When talking about AI, definitions matter

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence is everywhere lately—on the news, in podcasts and around every water cooler. A new, buzzy term, artificial general intelligence (AGI), is dominating conversations and…

Uncovering new ways to detect vault apps on smartphones

First study surveys surviving pilots to understand causes of in-flight loss of control

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On average, four planes crash each day in the United States with almost all of aircraft involved being single-engine planes. One in five of those crashes…

High-performance memory devices can dissolve in water to address e-waste problem

A step-by-step demonstration showing how the device, placed on a green leaf, completely dissolves in water within 72 hours. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) The use of electronics…

How your morning coffee can supercharge sustainable construction

Swinburne’s Dr Yat Wong firing bricks made from coffee waste. Credit: Swinburne University of Technology Bricks made from used coffee grounds could soon reshape Australia’s construction industry, and its carbon…

New Technique for Understanding the Nature of Neutrinos Demonstrates an Important Technological Milestone

The Science Newswise — The nature of the neutrino’s mass is no small matter. It is directly connected with major questions in nuclear physics, particle physics, cosmology, and the origins of matter in the…

Artificial photosynthesis system surpasses key efficiency benchmark for direct solar-to-hydrogen conversion

Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion ‘contamination’

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has threatened to file a lawsuit against SpaceX over what the leader described as “contamination” following an explosion at SpaceX’s Starbase facility earlier this month. On…

Death Isn’t the End: AI Brings Lost Voices Back to Life

Summary: A new paper explores how generative AI is transforming the way we interact with the dead, from virtual reality reunions to lifelike digital avatars. These “generative ghosts” can remember,…

Brain Injury Could Explain Sudden Criminal Behavior

Summary: A new study has found that damage to a specific white matter pathway in the brain—the right uncinate fasciculus—may increase the likelihood of criminal or violent behavior following brain…