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You can use WiFi to charge your iPhone
Harvesting the excess energy from radio frequencies could be used to reduce the carbon footprint of electronic devices.
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Google’s robot beats humans at table tennis
DeepMind researchers have trained a robot to play table tennis. The results were impressive – it was able to beat some of its human opponents.
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Scientists to cause global warming on Mars
To make Mars more life-friendly, scientists have found a method of heating up the cold surface with particles similar to party glitter.
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AI trained on human DNA can read it as a story
Researchers have developed an AI language model that can decode the human genome and read it as a text.
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This tree absorbs almost all light, making it the darkest on Earth
Scientists trying to make water-resistant wood have accidentally created a super-black material that absorbs almost all light that could be used in astronomy to improve telescopes.
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Do robots need to be treated with compassion?
Merging living and non-living entities in hybrid robotics might pose many risks, including ethical considerations of interactions with semi-living robots.
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Meet the transformer robots that were inspired by origami
Inspired by paper origami and layered muscle fibers, engineers have created shape-shifting bots that can change shape 1000 times.
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California burns, but AI could predict the wildfire’s next move
As California is battling wildfires, scientists created a novel AI model that could predict the spread of wildfires using satellite imagery.
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Doomscrolling fueling existential crisis in readers, leading to “secondary PTSD”
While media is largely run on the “if it bleeds, it leads” principle, a new study finds that doomscrolling through endless bad news on social media is shaping people's perceptions of the meaning of life.
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Forget Terminator – this robot learned how to dance and hug to find friends
Californian and MIT engineers have trained a humanoid robot to perform a variety of movements. The team believes that this can improve robot-human relationships.
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Oxford company promises ‘useful’ quantum computer in three years
Oxford Ionics has unveiled the world’s “highest performing” quantum chip that can be mass-produced in a standard semiconductor plant.
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No romantic sunsets in far away planets, James Webb Telescope reveals
NASA has confirmed the tidally locked exoplanets have eternal mornings and evenings, with half of the unknown worlds shrouded in everlasting darkness and winds blowing at 1000 mph.
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Elon Musk may have (not) volunteered to donate his sperm to colonize Mars
Elon Musk wants to build a habitat on Mars, and envisions his offspring to be among the first inhabitants of a Martian city. Or so the New York Times says.
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