Google Artificial Intelligence Can Soon Design Microchips With Greater Speed and Efficiency

Medicine & Technology Jun 14, 2021

Breakthrough research from Google demonstrates how artificial intelligence could design computer microchips that, at the very least, perform as well as those designed by microelectronics experts - promising to be faster and more efficient in the future.

Shepherds By Nature? Missing Dog Found Days Later Herding Sheep

Jun 14, 2021

Tilly was a family dog who has been missing since she was thrown off the rear window following a car accident. After searching for two whole days, his family found him on a farm herding flocks of sheep.

Monkeypox Virus: Viral Zoonotic Disease Found in UK, What is This, How is it Transmitted?

Jun 13, 2021

In the past week, the United Kingdom has reported cases of Monkeypox, a viral zoonotic disease whose signs and symptoms are similar to smallpox, albeit being a rarer disease.

Modern-Day Jonas: Man Finds Himself Inside a Whale; Are We on the Menu?

Jun 12, 2021

A lobster diver from Provincetown, Massachusetts became a modern-day Jonas as he found himself inside the mouth of a humpback whale - before being spit shortly after.

Mystery Bidder Wins Blue Origin's First Space Tourism Flight for $28 Million

Jun 12, 2021

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos will be going into space on July 20 with the winner of the auction for its first tourism flight - a mysterious bidder who pledged $28 million for the experience.

New X-Ray Scanner Instantly Detects an Object's Molecular Composition

Jun 10, 2021

The prototype for a new X-ray scanner machine has demonstrated the ability to show not just the shape of a target but also its molecular composition - promising to revolutionize a number of fields, from medicine to geology.

AI and Misinformation: How Artificial Intelligence Works on Both Sides

Jun 10, 2021

One of the growing problems today is misinformation: the proliferation of fake news and misleading content across social media platforms. While artificial intelligence (AI) helps in its spread, there has been growing proof of how it can be used to curb this problem.

Black, Tar-Like Poop Could Mean Trouble; A Simple Indicator of Liver Problems

Jun 07, 2021

Certain traits of your excrement, or poop, could provide insights on your health, depending on its appearance and color - and even its texture could give a clue on the state of your liver.

Nanoparticles in New Filter Membrane Material Shows Promise in Deactivating Viruses

Jun 06, 2021

Viruses spread in a variety of media - from droplets and aerosols carried by air, to being carried by water - and a new filter membrane shows promise in blocking these pathogens.

Wegovy Becomes the First FDA Approved Obesity Drug Since 2014

Jun 05, 2021

A new injectable drug for diabetes has earned FDA approval for long-term weight loss treatment - marking the agency's first approval for the application since 2014.

HPC Could Help Scale Up Graphene Production

Jun 05, 2021

Graphene has become one of the most interesting materials discovered by mankind. Creating this material involves great precision and cost, limiting the volume in which it can be manufactured - and a new approach using HPC could work around this problem.

Uncovering Why Hexagonal Boron Nitride is the Toughest of the 2D Materials

Jun 03, 2021

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has been identified as the toughest among 2D materials - its unparalleled resistance to breakage has defied an old method of describing toughness.

Sagittarius A* Might Not Be a Black Hole After All, Hints Toward Dark Matter Mass

Jun 03, 2021

For several years, the scientific consensus is that the dark mass in the middle of the Milky Way, designated Sagittarius A*, is a black hole - and a new study is challenging the widely-accepted notion.

Nanocapsules on Blood Clot Drugs Reduce Side Effects, Increase Efficacy

Jun 03, 2021

After tests run on human blood in laboratory conditions, researchers found that certain nanocapsules could help reduce dangerous side effects of blood clot drugs, and could potentially make it more effective at lower doses.

Nanoelectronics, Semiconductors Benefit from Newly-Developed Electromigration Solution

Jun 02, 2021

A newly developed strategy to solve electromigration could potentially extend the life and performance of devices based on nanoelectronics and semiconductors.