TECH & INNOVATION

After Greek Letters, WHO Looks Up to Star Constellations to Name Additional COVID-19 Variants

TECH & INNOVATION 08.10.2021 07:43 AM

When all Greek letters are used up to name COVID-19 variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) might start naming them after star constellations.

Skoltech: Decade-Old University Teams Up With MIT for Innovative Studies

08.10.2021 00:12 AM

Skoltech or Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology is a graduate research-focused university in Russia which allows its students to formulate their own research projects and gain helpful skills such as in entrepreneurship through letting them acquire purposeful and competitive theoretical and practical training.

Google Wants To Recycle Hard Drives With the Help of Rare Earth Magnets

08.09.2021 09:46 AM

Rare-earth magnet recycling might minimize the need for new resources to be mined, resulting in more environmentally friendly data centers.

New Rocky Exoplanet Half the Mass of Venus Discovered in Another System Orbiting Star L 98-59

08.09.2021 07:48 AM

In a groundbreaking discovery, a new exoplanet has been found to be only half as massive as our Venus.

Artificial Neuron Can Store 'Electronic Memories,' Will It Advance Elon Musk's Neuralink Technology?

08.07.2021 00:50 AM

In the ongoing pursuit to successfully emulate the human brain, one of the most complex machines known to man, a new study was able to fabricate an artificial neuron that can retain electronic memories.

Olive Launches 'Olive Helps:' AI Coworker That Assists Human Healthcare Workers

08.06.2021 22:54 PM

Working to expand the reach and benefits of its platform, microblogging titan Twitter has begun experimenting by adding e-commerce into its services.

SpaceX Starlink Ramping Up Rollout Service to Beta Test Users; Here's How to Track When It Will Come to Your Area

08.06.2021 10:01 AM

Starlink, SpaceX's internet connection service, promises high speed and low latency connection to all its users in the US and around the world. The company is ramping up its rollout to increase its area of coverage.

Lambda COVID Variant Potential Threat and Vaccine Resistance: What Will Scientists Do Now?

08.06.2021 07:42 AM

Existing in the shadow of the rapidly-spread COVID-19 delta variant, a new study highlights that we should also take note of the potential threat by another emerging strain, the Lambda variant.

Superconductivity Research: Researchers Develop New Material that Enables Quantum Information-Based Technology

08.05.2021 08:35 AM

Researchers from UC Santa Barbara and Quantum Foundry have developed a new material slated to revolutionize quantum information-based technologies such as quantum computing and sensing because of its innate unique superconducting properties.

Diblock Polymers Synthesized with a New Process, Improving Production of Soft Materials

08.05.2021 07:38 AM

A new method could lead to the faster, better way of fabricating soft materials called diblock polymers, speeding up production from five months down to three minutes.

Solving the Drinking Water Problem, Engineers Extract Water from Air via New Atmospheric Device

08.05.2021 05:35 AM

Spanish engineers developed a new atmospheric water harvester that employs the same principles of condensation that air conditioners use to produce drinking water. They hope to use the technology to provide clean drinking water to refugee camps where water is scarce.

Pentagon Uses AI That Can Tell What Will Happen Days in Advance; Tech Advancement Developed for Military Purposes

08.05.2021 03:56 AM

The US military has been testing an AI network for years and according to Pentagon, it is tasked to detect possible future events “days in advance.”

Skoltech Leads Open-Source Project Using Neural Networks to Generate Organic Molecule Nomenclature

08.04.2021 16:52 PM

A new open-source project employs a neural network to create names for organic compounds compliant with the IUPAC nomenclature systems - showing the potential of this technology to efficiently handle exact algorithmic problems.

Brain Technologies Unveils Groundbreaking 'Natural' Interface; Secures $50M Funding

08.04.2021 16:51 PM

AI development company Brain Technologies emerges from stealth with the announcement of its revolutionary app "Natural," and with it, secures $50M in funding.

Apollo Mission Photos Resurface in the Quest To Find Water on the Moon

08.04.2021 08:59 AM

In the ongoing effort to prove whether the Earth's moon once held water and ice on its surface, scientists turned to decades-old data for additional clues, using photos taken during the Apollo Mission series.

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