A robotic dodecahedron that can collect tissue samples from deep-sea animals for later genetic analysis could speed up the identification of unknown species ​A robotic dodecahedron that can collect tissue samples from deep-sea animals for later genetic analysis could speed up the identification of unknown species A robotic dodecahedron that can collect tissue samples from deep-sea …

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The World Health Organization uses the term “Disease X” to refer to an infection with the potential for causing the next epidemic – or a new global pandemic ​The World Health Organization uses the term “Disease X” to refer to an infection with the potential for causing the next epidemic – or a new global …

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People often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will judge them harshly. But those fears are overblown, according to new research. ​People often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will judge them harshly. But those fears are overblown, according to new research. People often keep adverse …

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AlphaGeometry scores almost as well as the best students on geometry questions from the International Mathematical Olympiad ​AlphaGeometry scores almost as well as the best students on geometry questions from the International Mathematical Olympiad AlphaGeometry scores almost as well as the best students on geometry questions from the International Mathematical Olympiad 

A conventional computer must be fully assembled before it can run, but an experimental DNA computer solves problems through the very act of putting itself together ​A conventional computer must be fully assembled before it can run, but an experimental DNA computer solves problems through the very act of putting itself together A conventional computer must …

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Random physical fluctuations – or noise – can be a source of errors for conventional computers, but for a prototype “thermodynamic computer” they can be harnessed to run calculations ​Random physical fluctuations – or noise – can be a source of errors for conventional computers, but for a prototype “thermodynamic computer” they can be harnessed …

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