Live: You can stream the White House’s AI for Social Good workshop right now
Today’s workshop is co-hosted by the Computing Community Consortium in Washington, DC and will discuss the use of AI for social good.
Robot overlords: Google researchers unveil framework for an AI 'kill switch'
To mitigate against AI's existential threat, Google researchers suggest designing a “kill switch” to inhibit systems from misbehaving in the first place.
UC Davis biologists are trying to grow transplantable human organs inside of living pigs
Researchers from the University of California, Davis have injected human stem cells into the embryos of pigs in order to develop human organs.
For soldiers and old folks, the Superflex exosuit may help carry the load
Superflex is a soft exoskeleton that fits snuggly over the wearer's body and carries much of the load from the legs, arms, and torso.
Second-gen bionic leaf creates fuel from sunlight, makes Mother Nature seem inefficient
Harvard researchers may have just found a solution to the planet's most pressing issues with a device dubbed “bionic leaf 2.0."
Chile is giving away its surplus solar energy for free
Chile has become a prime example of why solar energy can be a blessing and a curse; good for consumers but bad for many businesses in the energy industry.
Elon Musk thinks we should insert ‘neural laces’ into our brains so we can become cyborgs
In a conversation at Recode’s annual Code Conference, Musk shared a tentative idea of “neural laces,” which he imagines could help augment humans.
Elon Musk thinks we’re basically living in the Matrix, and we should be glad about it
In a well-considered argument. Elon Musk concludes that we most likely exist in a computer-generated reality of some highly advanced civilization.
Here’s what yesterday’s swarm intelligence AMA predicted about the future of politics
A swarm intelligence set upon Reddit yesterday for an IAmA session, in which redditors were invited to ask any questions about politics.
Will swarm intelligence predict America’s next president?
Today, a swarm intelligence session will be set up on Reddit to answer questions about the 2016 presidential election.
Harvard Medical School research suggests that vaccines could help fight Alzheimer’s
Changes in brain chemistry have been linked to Alzheimer's, but scientists have yet to determine a cause, let alone a cure. But treatment may be in sight.
China’s new heavy-lift ship is one of the biggest ever built
The Guang Hua Kou falls into a class of vessels known as heavy lift semi-submersible ships and, at 98,000 tons, it’s one of the biggest in existence.
Researchers say they can predict awareness and return to consciousness of comatose patients
By measuring how much sugar a brain consumes, scientists are able to predict a patient’s awareness and the chance that they will regain consciousness.
By 3D printing tumors, scientists hope to kill brain cancer
There may be hope for brain cancer patients in the work of an interdisciplinary pair: a 3D-printing expert and tumor biologist.
Spring-loaded robotic roach can leap over five feet high
The little robot called JumpRoach can scurry around, flip itself upright, and leap over five feet into the air.
Are you a terrorist, an academic, or a poker player? This startup says it can tell from your face
An Israeli startup claims its software can identify terrorists, academics, professional poker players, and pedophiles by facial features alone.
Your next pair of Adidas sneakers could be made by robots
Adidas is bringing some of its manufacturing back to the homeland with an ultra-modern, 15,000 square-foot facility in Ansbach, Germany.
Watch the Navy’s LOCUST launcher fire reconaissance drones like they’re missiles
Not to be outdone by the military’s other branches, the Navy has developed a launcher and swarming drones at the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Harvard scientists just figured out how to make their robotic bee 'perch' on objects to save energy
Despite its small size, the Harvard-developed micro aerial vehicle is capable of flight and perching to conserve its valuable energy.
Some crazy California distillery is making vodka with San Francisco’s fog
In an effort to overcome California's biggest draught in history, Hangar 1 turned to San Fransisco's plentiful fog to help produce their vodka.
Australian ranchers are turning to farm robots to manage livestock in the Outback
Australian engineers have developed a farmbot to herd and monitor livestock, while scanning the ground to determine the quality of the pasturelands.
Google’s newly launched Magenta Project aims to create art with artificial intelligence
Inspired by the competitive success of AlphaGo and the cultural appeal of DeepDream, Google expands its AI into the humanities with the the Magenta project
Lockheed Martin joins the space race to Mars
This week, Lockheed Martin revealed its Mars Base Camp concept, a space station that will orbit the Red Planet and help astronauts prepare for landing.
It took scientists 70 years to solve this physics problem, and an AI system did it in under an hour
Australian physicists developed a highly-specialized artificial intelligence that learned and recreated a Nobel-winning experiment.
WTF? Help astronomers solve this massive mystery: Where’s the flux?
A team of astronomers behind "the most mysterious star in our galaxy" have launched a Kickstarter campaign to find out what's orbiting it.
Physicists discover new form of light, validate decades-old quantum mechanics prediction
Researchers led by Trinity College Dublin have discovered a new form of light that disobeys predicted qualities of light.
The White House just launched a $500M initiative aimed at understanding gut microbes
With over $500 million in investments and contributions, the White House has launched an initiative to understand the influence of microscopic bacteria.
Apparently, blasting bourbon barrels with infrared light makes for damn good whiskey
Buffalo Trace's 2016 Experimental Collection opens with a whiskey aged in barrels that partner Independent Stave toasted with infrared light.
Scientists have developed an algorithm that can detect seizures up to 20 minutes in advance
An algorithm designed by CEU Cardinal Herrera University researchers may help detect oncoming seizures up to 20 minutes in advance.