a strict curfew in order to access social media. Though lawmakers in Utah and a growing number of other states believe regulations like these are necessary to protect young users…

Diabetes, affecting millions worldwide, poses a significant challenge to the healthcare system due to the complexity of therapy and difficulty to adequately control the disease. Particularly, patients with Type 2 diabetes often struggle with achieving glycemic control, facing barriers such as limited access to education on the disease state, multiple lines of failed therapies, and…

December 20, 2023 5 min read Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American science fiction. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook By Charles Stross Science fiction (SF) influences everything in this day and age, from the design of everyday artifacts to how we—including the current crop…

A study by Johns Hopkins University demonstrates that applying gentle electric currents to the cerebellum enhances the ability of individuals to transfer skills from virtual reality to real-world settings, especially in robotic surgery. This technique, which showed significant improvement in participants’ dexterity and skill application without previous surgical or robotics training, could revolutionize training methods…

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft accomplished yet another historic communications achievement less than a month after successfully firing its “first light” laser data transmission. On December 11, the onboard Deep Space Optical Communications array’s flight laser transceiver sent an “ultra-high definition” video clip approximately 19 million miles back to Earth—a new record not just for transmission, but…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Technology is supposed to make our lives easier. Smart phones provide a palm-size window to the world, enabling us to do almost anything at the touch of a button. Smart homes look after themselves, and virtual meetings mean…