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"Outbreak Can Be Contained": Dr Soumya Swaminathan On Hantavirus Crisis
Dr. Swaminathan emphasised Hantavirus' limited transmissibility despite human-to-human spread. She also speaks about the Andes strain, the only known hantavirus variant capable of person-to-person transmission.
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Meta To Build Humanoid Robots For Your Home After Secret Startup Buy
Meta has acquired startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) to integrate its "physical AI" models into its research division, signaling a major push to develop humanoid robots capable of performing domestic tasks and operating in human environments.
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New Gel-Based Robotic Skin Feels Touch, Heat, and Damage Like Human Flesh
Scientists have created a groundbreaking gelatin-based robotic skin capable of sensing touch, heat, and physical damage like cuts or burns. Developed by a team including Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel from University College London, the skin uses a single conductive layer embedded with electrodes to detect and classify stimuli. It was tested through p...
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YouTube Shorts to Bring Google’s Veo 3 Video Generation Model With Audio Support 'This Summer'
YouTube will soon integrate Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video generation model, CEO Neal Mohan announced at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025 on Wednesday. It will support improved video generation capabilities powered by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s recently released Veo 3 video generat...
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AMoRE Experiment Sets New Benchmark in Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Research
The AMoRE experiment has made significant progress in refining the limits of neutrinoless double beta decay using molybdenum-100. While AMoRE-I set a new upper limit on the decay halflife, no clear signal was observed. The next phase, AMoRE-II, is being developed at Yemilab with enhanced detection systems to further explore this rare nuclear proces...
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New Superconductors Work at Higher Temperatures, No Pressure Needed
Scientists at Sustech have identified nickelate superconductors capable of conducting electricity without resistance at 45K under normal atmospheric pressure. Their findings could drive advances in superconductivity research, with potential applications in medical imaging and energy efficiency. The study strengthens global efforts to understand unc...
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Scientists Detects Most Energetic Neutrino Ever in the Mediterranean Sea
A record-breaking neutrino with 220 quadrillion electron volts has been detected in the Mediterranean Sea. Captured by the KM3NeT deep-sea telescope, this rare cosmic event could be linked to powerful astrophysical phenomena such as black holes or supernovae. Neutrinos, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with matter, provide crucial ins...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra May Support Car Crash Detection via Virtual Sensor: Report
Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to be unveiled at the rumoured Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on January 22. Ahead of its impending debut, a report suggests that the purported Galaxy S25 Ultra may come with car crash detection capability, similar to Apple's iPhone and Google's Pixel smartphones. This is said to work via a virtual composite senso...
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Genesis Open-Source AI Physics Engine Introduced, Can Generate 4D Dynamic Worlds to Train Robots
Genesis, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) physics model that can simulate four-dimensional (4D) worlds, was unveiled on Thursday. This is a unique AI model, as it combines several different capabilities to simulate scenarios for general-purpose robotics and physical AI applications. The researchers behind the project claimed that Genesis e...
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Indian Scientists Create Genetically Modified Bacteria Capable of Mathematical Computation
Scientists from Kolkata’s Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics have genetically engineered bacteria that can perform calculations like addition and subtraction, as well as identify prime numbers. This breakthrough highlights the potential for bacterial biocomputers, using bacterial cells to perform computational tasks. Researchers believe these deve...
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China Achieves New World Record with 42-Tesla Resistive Magnet Technology
On September 22, 2024, China’s High Magnetic Field Laboratory set a world record by creating a 42-tesla resistive magnet, surpassing the previous 41.4-tesla mark established by the US in 2017. This breakthrough, resulting from nearly four years of research, enhances the capabilities of high-field magnets used in scientific exploration, positionin...
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Luma AI Launches AI-Powered Text-to-Video Generation Platform Dream Machine
Luma AI launched its artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video generation model, Dream Machine, globally on Wednesday. The platform can generate up to five-second-long videos from simple or descriptive text prompts. The AI model can generate videos in various styles such as cinematic, animation, realistic, and more. The AI firm claims that Dream M...
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Samsung Launches Its Range of Bespoke Series AI-Powered Home Appliances
Samsung launched its range of new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered home appliances at its Welcome to Bespoke AI event on Wednesday. The event was physically held in three locations — Seoul, Paris, and New York City — showcasing the products that will be launched into respective markets. This year, the South Korean tech giant has integrated ...
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AI Algorithm Used to Improve Predictability of Indian Summer Monsoons: How it Works
An AI algorithm developed by the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, is capable of increasing predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoons (ISMR) 18 months before the season begins. The technology uses AI to understand the relationship between ISMR and tropical thermocline patterns from 150 years of simulations....
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Redmi K60 Cooling Case Said to Reduce Maximum Temperature by 4 Degrees Celsius
The Redmi K60 Series Ice Cooling Case is said to be capable of reducing the maximum temperature of a handset by up to 4 degrees Celsius. It can be purchased currently for CNY 79 (roughly Rs. 1,000).
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"Outbreak Can Be Contained": Dr Soumya Swaminathan On Hantavirus Crisis
Dr. Swaminathan emphasised Hantavirus' limited transmissibility despite human-to-human spread. She also speaks about the Andes strain, the only known hantavirus variant capable of person-to-person transmission.
-
Meta To Build Humanoid Robots For Your Home After Secret Startup Buy
Meta has acquired startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) to integrate its "physical AI" models into its research division, signaling a major push to develop humanoid robots capable of performing domestic tasks and operating in human environments.
-
New Gel-Based Robotic Skin Feels Touch, Heat, and Damage Like Human Flesh
Scientists have created a groundbreaking gelatin-based robotic skin capable of sensing touch, heat, and physical damage like cuts or burns. Developed by a team including Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel from University College London, the skin uses a single conductive layer embedded with electrodes to detect and classify stimuli. It was tested through p...
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YouTube Shorts to Bring Google’s Veo 3 Video Generation Model With Audio Support 'This Summer'
YouTube will soon integrate Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video generation model, CEO Neal Mohan announced at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025 on Wednesday. It will support improved video generation capabilities powered by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s recently released Veo 3 video generat...
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AMoRE Experiment Sets New Benchmark in Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Research
The AMoRE experiment has made significant progress in refining the limits of neutrinoless double beta decay using molybdenum-100. While AMoRE-I set a new upper limit on the decay halflife, no clear signal was observed. The next phase, AMoRE-II, is being developed at Yemilab with enhanced detection systems to further explore this rare nuclear proces...
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New Superconductors Work at Higher Temperatures, No Pressure Needed
Scientists at Sustech have identified nickelate superconductors capable of conducting electricity without resistance at 45K under normal atmospheric pressure. Their findings could drive advances in superconductivity research, with potential applications in medical imaging and energy efficiency. The study strengthens global efforts to understand unc...
-
Scientists Detects Most Energetic Neutrino Ever in the Mediterranean Sea
A record-breaking neutrino with 220 quadrillion electron volts has been detected in the Mediterranean Sea. Captured by the KM3NeT deep-sea telescope, this rare cosmic event could be linked to powerful astrophysical phenomena such as black holes or supernovae. Neutrinos, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with matter, provide crucial ins...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra May Support Car Crash Detection via Virtual Sensor: Report
Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to be unveiled at the rumoured Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on January 22. Ahead of its impending debut, a report suggests that the purported Galaxy S25 Ultra may come with car crash detection capability, similar to Apple's iPhone and Google's Pixel smartphones. This is said to work via a virtual composite senso...
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Genesis Open-Source AI Physics Engine Introduced, Can Generate 4D Dynamic Worlds to Train Robots
Genesis, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) physics model that can simulate four-dimensional (4D) worlds, was unveiled on Thursday. This is a unique AI model, as it combines several different capabilities to simulate scenarios for general-purpose robotics and physical AI applications. The researchers behind the project claimed that Genesis e...
-
Indian Scientists Create Genetically Modified Bacteria Capable of Mathematical Computation
Scientists from Kolkata’s Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics have genetically engineered bacteria that can perform calculations like addition and subtraction, as well as identify prime numbers. This breakthrough highlights the potential for bacterial biocomputers, using bacterial cells to perform computational tasks. Researchers believe these deve...
-
China Achieves New World Record with 42-Tesla Resistive Magnet Technology
On September 22, 2024, China’s High Magnetic Field Laboratory set a world record by creating a 42-tesla resistive magnet, surpassing the previous 41.4-tesla mark established by the US in 2017. This breakthrough, resulting from nearly four years of research, enhances the capabilities of high-field magnets used in scientific exploration, positionin...
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Luma AI Launches AI-Powered Text-to-Video Generation Platform Dream Machine
Luma AI launched its artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video generation model, Dream Machine, globally on Wednesday. The platform can generate up to five-second-long videos from simple or descriptive text prompts. The AI model can generate videos in various styles such as cinematic, animation, realistic, and more. The AI firm claims that Dream M...
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Samsung Launches Its Range of Bespoke Series AI-Powered Home Appliances
Samsung launched its range of new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered home appliances at its Welcome to Bespoke AI event on Wednesday. The event was physically held in three locations — Seoul, Paris, and New York City — showcasing the products that will be launched into respective markets. This year, the South Korean tech giant has integrated ...
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AI Algorithm Used to Improve Predictability of Indian Summer Monsoons: How it Works
An AI algorithm developed by the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, is capable of increasing predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoons (ISMR) 18 months before the season begins. The technology uses AI to understand the relationship between ISMR and tropical thermocline patterns from 150 years of simulations....
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Redmi K60 Cooling Case Said to Reduce Maximum Temperature by 4 Degrees Celsius
The Redmi K60 Series Ice Cooling Case is said to be capable of reducing the maximum temperature of a handset by up to 4 degrees Celsius. It can be purchased currently for CNY 79 (roughly Rs. 1,000).
