Fungi could be the next frontier in fire safety
Australia is no stranger to fire-related disasters. The country experiences more than 17,000 residential fires…
Putting a price on exoskeleton assistance puts users in the driver’s seat of honing the tech
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AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here’s how they work
Scam calls using AI to mimic voices of people you might know are being used…
Côte d’Ivoire is launching its first satellite for Earth observation – and it’s locally made
Côte d’Ivoire has announced plans to launch its first satellite within the next two years.…
Female physicists aren’t represented in the media – and this lack of representation hurts the physics field
Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated movie “Oppenheimer,” set for release July 21, 2023, depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer…
A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses
Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The…
Cicadas could hold the secret to self-cleaning surfaces – new study
Nature is inspiring scientists all the time. Some ideas are still in research, like beaver-inspired…
What is ‘AI alignment’? Silicon Valley’s favourite way to think about AI safety misses the real issues
As increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems become widespread, the question of the risks they…
Small ocean critters use their poo to help seaweeds have sex
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AI might eventually be an extinction threat, but it poses more pressing risks
Since the AI chatbot ChatGPT was released in 2020, we’ve been hearing about the threat…