Wed, December 11, 2024

by: earth

Wonder material that "will change the world" is officially declared safe for humans

Graphene has captured attention worldwide, with many scientists dubbing it a "wonder material" with potential to have a huge impact on humans

by: ABC

What we know about Luigi Mangione, Ivy League grad charged in CEO's murder

Video captured the moment the gunman walked up behind the CEO outside the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan, pointed his gun at him and fired.

by: Daily Mail

UK government gives the go-ahead to store 100 MILLION tonnes of CO2 under the North Sea - but experts raise fears the greenhouse gas could leak and taint water supplies

Starting in 2027, a coalition of energy companies will pump four million tonnes of CO2 per year into a reservoir off the Yorkshire coast - but some experts have questioned the plan's safety.

by: Malaysiakini

Five local companies announced as winners of MYHackathon Cohort 2

The announcement was made during the programme's closing ceremony, officiated by YB Tuan Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, at the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB),

by: Mint

MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over controversial essay; what was it - Explained

A controversy arose after MIT suspended Prahlad Iyengar, an Indian-origin student, for an essay published in the college magazine.

by: abp LIVE

MIT Suspends Indian-Origin PhD Scholar Over Pro-Palestine Essay, Sparks Debate On Free Speech

PhD scholar of Indian origin Prahlad Iyengar has been suspended from MIT over a pro-Palestine essay for Written Revolution, a multidisciplinary student magazine.

by: India TV

Indian-origin PhD student at MIT suspended over pro-Palestinian activism, appeals university's decision

A PhD student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is "now appealing the decision" to the Chancellor at MIT Wednesday, the "last opportunity to end this persecution and restore academic dignity.

by: Firstpost

MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over an essay: What is the controversy?

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has suspended Prahlad Iyengar, a PhD student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science after he published a pro-Palestine essay in a student magazine.

by: The Independent

AI tool will be able to trace dolphins by their regional accent

A groundbreaking AI tool will be able to track dolphins by their regional accents. Sea mammal expert Dr Julie Oswald, of the University of St Andrews' Scottish Oceans Institute, created the tool, known as the Real-time Odontocete Call Classification Algorithm (Rocca), using AI.

by: Deccan Chronicle

Indian-origin MIT student suspended over pro-Palestinian activism

An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is

by: rediff.com

MIT expels Indian-origin student for pro-Palestine essay

An Indian-origin PhD student at MIT, Prahlad Iyengar, has been suspended until January 2026 for his pro-Palestinian activism. The suspension effectively ends his NSF fellowship and disrupts his academic career.

by: CNN

Herbal compresses have been used for thousands of years. Researchers in Thailand are exploring the science behind them

Herbal medicine is prevalent across the world, but it's difficult to standardize or regulate. Scientists in Thailand are researching the properties of the plants used in herbal compresses to make this ancient remedy more accessible.

by: Ghanaweb.com

KNUST Student Afia Dedaa Osae Killed by Speeding Trotro

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by: The Boston Globe

UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers

The challenge is aimed at young people aged 11 to 18, who are encouraged to work in teams and use "lateral thinking, ingenuity and perseverance" to crack the seven brainteasers set by GCHQ's "in-house puzzlers.

by: ZME Science

This Wild Quasiparticle Switches Between Having Mass and Being Massless. It All Depends on the Direction It Travels

A team of researchers has now observed something physicists had only theorized: a quasiparticle that behaves like it has mass when moving one way and becomes massless when it travels another. This peculiar particle,

by: The University of Chicago Chronicle

Wendy Freedman one of Nature's 10 people who helped shape science in 2024

Wendy Freedman one of Nature's 10 people who helped shape science in 2024 Wendy Freedman, the University of Chicago John and Marion Sullivan University Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics, was named to Nature's 10—a list that recognizes key scientific developments over the past year.

by: fingerlakes1

Micron secures $6.1 billion in CHIPS funding for massive CNY facility

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday that Micron Technology has finalized a $6.1 billion federal funding agreement through the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of a state-of-the-art memory chip facility in Central New York.

by: The New York Times

Technologists: Smarter-Than-Humans A.I. Will Likely Be Here by 2030

Most members of a DealBook Summit panel described immense benefits from artificial intelligence and saw its risks as manageable.

by: Daily News

SLINTEC commercialises record 8 patents and innovations within 12 months

The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) witnessed a remarkable transformation - with four patents having been commercialised, with an additional

by: EurekAlert!

Caltech creates minuscule robots for targeted drug delivery

by: New Scientist

From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024

Here are 10 words that entered our vocabulary this year, capturing discoveries at the cutting edge of science, elusive emotions and the various ways technology is changing our lives

by: SciTech Daily

Revolutionary Microrobots Shrink Tumors in Groundbreaking Study

Researchers at Caltech have developed bioresorbable acoustic microrobots (BAM) capable of delivering therapeutic drugs precisely to targeted areas within the body. These spherical hydrogel-based microrobots,

by: The Economist

Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast

Researchers, led by Ya-Yen Sun at the University of Queensland, in Australia, found that between 2009 and the start of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, global emissions from tourism grew by an average of 3.

by: raf.mod.uk

Chinook crew from RAF Odiham inspire school students

A Chinook crew, from RAF Odiham, flew to three different schools to inspire the next generation in all aspects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Flight Lieutenant Boyd, Flig

by: Popular Mechanics

Mathematicians Casually Discovered Two New Infinities

Mathematicians have long known that there are many kinds of infinities (technically, there are an infinity of them). Mathematicians revealed two new kinds of infinity—called exacting and ultra-exacting—infinities that appear to contradict foundational mathematics.

by: FOX59 News

State Board of Education approves changes to Indiana high school diploma requirements

On Wednesday, the Indiana State Board of Education unanimously approved the final draft of new high school diploma requirements for Hoosier students. The new requirements

by: usace.army.mil

As Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh Retires, MRDC Honors His Thirty-Plus Years of Service

For Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh, who retired Tuesday as the Principal Assistant for Research and Technology at the Medical Research and

by: The Daily Star

3 sent to jail in Pabna over gang-rape of PUST student

A Pabna court today sent three people to jail in a case filed over the gang rape of a student of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) in the district's Sadar upazila

by: Nuclear Engineering International

Togo to establish Atomic Energy Commission

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based start-up NANO Nuclear Energy Togolese President of Faure

by: IFLScience

Can You Crack The UK Spy Agency's Christmas Code-Breaking Challenge?

The challenges require codebreaking, math, lateral thinking, and a bit of ingenuity to reveal the name of a famous UK landmark. There are also three additional hidden elements in the pictures for those seeking an extra challenge.

by: Nature

Five countries having a clear impact on the latest materials-science research

From 2019 to 2023, there was a 25% increase in the number of articles in the database related to the subject and last year these papers represented 27.2% of all research in its journals. In terms of the countries publishing this research,

by: Yen.com.gh

Hilda Abena Wilson: Ghanaian Lady's Academic Brilliance Honoured at UCC Graduation Ceremony

A young Ghanaian lady, known as Hilda Abena Wilson, has achieved academic excellence at the 57th Congregation of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

by: Yahoo

'Naked, animal terror': Why The Stone Tape is the most chilling Christmas special ever made

Ahead of Christmas 1972, the BBC's head of plays, Chris Morahan, asked writer Nigel Kneale for a ghost story. This was one year after the BBC had broadcast the first entry of A Ghost Story for Christmas,

by: The Jerusalem Post Blogs

10,000 years ago, people were brewing rice beer in China

An international team of archaeologists discovered evidence of rice beer production dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan archaeological site in Zhejiang Province, China, according to a report by Science.

by: Irish Examiner

Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa

Research done with the help of citizen science shows male humpback completed almost twice the typical migration distance

by: NextBigFuture

Q2B - Accurate Quantum Computation for Practically Useful Quantum Computers by 2029

Oliver Dial, IBM Fellow, is giving the keynote for Q2B 2024. He describes what is needed for practical quantum computers. IBM achieved the minimum of more accurate answers than classical (regular computers). However, they are not yet to the scale needed for practically useful problems.

by: prolificnorth.co.uk

STEM Marketing Awards 2025: introducing the judging panel

Leaders from the likes of EA Technology, McLaren, WSP, Thermo Fisher and many more are gearing up to join an independent judging panel for the STEM Marketing

by: Popular Science

Bentley hybridizes its Flying Spur and boosts its range to 515 miles

The Flying Spur is hand built at Bentley's "Dream Factory" in the UK, which includes a new design center, paint shop, and battery-electric vehicle assembly line. This facility is streamlined for sustainability, reducing carbon emissions, saving water, and lowering the temperature in the paint shop to conserve energy.

by: Daily Express

Top 10 tech devices over-65s are hesitant to try, including VR and smart meters

A Smart Energy GB survey of adults aged 65 and over found 25% of seniors would like to get better at using technology

by: businessday

Recapitalisation: ASSIBIFI president underscores impact on banking industry

Olusoji Oluwole, president, Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSIBIFI) said that the body

by: MSN

US Finalises More Than $6.1 Billion Chips Subsidy for Micron Technology

The US Department of Commerce has finalised a subsidy of more than $6.1 billion for memory chip maker Micron Technology to support the construction of several domestic semiconductor facilities, according to a White House statement on Tuesday.

by: Indiatimes

QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2025: Top 10 Indian colleges in this category

The QS World University Rankings 2025 for sustainability highlights universities excelling in environmental and social responsibility. Leading the ran

by: The Jakarta Post

US finalizes $6.1 billion Micron chip-making subsidy

President Joe Biden's administration has finalized a series of subsidies, including a $7.86 billion award for Intel, $6.6 billion for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's US unit and $1.5 billion for GlobalFoundries.

by: The Center Square

Biden administration awards over $6B in CHIPS funding

The Biden-Harris administration has awarded semiconductor design company Micron Technology up to $6.165 billion in direct funding through the CHIPS Incentives Program.

by: Business Today

'The real revolution is yet to come': Meta AI chief Yann LeCun on the future of AI

"The real AI revolution has not yet arrived," LeCun stated during his opening speech, adding that AI is poised to redefine how humans interact with technology. "In the near future, every single one of our interactions with the digital world will be mediated by AI assistants," he said, envisioning systems with intelligence on par with humans.

by: Jakarta Globe

Bappenas Launches White Paper on Human Resources Needs for Indonesia's 2045 Vision

by: Business Standard

IISc and Ittiam Systems to Collaborate at the Frontiers of AI Research

Ittiam Systems today announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to extend its ongoing CSR partnership to exciting new areas at the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence research and IISc's flagship BTech program in Mathematics & Computing.

by: The Hindu

IIT Delhi, IISc lead in QS sustainability rankings 2025

IIT Delhi leads Indian universities in sustainability, ranking 171 globally, with 78 Indian universities featured in 2025 QS Rankings.

AI can bring back a person's own voice

But when Pedro speaks, his lightly accented English flows with ease. His voice is generated by an artificial-intelligence model, trained on clips recorded before he lost his speech. His words, too, are generated, by a large language model ( LLM) fine-tuned on his writing.

The article from *The Economist* discusses how AI technology is being used to restore the voices of individuals who have lost their ability to speak due to conditions like motor neurone disease. This innovative approach involves training AI models on recordings of a person's voice from before their condition worsened. The AI then synthesizes speech that closely mimics the individual's original voice, providing a deeply personal and comforting means of communication. This technology not only aids in personal interactions but also has potential applications in therapy, helping patients maintain a sense of identity and connection with their past selves. The article highlights the emotional and psychological benefits of this technology, emphasizing its role in enhancing the quality of life for those affected by voice-impairing diseases.

Read the Full The Economist Article at:
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/12/11/ai-can-bring-back-a-persons-own-voice