Scientists taught a deep learning system to learn intuitive physics the same way human babies do. This mechanism could be key in bridging the gap between humans and AI, as well as inform future psyc… [+6035 chars]
When Galileo pointed his telescope at Jupiter 400 years ago, he saw three blobs of light around the giant planet, which he at first thought were fixed stars. He kept looking, and eventually, he spott… [+9276 chars]
Plants protect themselves from environmental hazards like insects, drought and heat by producing salicylic acid, also known as aspirin. A new understanding of this process may help plants survive inc… [+3140 chars]
We might finally be feeling the effects of irregular and extreme climate conditions only now, but global warming has been ongoing for several years already. Its most evident effects, however, are mos… [+3185 chars]
No seashell required. A NASA scientist and his programmer brother have made an online program that turns ocean data into sound. The pair have worked on the project for the past 18 months, hoping to… [+841 chars]
Photo source: CDC, via Unsplash. Bacteria have at least seven types of secretion systems that can inject material outside the cell. Many in the ID community have heard about the Type III Secretion S… [+8311 chars]
Boiling is an effective energy-transfer process with substantial utility in energy applications. Systems that heat and evaporate water could consume much less energy if they were more efficient. With… [+4284 chars]
Newswise — MELVILLE, N.Y., July 12, 2022 – Biomicrofluidics, a publication of AIP Publishing, selected Ikram Khan as the winner of its 2021 Best Paper award. The designation highlights significant co… [+3734 chars]
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HELSINKI China has set its sights on near-Earth object 202 PN1 as the target for a combined asteroid deflection and observation test mission due to launch in 2026. The new details of the near-Earth … [+2947 chars]
5 with 5 posters participating Behavior that we'd consider intelligent is oddly widespread in the animal kingdom. Animals with very different brains from oursa species of octopus and various birdsen… [+5674 chars]
Constructions made of porous rock may weather over time. TU Wien (Vienna) researchers have now thoroughly examined how silicate nanoparticles can help save them for the first time. Restauration work… [+4200 chars]
