A family in Houston is counting their lucky stars that no one was hurt after a cantaloupe-size meteorite smashed through the roof of their home and ricocheted around an empty bedroom. The space rock is most likely a fragment of a meteor that…
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Can you clone a clone forever? Landmark 20-year study reveals horrifying verdict
A two-decade study into cloning has revealed a fundamental flaw in the technology,…
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Atomic jitters power a new kind of probabilistic AI chip
Thermal noise in magnetic tunnel junctions, usually suppressed, now serves as a tunable source of randomness for Bayesian neural networks with dramatic efficiency gains over silicon.
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NASA’s ‘1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft’ will send Skyfall helicopters to Mars in 2028
Skyfall is happening, and it will get to Mars in a totally new way.
Last summer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Virginia company AeroVironment unveiled their Skyfall mission concept, which would send six tiny helicopters to explore the…
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Scientists Discover a Better Way To Treat Gout for Certain Patients
Should doctors rethink the standard gout treatment? Gout happens when excess uric acid in the body forms urate crystals that collect in and around joints, triggering sudden attacks of intense pain and inflammation. To prevent those flares and…
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Capcom isn’t completely abandoning generative AI, but has promised fans it won’t use AI assets in games
- Capcom has told investors and fans it won’t use generative AI for game content
- It still plans to use AI to boost development productivity, though
- More broadly, Nvidia’s DLSS 5 remains a part of the company’s plans for the future
The backlash…
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Arm Is Now Making Its Own Chips
Arm, one of the world’s leading chip design firms, announced Tuesday that it is producing its own semiconductors. The move is a departure from its long-standing model of licensing intellectual property to companies that manufacture and sell…
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Boys ditch books when schools close—girls keep reading: Study
When holidays or pandemics shut down schools, gender differences in children’s reading habits widen; boys stop reading, while girls continue, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. The researchers say their findings suggest…
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New bifacial solar cells yield efficiencies above 32%
Solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, are now widely used in many countries worldwide. Over the past few years, energy engineers have been exploring alternative designs that could further boost these devices’ power…
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