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Better than Photoshop: AI synthesizes and edits complex images from a text description -- and they're mind-bogglingly good

I'd like a corgi wearing a red bowtie and a purple party hat, please.

AI completes Beethoven's unfinished 10th Symphony

Humans and machines joined hands to fill in the blanks in Beethoven's last symphony.

New microbots can travel to the brain via the nose and deliver treatments

The microbots are applied nasally to treat brain diseases.

Preliminary data suggests Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine is effective

A new generation of vaccines is coming. Will it live up to the hype?

Inexpensive, AI-driven MRI machines could revolutionize medical imaging

MRIs are often prohibitively expensive -- but that could change.

Assisted suicide 3D-printed pod deemed legal in Switzerland

It helps terminally ill patients to meet a peaceful death in under 5 minutes.

Nanofibers could capture cancer cells and prevent them from spreading

It could be a solution for an aggressive type of cancer.

New ammonia production method could cut 2% of greenhouse gas global output

Certain salts can be turned into precious ammonia without any fossil fuel input.

New breakthrough gets us closer to using DNA as data storage

The world has a data problem -- biology may be able to fix it.

AI is so good it can spot molecules on exoplanets. One day, it may discover new laws of phyics

AI can reliably spot molecules on exoplanets – and might one day even discover new laws of physics

SciFi futuristic weapons that already exist now

Traditional weapons may soon get replaced by a futuristic laser-based arsenal.

3D printing living materials with bioink made entirely from bacteria

We're witnessing a revolution in materials engineering and manufacturing.

Microphone-enabled smart devices are a huge privacy concern, but most of us aren't aware of it

The problem is more widespread than you'd think.

Why lithium-ion batteries have become dirt cheap: R&D

We have research and development to thank for affordable batteries.

In Iceland, CO2 is sucked out of the air and turned into rock

The project, while innovative, is unlikely to save us from climate change.

Are transparent phones close to becoming a thing?

We're still eagerly awaiting a practical transparent smartphone.

Scientists figure out a way to add fat to lab-grown meat

The industry is progressing very quickly.

California cultured meat plant is ready to produce 50,000 pounds of meat per year

Although lab-grown meat hasn't even been FDA approved, the industry seems ready to take off.

Scientists devise self-navigating cane for visually impaired

It uses the same tech as self-driving cars.

Voice mimicking AI dupes Alexa and other voice recognition devices

These algorithms open up a new avenue of scamming and hacking.

Samsung wants to “copy/paste” your brain into a 3D chip

It sounds intriguing, but it's easier said than done.

Inflatable prosthetic hand is controlled by thought alone

It's just a fraction of what similar commercial neuroprosthetics go for.

Scientists make the smallest-ever man-made flying devices inspired by propeller seeds

They're about the size of a grain of sand.

Laser beam fired through keyhole can see what's moving behind the door

Oh well. More privacy-shattering tech.

Scientists on a mission to resurrect woolly mammoth raise $15 million

The plan is to combine woolly mammoth and Asian elephant genes to breed a super hybrid.

What is a Dyson sphere and could we just build one?

For now at least, Dyson spheres are reserved for civilizations more advanced than us.

A radical new freezing method could cut emissions equal to one million cars, while keeping your food fresh

We're on the cusp of a new revolution in freezing foods.

Norway's "Wind Catching System" wants to revolutionize how we use wind energy

This floating structure can power 80,000 homes, the company claims.

New bionic arm can communicate with the brain of the wearer

This stunning technology can restore natural behaviors in amputees.

Batman cloak-like chainmail switches from flexible to tough on command

When jammed, the chainmail particles stiffen into a fabric that can support a load 50 times its weight.

Men could significantly outnumber women within decades -- and this is a problem

Researchers anticipate an even larger deficit of female births

Cheap material could help convert waste heat into electricity

More than 65% of the energy we use is wasted as heat.

A revolution against cancer is unfolding -- and we're just getting started

Can controlling cancer finally be on the menu?

AI helps NASA look at the Sun with new eyes

Hindsight is 20/20 -- and so is a telescope equipped with AI.

Norway starts work on carbon storage program -- says it's "absolutely necessary"

The country believes simply reducing our emissions isn't enough -- we'll also need to sequester carbon underground.

Self-healing material could one day automatically repair broken phone screens in seconds

Scientists in India have made a new class of crystalline material with self-healing properties.

Scientists make the world's thinnest magnet. It's just one atom thick

The new material is one millionth the thickness of a single sheet of paper.

Computer implant translates paralyzed man's brain activity directly into words and sentences

Brain waves that normally control the patient's vocal tract have been converted into entire sentences on a computer screen.

Japan just shattered the internet speed record: 319 Terabits per Second

Japan is living in the future.

China takes quantum supremacy lead

This quantum processor completed a complex task in a little over an hour -- about 60,000 times faster than a classical supercomputer.

Convertible flying car makes pilot flight between airports in Slovakia

In turns from a supercar into an two-seat airplane in under three minutes.

CRISPR could save billions of male chicks every year. Here's how

It's an invention that could end a tsunami of animal suffering.

An AI algorithm just completed a famous Rembrandt painting

... and they say computers can't create art.

Cities need to wean off of cars in the future or become endless traffic jams

Traffic jams are objectively the least tasty kind of jam.

The world's first mRNA vaccine against cancer is now being trialed

The same technology used in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could now help us fight cancer.

Self-healing concrete plugs cracks with CO2 sucked from the air

The enzyme-based mixture could extend the life of concrete fourfold.

Australian scientists accidentally engineer one of the world's most thermally stable materials. It doesn't expand even when heated by 1,400 °C

The composite material could prove particularly useful in aerospace where temperatures can spike wildly between space and atmospheric re-entry.

Scientists achieve brain-to-brain communication between humans

Not exactly telepathy but darn close, that's for sure.

Microsoft releases simple "auto-complete for programmers" that uses mammoth AI

Your new personal assistant.

Scientists use genetically engineered viruses, algae proteins, and light to help a blind man regain vision

The future is here.