Astrophysics

Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024

Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will sw...

SIN Dec 12, 2023 0 52

A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion sy...

Tiny balls fit best inside a sausage, physicists confirm

Tiny balls fit best inside a sausage, physicists confirm

SIN Dec 12, 2023 0 28

Mathematicians have long been fascinated by the most efficient way of packing sp...

Mind-reading AI can translate brainwaves into written text

Mind-reading AI can translate brainwaves into written text

SIN Dec 12, 2023 0 27

A system that records brain electrical activity through the scalp can turn thoug...

Why are COP28 fossil fuel talks held up and why does it matter?

Why are COP28 fossil fuel talks held up and why does it...

SIN Dec 12, 2023 0 61

As the climate negotiations reach their final hours, countries are still fundame...

What cannabis does to your body and brain

What cannabis does to your body and brain

SIN Dec 12, 2023 0 39

In the second episode of our three-part podcast series, Christie Taylor explores...

Clash over the future of fossil fuels reaches fever pitch at COP28

Clash over the future of fossil fuels reaches fever pit...

SIN Dec 12, 2023 0 19

As the climate negotiations reach their final hours, countries are still fundame...

AI made from living human brain cells performs speech recognition

AI made from living human brain cells performs speech r...

SIN Dec 11, 2023 0 51

A biocomputing system consisting of living brain cells learned to recognise the ...

Electric eel zaps can genetically modify other nearby animals

Electric eel zaps can genetically modify other nearby a...

SIN Dec 11, 2023 0 21

Scientists use electricity to make cells take up DNA – and the same process coul...

Can the EU's plan to regulate AI keep up with rapidly evolving tech?

Can the EU's plan to regulate AI keep up with rapidly e...

SIN Dec 11, 2023 0 56

The European Union is finalising its AI Act, which attempts to regulate the use ...

AI predicts age of newly discovered supernovae within milliseconds

AI predicts age of newly discovered supernovae within m...

SIN Dec 11, 2023 0 33

An AI that predicts the time of first light from exploding stars could help astr...

COP28: Why a climate adaptation deal is a ‘matter of life or death’

COP28: Why a climate adaptation deal is a ‘matter of li...

SIN Dec 11, 2023 0 25

Supporting people and countries that are already experiencing devastation from c...

How to see the spectacular Geminid meteor shower peak this week

How to see the spectacular Geminid meteor shower peak t...

SIN Dec 11, 2023 0 56

This year's Geminid meteor shower will peak on 14 December, shortly after a new ...

Cannabis can relieve pain short-term, but we still don't know how

Cannabis can relieve pain short-term, but we still don'...

SIN Dec 9, 2023 0 23

There is some evidence that cannabis is an effective short-term pain-reliever bu...

Great Wall of China protected from erosion by coat of lichen and moss

Great Wall of China protected from erosion by coat of l...

SIN Dec 9, 2023 0 18

Much of the Great Wall of China is covered in a biocrust of lichen, moss and cya...

Having children earlier in life is genetically linked to dying younger

Having children earlier in life is genetically linked t...

SIN Dec 9, 2023 0 54

An analysis of over 270,000 people's genomes has found that people with genes li...

Scientists have invented virtual reality goggles for mice

Scientists have invented virtual reality goggles for mice

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 24

Studying the brain activity of a mouse while it scurries around different virtua...

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