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Why Kelly and Zach Weinersmith are sceptical about a future on Mars
A City on Mars authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith on whether we can settle space, whether we should settle space, and have we really thought it through?
Categories: Science
Tencent seems unaffected by US AI chip export ban, research shows
A US ban on exporting high-end chips used for AI development to China doesn't seem to have affected Tencent, as US researchers suggest they may have found signs of the tech giant still using the chips
Categories: Science
China's Tencent seems to have AI chips banned by US export controls
A US ban on exporting high-end chips used for AI development to China doesn't seem to have affected Tencent, as researchers have found signs of the tech giant using the chips well after the ban was put in place
Categories: Science
Robotic rat uses AI to befriend real rodents
A robotic wheeled rat that was trained with AI learned how to play and fight with real rodents – and could one day offer companionship to lab rats
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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Dec 05, 2024)
NME
What phrase is represented below?
NME NME NME
NME I Am NME
NME NME NME
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What phrase is represented below?
NME NME NME
NME I Am NME
NME NME NME
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Implant made with living neurons connects to mouse brains
In a unique demonstration of brain implants that incorporate living cells, the devices were able to connect with the brains of live mice
Categories: Science
How a space elevator could make trips to the moon affordable for all
Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We journey to 2055, when a space elevator from the moon’s surface to near-Earth orbit was completed, opening space travel to all
Categories: Science
DeepMind AI predicts weather more accurately than existing forecasts
The latest weather forecasting AI model from Google DeepMind can beat the leading providers more than 97 per cent of the time, and it is quicker and cheaper to run
Categories: Science
Flying robot leaps upwards and then takes to the air like a bird
A bird-inspired robot called RAVEN can walk, hop and jump into flight, an ability that could help people develop fixed-wing drones that can take off and land anywhere
Categories: Science
Who Called Me From This Phone Number? Need-to-know Tips
In the age of the internet and the cell phones, dealing with unknown callers is a fact of life. Sometimes it's an honest mistake, or a case of misplaced information, but all too often an unknown phone number is from a caller you'd rather not talk to.
Predicting the next round of drugs for Medicare price negotiation | Science Translational Medicine
Uncertainty remains regarding which brand-name prescription drugs will have their prices negotiated by Medicare in 2025.
Categories: Science
Diverse NKT cells regulate early inflammation and neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest and resuscitation | Science Translational Medicine
Diverse natural killer T cells regulate innate immunity to improve neurological outcomes and survival after cardiac arrest.
Categories: Science
RANKL treatment restores thymic function and improves T cell–mediated immune responses in aged mice | Science Translational Medicine
RANK ligand administration reversed age-dependent thymic involution and rejuvenated T cell immunity in mice.
Categories: Science
Myeloid cell–specific loss of NPC1 in mice recapitulates microgliosis and neurodegeneration in patients with Niemann-Pick type C disease | Science Translational Medicine
Loss of NPC1 in microglia increases TSPO and triggers astrogliosis and neurodegeneration.
Categories: Science
Single-cell profiling of acral melanoma infiltrating lymphocytes reveals a suppressive tumor microenvironment | Science Translational Medicine
Single-cell immune profiling of tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes in acral melanoma revealed increased NKG2A expression in antitumor TILs.
Categories: Science
Glp1r-Lepr coexpressing neurons modulate the suppression of food intake and body weight by a GLP-1/leptin dual agonist | Science Translational Medicine
Orthogonal murine models demonstrate the bioactivity and neuronal targets of a GLP-1/leptin coagonist in relation to food intake and body weight.
Categories: Science
Daily Brain Teaser for Dec 04, 2024
Corrigenda
Which abbreviation from Group A should be in Group B?
GROUP A
adj.
B.C.
etc.
No.
pl.
GROUP B
a
A.D.
c
e.g.
i.e.
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Which abbreviation from Group A should be in Group B?
GROUP A
adj.
B.C.
etc.
No.
pl.
GROUP B
a
A.D.
c
e.g.
i.e.
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A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over Siberia
Astronomers spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid hours before it hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia, making a fireball in the sky
Categories: Science
Powerful Leader
My first stands strong on a diversified table
My second can often be found in a stable
My whole could take you if flying you're unable
What am I?
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My second can often be found in a stable
My whole could take you if flying you're unable
What am I?
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Bottom of the Ninth
What phrase is represented by the following?
FATALITY FASTBALL
CREMATION CURVE BALL
NECRO-KNUCKLEBALL
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FATALITY FASTBALL
CREMATION CURVE BALL
NECRO-KNUCKLEBALL
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