The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced that the official opening of the NSF Arecibo Center for Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Science Education, Computational Skills, and Community Engagement (NSF Arecibo C3) will be moved to 2025. The… The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced that the official opening of the NSF Arecibo Center for Culturally …
Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the world Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the world Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the …
Lakes are losing winter ice cover at an astonishing rate Read More »
People conceived during the UK’s 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing ended People conceived during the UK’s 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing …
War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s Read More »
Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have revealed that a complete skeleton found in a 2nd-century cemetery is made up of bones from many people spanning thousands of years – but we don’t know who assembled it or why Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have revealed that a complete skeleton found in a 2nd-century cemetery is …
A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from seven people Read More »
Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to advertise a product online: make it as confusing as possible to encourage people to click (it worked on Feedback) Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to …
Mountaineering astronauts and bad spelling? It’s advertising’s future Read More »
I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to …
How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis Read More »
Simulations suggest that when a quantum battery shares a quantum state with the device it is powering, the device can gain more charge than was stored in the battery to begin with Simulations suggest that when a quantum battery shares a quantum state with the device it is powering, the device can gain more charge …
Quantum batteries could give off more energy than they store Read More »
An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone’s speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone’s speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the …
Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar Read More »
An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone’s speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone’s speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the …
Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar Read More »
The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy …
Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private Read More »