In Greece, Village Appears when Lake Dries Up

VOA Learning English • voa
yesterday ~4 min

Team’s hip replacement surgery invention is set to be world first

Technology that could transform the future of hip replacement surgery is being pioneered by a team of experts in Cambridge.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 13, 2024 ~3 min


Why Is Helium Causing Problems with Spacecraft?

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 12, 2024 ~5 min

Watch: Robot shoots clay to create sustainable structures

Researchers have developed a fast robotic printing process for earth-based materials that does not require cement.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~2 min

World Produces 52 Million Metric Tons of Plastic Pollution Yearly

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 11, 2024 ~5 min

Apple Launches New iPhone ‘Built for AI’

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 11, 2024 ~5 min

Music can enhance learning and change our memories

New research "sheds light on the malleability of memory in response to music, and the powerful role music can play in altering our existing memories."

Georgia Tech • futurity
Sept. 11, 2024 ~9 min

With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West

On Sept. 6, 2024, the US announced fresh export controls on quantum and microchip goods. Taiwan has long worked to slow China’s AI progress, while not damaging its own lucrative market.

Robert Muggah, Lecturer, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) • conversation
Sept. 11, 2024 ~13 min


There’s a surprising link between body temp and animal diets

"What we found was that body temperature is somewhat of a requirement to evolve an herbivorous diet."

Niranjana Rajalakshmi-U. Arizona • futurity
Sept. 10, 2024 ~6 min

‘We’re the ultimate creators, not AI’: Will.i.am on why we’re worrying too much about machine-made tunes

The Black Eyed Peas star thinks the naysayers are overlooking everything from AI’s future capabilities to the things that make human artists unique.

Alex Connock, Senior Fellow in Management Practice, University of Oxford • conversation
Sept. 10, 2024 ~10 min

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