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Tiny robot can precisely control its jump height

As our skies increasingly crowd with buzzing, hovering, flitting drones, spare a thought …
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AI safety measures failing to keep pace with technology: UN experts

The model for managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks "is unraveling," Unit…
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New method can assess interchangeability of chemically different battery types

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a new method to determine when sodium-i…
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It bends, but does not break: A new sustainable treatment for shaping wood

The Smart Materials research unit, coordinated by Athanassia Athanassiou, deputy scientif…
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Slow the AI race? Investors weigh the potential cost

Calls to rein in the development of ever more powerful AI models are fueling fears over t…
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Weighing 600 million buildings to help construct a more efficient future

A new study helps show how builders and city planners can minimize the materials needed t…
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AI could soon infer human intent by sensing "that's not what I meant" through neural feedback

A future in which AI can recognize a person's unspoken "that's not what I me…
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A tiny crystal tilt may bring greener magnetic memory closer to everyday devices

University of Warwick researchers have created a new material combining two properties, m…
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AI could pose 'existential risk to humanity': UN rights chief

The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an …
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Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers say

Thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over…
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Your smartwatch may not be as smart as you think

Smartwatches can provide useful health information, but many of those numbers are algorit…
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Curiosity, frustration and antipathy: How kids play with AI toys

Claims of "smart" toys go back decades. See Chatty Cathy and Furby. But generat…
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New research: 41% of surveyed Australian teens now get their news from AI

The way Australians consume news has been changing for the past 30 years, ever since inte…
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John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI

John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company th…
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Shared-memory AI system lets microscope components coordinate in real time

Arco Bast studies how neurons communicate. Earlier this year, the Janelia postdoc encount…
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How the war in Iran could serve as a 'turning point' for transition away from fossil fuels: Q&A

The war in Iran has strangled one of the world's most important oil-producing regions…
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Streamlined path-finding model helps unmanned vehicles search 15 times as fast as conventional model

A hiker is lost in the forest, and winter weather is setting in. The search needs to be s…
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Simple steel wire reinforcement improves earthquake resistance of suspended cable trays

Cable tray systems are essential for supporting electrical and communication cables in bu…
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Fruit fly-inspired algorithm classifies odors from only a few samples

In the animal kingdom, energy conservation is essential for survival. That's why our …
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Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs

Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun's boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soo…