Whether we take it for granted or not, deep learning algorithms have become an inseparable part of our daily lives. Personalized feeds, face and voice recognition, web search, smart speakers,...
A new robot control system created at MIT CSAIL lets you pilot a drone just by moving your arms. The system, called Conduct-A-Bot, measures arm movements through wearable motion sensors, and...
You're probably familiar with the infamous ozone hole over Antarctica, caused by damaging and now-illegal chemicals. But during March and April this year there was a notable zone of depleted...
Scientists believe the world will see it’s first working thermonuclear fusion reactor by the year 2025. That’s a tall order in short form, especially when you consider that fusion has...
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has released a video of their ongoing work using input from muscle signals to control devices. Their latest involves full and fine...
Scientists have managed to reverse paralysis, by using a brain implant to restore a man’s hand movement and sense of touch. The breakthrough came after years of tests on Ian Burkhart,...
The novel coronavirus, often described as an invisible enemy, is indeed a nanoscopic object that cannot be seen. But COVID-19 can be made audible. MIT professor Markus Buehler used a...
The heroic efforts of researchers and healthcare professionals globally will eventually help us gain control of the coronavirus pandemic and there will be a decrease in the rate of new...
Researchers discovered a new species of venomous snake, and the Sorting Hat declared it a Slytherin. In a report this month in Zoosystematics and Evolution, a team of scientists from...
Many Americans are now advised to wear masks while outside to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the CDC — and this may be the case for quite some...
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