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Splitting a large AI across several devices lets you run it in private
New Scientist - 15 Dec 2023 14:00
Running your own AI locally by splitting it across multiple devices offers more privacy than using online services
Spinal Cord Stimulation Alleviates Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees
Neuroscience News - 15 Dec 2023 23:57
Researchers made a significant breakthrough in treating phantom limb pain in lower-limb amputees. Their study demonstrates how spinal cord stimulation, triggered by pressure sensors on a prosthetic foot, can restore sens...
Global Secrets of Early Language Learning
Neuroscience News - 15 Dec 2023 23:32
A new study, involving an extensive international sample of 1,001 children across 43 languages, offers groundbreaking insights into how infants and toddlers learn language. The research utilized day-long audio recordings...
Medieval 'curse tablet' summoning Satan discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 22:33
A rolled-up piece of lead found in Germany was actually a 15th-century "curse tablet."
NASA reveals first image of 'space tomatoes' that went missing on the ISS for 8 months, and they're gross
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 22:21
Astronaut Frank Rubio is officially off the hook in the case of the disappearing space tomatoes, now that ISS astronauts have finally found the bag of produce that went missing 8 months ago.
Researchers turn a small photonic chip into a functional temperature sensor
Phys.org - 15 Dec 2023 20:58
Similar to electronics, photonic circuits can be miniaturized onto a chip, leading to a so-called photonic integrated circuit (PIC). Although these developments are more recent than for electronics, this field is rapidly...
New ALICE measurements shed light on the dynamics of charm and beauty particles in quark-gluon plasma
Phys.org - 15 Dec 2023 20:49
When two lead ions collide at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), they produce an extremely hot and dense state of matter in which quarks and gluons are not confined inside composite particles called hadrons. This fireball ...
800-year-old healing bowl emblazoned with double-headed dragon unearthed in Turkish castle
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 20:42
A "healing bowl" marked with drawings of a scorpion, dog and double-headed dragon were unearthed in a castle in Turkey.
Life may be less chaotic than we thought, say physicists
New Scientist - 15 Dec 2023 20:00
According to a long-standing idea, life exists at the edge of chaos, meaning it is sensitive enough to respond to small environmental changes. But an analysis of processes that occur inside cells challenges the idea
James Webb telescope finds universe's smallest 'failed star' in cluster full of mystery molecules
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 18:06
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted what may be the smallest known brown dwarf, a "failed star" that's only three or four times larger than Jupiter.
Video inside centrifuge shows we don't fully understand fluid physics
New Scientist - 15 Dec 2023 18:00
The first footage from inside a centrifuge has uncovered unexpected swirls and vortices inside shower gel and other fluids
Monster X-class flare is most powerful solar eruption since 2017, could trigger auroras and major geomagnetic storms
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 17:37
On Dec. 14, a 2.8 magnitude X-class flare exploded from the sun, triggering radio blackouts on Earth and unleashing a CME that could also hit our planet in the next few days. It is the most powerful solar flare in more t...
Q&A: Bringing virtual reality to nuclear and particle physics
Phys.org - 15 Dec 2023 17:15
Virtual reality, or VR, is not just for fun-filled video games and other visual entertainment. This technology, involving a computer-generated environment with objects that seem real, has found many scientific and educat...
Body Awareness: Scientists Give Robots a Basic Sense of 'Proprioception'
Singularity Hub - 15 Dec 2023 17:00
Many experts believe more general forms of artificial intelligence will be impossible without giving AI a body in the real world. A new approach that allows robots to learn how their body is configured could accelerate t...
The biggest science news stories of 2023 as chosen by New Scientist
New Scientist - 15 Dec 2023 13:24
AI chatbots and an obesity treatment swept the world, temperature records tumbled and India landed on the moon in a year of astonishing science news
Secret Chinese space plane launches on 3rd-ever mission
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 13:00
Little is known about China's experimental Shenlong space plane or its objectives. The spacecraft just launched on its 3rd-ever mission.
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Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 12:44
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Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our solar system
New Scientist - 15 Dec 2023 12:17
When the sun was young, it may have stolen a planet from another nearby star - meaning an exoplanet could be waiting on the outer edges of the solar system for us to discover
This powerful desktop is ideal for coding, and it's $400 off
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 12:07
Save big on the Dell Inspiron 27-inch desktop, perfect for multitaskers.
Sargasso Sea around Bermuda is now at its hottest, most acidic and oxygen-starved than at any point in recorded history
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 12:07
The Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean is now at least 30% more acidic and 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it was 40 years ago -- and climate change is to blame.
Housework robot can learn to do almost any chore in 20 minutes
New Scientist - 15 Dec 2023 11:00
A robotic assistant can learn to do household jobs like opening cupboards, pulling out chairs or taking a towel off a rail after a bit of training using a stick with an iPhone on it
'Long flu' is real, and we've likely 'ignored it for a long time'
Live Science - 15 Dec 2023 01:30
Both COVID-19 and the flu can come with a long-term, heightened risk of death, hospital readmission and health issues affecting multiple organ systems.