We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day
Scientists have been trying to build snakelike, limbless robots for decades. These robots could come…
Bringing AI up to speed – autonomous auto racing promises safer driverless cars on the road
The excitement of auto racing comes from split-second decisions and daring passes by fearless drivers.…
A secret war between cane toads and parasitic lungworms is raging across Australia
When the first cane toads were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, many…
AI tools produce dazzling results – but do they really have ‘intelligence’?
Sam Altman, chief executive of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, is reportedly trying to find up to US$7…
Artificial intelligence needs to be trained on culturally diverse datasets to avoid bias
Large language models (LLMs) are deep learning artificial intelligence programs, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The capabilities…
How to help children and the family dog stay safe when they play together
It’s no wonder owning a family dog is popular in the UK – research shows…
The New York Times’ AI copyright lawsuit shows that forgiveness might not be better than permission
The New York Times’ (NYT) legal proceedings against OpenAI and Microsoft has opened a new…
Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff and turn a profit
Flowers grown on inexpensive floating platforms can help clean polluted waterways, over 12 weeks extracting…
Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies
Cotton is one of the most valuable crops grown in the U.S., with a harvest…
China’s chip industry is gaining momentum – it could alter the global economic and security landscape
China’s national champions for computer chip – or semiconductor – design and manufacturing, HiSilicon and…