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Why Kelly and Zach Weinersmith are sceptical about a future on Mars

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 06/12/2024 - 03:00
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?
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Tencent seems unaffected by US AI chip export ban, research shows

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 05/12/2024 - 14:00
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

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 05/12/2024 - 14:00
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

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 05/12/2024 - 12:00
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
Categories: Science

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Dec 05, 2024)

Daily Brain Teaser - Thu, 05/12/2024 - 02:00
NME

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

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 23:00
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

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 20:00
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

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 18:00
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

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 18:00
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

howstuffworks - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 17:15
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

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.
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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

Daily Brain Teaser - Wed, 04/12/2024 - 02:00
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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A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over Siberia

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:54
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

Newest Brain Teasers - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:00
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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Bottom of the Ninth

Newest Brain Teasers - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:00
What phrase is represented by the following?

FATALITY FASTBALL
CREMATION CURVE BALL
NECRO-KNUCKLEBALL


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