Cambridge scientists create a $10 chip that could put a medical lab on your wrist
It identified foods, plastics, and medicines with 100% accuracy in tests and demonstrated the ability to monitor blood glucose, alcohol,…
MIT scientists build a tiny robot that swims using living muscle cells
The breakthrough could pave the way for tiny, self-healing biological robots capable of exploring fragile environments that ordinary machines cannot…
People are taking an unapproved weight-loss drug. AI found something surprising
Researchers analyzing nearly 150,000 Reddit posts uncovered unexpected symptom reports linked by users to unapproved versions of retatrutide, including increased…
AI can act exactly like a human, but we still don't think it's conscious
A new study reveals that people draw a surprisingly sharp line between human consciousness and machine intelligence, even when both…
Physicists discover “astonishing” property of light that defies expectations
Scientists have uncovered a surprising hidden ability of light that allows it to develop spinning, twisting behavior as it travels…
Scientists recreate a bizarre quantum effect that stops a particle cold
Oxford physicists have recreated a bizarre quantum effect in which a particle responds to a magnetic field without ever traveling…
This light-powered AI can spot deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy
Its speed, low energy demands, and resistance to attacks could make it a powerful tool for screening the growing flood…
This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough
If experiments confirm the predictions, the technology could eventually work alongside today’s superconducting qubits or serve as a new kind…
Quantum computing’s “dark horse” just proved it can go universal
Researchers have shown that exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons can perform the full range of operations needed for universal…
MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI
A new artificial intellect control system lets MIT’s tiny flying android move with insect-like agility, boosting its speed by about…