2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (695+ words) The model can predict changes in 11 biological activities across 1 million DNA letters A new deep learning AI model called AlphaGenome is opening up the DNA instruction book and making it easier to read. By Tina Hesman Saey A new deep-learning…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (324+ words) The designs of flowers on Halafian pottery made almost 8,000 years ago (some shown) show geometric sequences in the number of petals. This is a human-written story voiced by AI. Got feedback? Take our survey . (See our AI policy here .) Plantlike…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1438+ words) Tensor networks grapple with the complexities of both quantum particles and machine learning Smaller models also boast the potential to be crammed onto personal devices like cell phones or household appliances. The ability to put AI on the devices themselves'rather…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (565+ words) Sound waves, magnets and electricity can all lift items off the ground In fiction, levitation requires magic. In the real world, all you need is physics. In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (417+ words) A new catalog shows how organisms use mosaics for protection, movement and more The compound eyes of the snipe fly and many other insects are tessellated with ommatidia, which individually capture images that are then compiled by the insect's brain…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (376+ words) You have to be really careful when working with AI," says one participant In a first, scientists just convened to discuss science conducted by AI agents. While many of the papers covered topics in computer science, others delved into a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (501+ words) AI-designed bacteriophages could one day be used in phage therapy Two AI models called Evo 1 and Evo 2 generated multiple bacteriophage genomes from scratch. In lab dishes, some of those bacteria-killing viruses outperformed a well-studied strain. By Erin Garcia de Jes's…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (341+ words) Described by Benoit B. Mandelbrot in 1975, these irregular shapes are everywhere One of the most famous fractals is the Mandelbrot Set, which demonstrates the property of self-similarity. Fifty years ago, "fractal" was born. Fractals can take multiple forms'rough lines, jagged shapes…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (317+ words) Zach Wissner-Gross is the creator of the weekly math puzzle newsletter'Fiddler on the Proof'and develops STEM curriculum at Amplify Education. Previously, he ran the math puzzle column The Riddler at'FiveThirtyEight. You and a friend have arranged to meet at a…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (274+ words) The low-power robotics system LENS merges a brainlike sensor, a chip and an AI model As this robot scuttles down a path, it uses a sensor, chip and tiny AI model inspired by biological eyes and brains to determine its…...