Topic: research publication
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OpenAI Researcher Quits Over Alleged Bias in AI Economic Studies
Internal tensions at OpenAI have led to departures from its economic research team, driven by a perceived shift away from publishing research on negative impacts like job displacement in favor of more positive findings. A departing researcher cited a growing conflict between conducting objective ...
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Scientists Solve 150-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Mystery
The Solnhofen Limestones in Germany preserve a 150-million-year-old Jurassic ecosystem, where violent tropical storms caused mass mortality events, particularly among young pterosaurs. Research on juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus fossils revealed wing bone fractures from storm winds, leading to dr...
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Smart Glasses and Eye Implant Restore Partial Vision
Researchers have restored partial vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration using a tiny retinal implant paired with smart glasses that capture and project images via near-infrared light. In a clinical trial, 26 out of 32 participants showed measurable visual improvement, enabling ...
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Microsoft's Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs Revealed
AI is accelerating progress across diverse fields by enabling faster, more effective solutions and merging cutting-edge computation with practical environmental needs. Advanced AI algorithms are revolutionizing material science by predicting properties of unsynthesized substances, drastically sho...
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2D Materials Integrated on Silicon Chips in Major Breakthrough
Scientists have successfully created a fully operational memory chip using two-dimensional materials integrated directly onto a standard silicon wafer, combining a 2D NOR flash memory array with a CMOS controller. The chip, fabricated via the ATOM2CHIP process, achieved a 94.34% yield, operates a...
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Mushrooms: The Future of Computer Memory?
Researchers are exploring edible mushrooms like shiitake as organic memristors, which can store and recall electrical information sustainably. Fungal memristors demonstrate energy-saving potential with low standby power, are biodegradable, and achieved switching speeds of up to 5,850 signals per ...
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AI Decodes Rules of Ancient Mysterious Board Game
A Roman-era stone discovered in the Netherlands, featuring etched lines with distinct wear patterns, has been identified as an ancient game board through advanced 3D imaging. Researchers used an AI system trained on ancient games to generate and test rule sets, concluding the game involved strate...
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Google DeepMind's BlockRank: A New Way AI Ranks Information
Google DeepMind introduced BlockRank, a new method that enhances how large language models organize and retrieve information by addressing the computational bottleneck of in-context ranking. BlockRank reengineers document processing by focusing on individual document content and instructions, usi...
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AI Startup Solves 4 Unsolved Math Problems
Mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron published an unsolved conjecture after hitting a major obstacle in their algebraic geometry work, which involved a peculiar number theory formula. The breakthrough came when Ken Ono used Axiom's AI tool, **AxiomProver**, to generate a complete proof o...
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China's Thermal Battery Breakthrough Could Transform Energy
Chinese researchers have developed a novel cathode material to combat the "shuttle effect," a key degradation problem that has limited the lifespan and efficiency of thermal batteries. This new approach actively enhances battery performance by increasing energy density and reducing capacity loss,...
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Apple's New AI Model Sees, Creates and Edits Images
Apple has introduced UniGen 1.5, a unified AI model that combines image understanding, generation, and editing into a single system, moving beyond separate specialized models. The model's key innovations include an "Edit Instruction Alignment" training phase for better interpreting edit commands ...
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Build a Bold AI Startup: Embrace Risk, Defy Norms
The AI startup landscape is intensely crowded and competitive, with thousands of new companies emerging and securing significant funding, yet facing brutal challenges from tech giants and market saturation. Bindwell, founded by teenagers like Navvye Anand, exemplifies how AI is accelerating innov...
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Leonardo da Vinci's Wood Charring Method Predates Japanese Shou Sugi Ban
Leonardo da Vinci documented the wood-charring technique now known as Yakisugi, noting its protective benefits against decay and pests over a century before it was formally recorded in Japan. His notebooks contain remarkably prescient concepts, including designs for flying machines, geared mechan...
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World's Tiniest Programmable Robot Is Nearly Invisible
Researchers have created the world's smallest autonomous, programmable robot, which is the size of a grain of salt and integrates sensing, computing, and solar-powered propulsion into a single microscopic platform. The robot operates submerged in fluid, moving without traditional parts by generat...
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Dinosaur Eggshells Unlock the Age of Ancient Fossils
A new dating technique uses fossilized dinosaur eggshells to provide reliable absolute dates for entire fossil beds, overcoming the unreliability of traditional methods applied to bones and teeth. The method applies uranium-lead dating to the eggshells' unique calcium carbonate microstructure, wh...
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DeepSeek Engineers Reveal the Science Behind China's Viral AI Model
DeepSeek-R1 is an open-source AI model developed by a Hangzhou startup, notable for its advanced reasoning skills and competitive standing against industry leaders. The model was trained using a reward-based framework that incentivized problem-solving, enabling more human-like logical processing ...
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Study: Video Games May Boost Kids' IQ
New research indicates that playing video games is linked to a small increase in children's intelligence, with above-average gaming time associated with an IQ rise of about 2.5 points more than average. The study found that watching TV or using social media did not show a clear positive or negati...
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Ditch Ultraprocessed Foods for Healthier Aging
Reducing ultraprocessed food intake to under 15% of calories, without calorie counting, significantly improves metabolic health and appetite regulation in older adults. A controlled study provided participants with two distinct, nutrient-adequate diets—one with lean red meat and one vegetarian—bo...
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Microsoft's Light-Based Computer Could Boost AI Efficiency 100x
Microsoft researchers have developed a prototype analog optical computer (AOC) that uses light and voltage intensities instead of electricity, significantly boosting energy efficiency for AI tasks and complex problem-solving. The AOC avoids converting analog signals to digital, achieving up to a ...
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