The SuperMUC-NG at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre is the eighth fastest computer in the world. Credit: Veronika Hohenegger, LRZ AI applications such as large language models (LLMs) have become an…
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Hydrogen sensor that could pave the way for safer, cleaner energy
Hydrogen sensor. Credit: Thomas Anthopoulos Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, hydrogen is…
Christie’s first AI art auction sees hits… and plenty of misses
A person looks at AI artwork created by Pindar Van Arman’s Emerging Faces at a preview for ‘Augmented Intelligence’ at Christie’s on February 20, 2025 in New York City. Christie’s…
New study provides details on how much
The Gulf Coast is projected to need 44.3 million metric tons of hydrogen by 2050 in a net-zero emissions scenario, according to a study by the National Petroleum Council. Producing…
Cracking the code on gypsum and silica scaling in water desalination
Credit: Tiezheng Tong , Shinyun Park , Yiqun Yao Mineral scaling, a significant issue in membrane desalination, reduces water recovery rates and diminishes system performance. Gypsum and silica are two…
Psychological “Noise” May Reveal More About Human Thought Than Expected
Summary: New studies challenge the idea that variability in human behavior, often seen as “noise,” is simply an error to be minimized. Researchers argue that noise provides valuable insights into…
Anxiety and Apathy Affect Decision-Making in Opposite Ways
Summary: A new study reveals that anxiety and apathy lead to fundamentally different patterns in decision-making under uncertainty. Anxious individuals perceive their environment as highly volatile, leading them to explore…
Tech giants object as YouTube set to dodge Australian social media ban
Australia’s plan to exempt YouTube from a world-leading teen social media ban is ‘illogical’ and a ‘mockery’, rival tech giants Meta and TikTok say. Australia’s plan to exempt YouTube from…
Tesla shares fall on weak China auto sales
A buyer drives a new Model Y car at Tesla’s Xiedao delivery centre in Beijing in February 2025. Shares of Tesla tumbled Tuesday following data showing a big drop in…
How the risk of AI weapons could spiral out of control
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sometimes AI isn’t as clever as we think it is. Researchers training an algorithm to identify skin cancer thought they had succeeded until they discovered that…
