Artificial Intelligence

The Download: The future of human evolution, and touch sensing for robots

Editing human embryos is restricted in much of the world—and making an edited baby is fully illegal in most countries surveyed by...

Join the Microsoft AI tour for security news and innovations

For the second year, the Microsoft AI Tour will bring together security practitioners, developers, and other technology professionals to learn about the latest...

Hydrogels can play Pong by ‘remembering’ previous patterns of electrical simulation

Non-living hydrogels can play the video game Pong and improve their gameplay with more experience, researchers report August 23 in the Cell Press...

Tech that measures our brainwaves is 100 years old. How will we be using it 100 years from now?

Ross Compton’s heart data was used against him when he was accused of burning down his home in Ohio in 2016. Brain data...

Top picks for students: Reliable and durable Windows 11 PCs

Nearly half of the 49.6 million public school students in the United States will go back to school from Aug. 14 to 25...

Beetle that pushes dung with the help of 100 billion stars unlocks the key to better navigation systems in drones and satellites

An insect species that evolved 130 million years ago is the inspiration for a new research study to improve navigation systems in drones,...

Here’s how we could turn plastic waste into food

KADEN STALEY/MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY That uncertainty was key. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, supports high-risk, high-reward projects....

Transforming the nursing workflow with ambient voice and AI

The nursing workflow is unique—and any solutions developed for nurses must be purpose-built to integrate with the way in which they work. That’s...

A new system lets robots sense human touch without artificial skin

But if you press harder, you may notice a second way of sensing the touch: through your knuckles and other joints. That...

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