How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern
Humans are very good at spotting patterns, or repeating features people can recognize. For instance,…
We went looking for glowing interstellar gas – and stumbled on 49 unknown galaxies
Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Astronomers like…
Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado
Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it…
Thin, bacteria-coated fibers could lead to self-healing concrete that fills in its own cracks
Some say there are two types of concrete – cracked and on the brink of…
My search for the mysterious missing secretary who shaped chatbot history
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Distinctive Collections archive is quiet while the blizzard blows…
What’s in tattoo ink? My team’s chemical analysis found ingredients that aren’t on the label and could cause allergies
Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years.…
An eclipse for everyone – how visually impaired students can ‘get a feel for’ eclipses
Many people in the U.S. will have an opportunity to witness nearly four minutes of…
Generative AI could leave users holding the bag for copyright violations
Generative artificial intelligence has been hailed for its potential to transform creativity, and especially by…
WhatsApp, Facebook are the most used social media sites in 8 middle-income nations
A man takes a selfie at the Al Jabbar Grand Mosque in Bandung, West Java,…
TikTok’s duet, green screen and stitch turn political point-scoring into an art form
Since its astronomical rise in popularity during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, TikTok has played an…