A self-filtering liquid acoustic sensor for voice recognition. Credit: Xun Zhao/ UCLA Jun Chen Research Group. In recent years, engineers have developed a wide range of increasingly sophisticated sensors for…
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How AI still divides actors and studios
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A bruising months-long Hollywood strike helped secure actors and writers some protection from AI, but a year after those ructions studios and creatives are still divided…
Waymo ramps up robotaxi push with $5.6 bn in funding
Waymo plans to have its self-driving taxis on the road soon in two more US cities as it cautiously expands operations. Waymo on Friday said it raised $5.6 billion from…
Boeing exploring sale of space business: report
The statements came after Boeing reported a whopping $6.2 billion loss. Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled…
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Assistant professor of information science Allison Koenecke, an author of a recent study that found hallucinations in a speech-to-text transcription tool, works in her office at Cornell University in Ithaca,…
Graphene-enhanced 3D-printed concrete reduces carbon emissions by 31%
This visualisation shows layers of graphene used for membranes. Credit: University of Manchester Researchers from the University of Virginia have made significant strides in the rapidly advancing field of 3D-printed…
NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from ISS
The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after splashdown off the coast of Florida on October 25, 2024. A NASA astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been…
Researchers integrate multiple protein markers to predict health outcomes in individuals with chronic kidney disease
This image shows a cross section of a kidney. Credit: Holly Fischer/Wikipedia Prior efforts to identify novel kidney biomarkers as risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression have typically…
Archaeologists uncover traces of a Lusatian longhouse
Archaeologists from the Olomouc Archaeological Centre have uncovered an early Lusatian longhouse in Nová Dědina, a municipality and village in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The site is…
Wow! Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS left behind a shiny dust trail as it flew past the sun (photos)
A dazzling comet left behind a dramatic dust tail as it swept around the sun, new photos reveal. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible to the naked eye earlier in October…
