2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (992+ words) Advances in artificial intelligence have fueled a growing belief that machines are on the verge of matching, or even surpassing, human creativity. Large language models can now write poems, spin short stories, and generate clever wordplay in seconds. To many,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (453+ words) Facial expressions may appear spontaneous, but new research shows the brain begins preparing them long before the face actually moves. Every time we smile or make a facial expression, it often feels instant and effortless. A long-held assumption has been…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) Science at the cutting edge of modern physics, astronomy, engineering, and other areas of innovation that are paving the way toward the world of tomorrow often falls into the "disruptive technology" category, which has long been a focus of reporting…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating the value of the number ". Using only a few mathematical terms, the formulas generated far more digits of pi (") than any existing methods. Ramanujan's work…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (766+ words) A novel artificial intelligence tool funded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) may offer a surprising new form of digital'camouflage'in a world increasingly monitored by facial recognition systems. The result is a remarkably realistic image that still looks…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (901+ words) For decades, scientists assumed that consciousness'the subjective feeling of being aware'was the crowning achievement of the human brain. Other animals, such as birds, lacking a cerebral cortex, were thought to operate on instinct rather than introspection. Yet, in a'pair'of new…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (704+ words) A team of researchers has used artificial intelligence to restore a 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn inscribed on cuneiform tablets, according to newly published research. Using machine learning, the team behind he achievement identified 30 manuscripts with distinct similarities, then reconstructed and interpreted…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (911+ words) In a recent breakthrough, engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created artificial neurons that operate like real ones'right down to their voltage. Using protein nanowires grown from electricity-producing bacteria, the team has achieved a level of bio-realism never…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (531+ words) Quantum computing offers incredible potential, but due to its susceptibility to noise, it has some practical limitations." Now, Rice University computer scientists are tackling "quantum adversaries" who seek to exploit these weaknesses purposely. The Rice team's work has developed algorithms…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (471+ words) In a breakthrough for brain-computer interface technology, researchers at Stanford University and Emory BrainGate have decoded a person's "inner speech," offering new hope for restoring communication to individuals with severe paralysis. The achievement, detailed in a recent study, reports that…...