• Tuesday, February 18, 2025

by: FedScoop

Chief AI officers must be preserved in the Trump administration

The new administration would be wise to keep CAIOs in federal agencies as it embarks on its AI strategy. In the midst of a new presidential administration, discussions about the future of U.S. artificial intelligence policy remain at the forefront of everyone's mind across industry, government and civil society.

by: Mint

Mint Primer: Why India's first locally made chip will be a big deal

Tata-PSMC is building India's first AI-enabled semiconductor fab, producing up to 50,000 wafers per month for power management, display drivers, microcontrollers, and high-performance computing, serving industries like automotive,

by: Chalkbeat

This Michigan teacher spent years making his computer science class more gender-inclusive

Shannon Houtrouw believes computer science and coding can be beneficial for all students, no matter what field they eventually enter.

by: AOL

US Senate confirms Cantor Fitzgerald's Lutnick to head Commerce Department

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday 51-45 to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee Howard Lutnick, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald, to run the Commerce Department.

by: MSN

City greenlights $4 million HVAC upgrade for American Bank Center

The new system will replace the existing, inefficient equipment with energy-saving alternatives and include repairs to the building's exterior.

by: MSN

Biodiversity in England's rivers found to have improved as metal pollution reduced

An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England's rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of coal burning and heavy industry, say researchers.

by: MSN

Expert Data Scientist transforms financial tech with cutting-edge machine learning and anomaly detection Algorithms

Ghori's expertise also extends into predictive modeling, specifically for lead forecasting, which has proven invaluable for strategic decision-making.

by: MSN

Mira Murati launches Thinking Machines Lab with AI talents from OpenAI, Meta, Mistral, says 'our goal is simple'

Mira Murati, former OpenAI CTO, launched AI startup Thinking Machines Lab with a team of 30 researchers from various companies. The startup aims to enhance AI adaptability, build capable systems, and promote open science for broader applications in the AI field.

by: MSN

'There is a need': TSC trustees approve 2 new bachelor's degrees to meet local demand

TSC trustees met Tuesday to approve the new additions in efforts to meet the needs of the community by preparing its students for the workforce.

by: MSN

Why Am I Just Learning About This? Discovering New Tips and Tricks

Navy TOPGUN graduate and F/A-18 fighter pilot Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley joins "America's Newsroom' to discuss possible causes of the Toronto jet that flipped upon landing. Explore the history and legacy of the TWA terminal, once a symbol of the 'Golden Age of Flying' and now an abandoned landmark at JFK Airport.

by: MSN

Iconic blue whale skeleton in Santa Cruz gets eco-friendly restoration

The Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Santa Cruz is restoring its iconic blue whale skeleton using sustainable materials and innovative technology.

by: MSN

Wanted: 3 asteroid watchers for China's 'planetary defense force'

China is recruiting for a planetary defense force amid growing global focus on the risk of asteroids colliding with Earth.

by: MSN

Should I leave Japan despite earning over $35K annually?

I earn approximately VND900 million (US$35,447) annually in Japan now, but if I return to Vietnam, my expected salary would drop to just VND20 million.

by: MSN

New X-ray experiment could solve major physics puzzles

Researchers have announced results from a new search at the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL) Facility at Hamburg for a hypothetical particle that may make up the dark matter of the universe.

by: MSN

Harnessing failure as an asset: How researchers are innovating smarter wearable tech

In the world of soft robotics and wearable technology, sheet-based fluidic devices are revolutionizing how lightweight, flexible and multifunctional systems are designed. But with innovation comes challenges,

by: MSN

New 2D carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking

Researchers have found that a two-dimensional carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking—even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long been grappling with.
  • Wednesday, February 19, 2025

by: Firstpost

Anger in Nepal over KIIT student suicide: Why country is threatening to stop sending students to Odisha

Angry scenes were witnessed in Nepal's Parliament on Tuesday when lawmakers raised concerns over the death of Nepali national Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year computer science student in KIIT, Odisha, demanding diplomatic efforts for proper security.

by: Wired

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.

by: CIO

Beyond the hype: 4 use cases that show what's actually working with gen AI

The numbers are starting to come in, and many companies report that some gen AI investments are starting to pay off — but not all.

by: Nature

Women need platforms to celebrate excellence in research and technology

Nature is proud to be associated with a new award for women in technology. The world needs more prizes for exceptional researchers and innovators.

by: Forbes

International Collaboration Right Now: Treaty Verifications And More

Toward the beginning of the talk, three out of the four panelists agreed that some form of artificial general intelligence is coming within 5 to 10 years. Only one, Ya-Qin Zhang frim Tsinghua University, suggested that it might be a longer timeline.

by: ProPakistani

World's First Invisible Solar Panel: Generates Unlimited Electricity and Can be Applied to Phone Screens

The Korean scientific community has announced the world's first invisible solar cell, revolutionizing the way solar energy can be harnessed. This

by: briefly

Meet Gauteng's Young Geniuses: Top Achievers Honoured at Engen's Maths & Science School Awards

The South African oil company Engen hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate Gauteng's top achievers who excelled under their free educational programme.

by: news10nbc

TV procedurals up their game, with doctors on cruises and quirky single moms solving crimes

Watson" is an unusual TV medical procedural. The CBS series stars Morris Chestnut as the titular character who leads a team of medical detectives set in a present-day Pittsburgh populated with characters from the Sherlock Holmes universe.

by: Zawya

Autonomous Vehicle Trials begin at Hamad International Airport

The proof-of-concept trials, which started its initial Autonomous staff bus trials testing from Sunday, February 16, will integrate cutting-edge autonomous vehicles

by: Inc

AI Transforms the Labor Market, But Not Just by Replacing Jobs

by: TechCrunch

Karman+ digs up $20M to build an asteroid-mining autonomous spacecraft

Investors on the lookout for startups working at the frontiers of technology are casting their nets ever further into unchartered territory, sometimes

by: Chronicle

Jungsang Kim Named Chief Science and Technology Strategist for the Provost

Provost Alec D. Gallimore has appointed Professor Jungsang Kim to a new role overseeing the formation of the next phase of the Duke Science and Technology (DST) initiative.

by: ABC

Here are all the agencies federal workers are being fired from

In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at a number of agencies have had their roles slashed.

by: NextBigFuture

Baidu and Apollo Go Make Progress on Self Driving Cars and Robotaxi

In November 2024, Baidu was granted a permit to test its robotaxi platform in Hong Kong - the first ride hailing operator to receive such a permit. CEO Robin Li talked about autonomous driving. Baidu and Tesla have a partnership where Baidu supplies hypermapping (super detailed mapping data) across China.

by: MLive

Fibarcode, new University of Michigan tech spinoff, aims to revolutionize fabric recycling

The state of Michigan is financially backing an innovative idea that has spun out of the University of Michigan.

by: kpax

Two Montana students invited to Washington D.C for their app

Makena Pedersen and Aurora Obie have created an app through a partnership between Starbase Montana, Code Girls United and Helena schools.

by: WCJB

Nursing student with no money lives in tent to pursue dream education

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) - A man in Pennsylvania went to incredible lengths to become a nurse. He chose to live outside and walk a mile to get to school. He used a machete, a bit of Tabasco sauce and a tent to achieve his goals. When he was a teenager, Jaden Wagoner was, as he puts it, struggling.

by: Yahoo

New STEAM Imagination Center to open doors for ACA students

by: NextBigFuture

DARPA Large Hypersonic Bomber Prototype Project

February 13 2025, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced its secretive Aerospace Projects Office (APO) is developing a large

by: Forbes

15 Grants For Minority And Women-Owned Businesses And Advice From Grant Winners

A list of 15 grants for minority and women-owned businesses offering $50,000 - $2 million in funding, along with specific advice for navigating grants from past winners

by: MSN

Flatworm-inspired robot nimbly navigates cluttered water surfaces

Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution, studying aquatic ecosystems, and monitoring water quality in sensitive areas such as coral reefs or lake shores. However, many devices rely on noisy propellers,

by: MSN

Kentucky floods falsely attributed to cloud seeding

Torrential rains and flash floods have battered the US state of Kentucky, leaving more than a dozen residents dead and renewing conspiracy theories that the storms were caused by cloud seeding. However,

by: MSN

Biohybrid BCI Adds More Neurons to the Brain

But the performance of the technology—how easily and accurately a BCI user's thoughts move a cursor, for example—is limited by the number of channels communicating with the brain. Science Corporation,

by: MSN

Watch: A conversation on U.S. competitiveness in science & technology

Feb. 25 at 8:00am ET, Axios will host an event in Washington, D.C., looking at how the U.S. is working to maintain science and technology leadership in an increasingly competitive global landscape and new era of AI.

by: MSN

Innovative technology enhances cellular and molecular insights into kidney lesions

Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of a morphological-based approach to interpreting spatial transcriptomic (ST) data, helping to improve understanding of the lesions that occur in chronic kidney disease (CKD),

by: MSN

What can we learn from a 100-year-old housing experiment?

In a study published late last year, three architects explored the history of Trondhjems Kooperative Boligselskap (TKB) in light of social and political trends in today's Norway. TKB was and is a groundbreaking project from both a social and architectural perspective.

by: MSN

The Science of Ancient Acoustic Levitation | How the Pyramids Were Built?

LEVITATION. The ruins of several ancient civilizations - like the pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge in the UK, and many others - are monuments constructed of massive stones. How the great pyramids of Egypt were built has been the subject of debate for a long time.

by: MSN

Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke are among the finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.

by: MSN

Is Grok-3 putting software engineer jobs at risk? Musk's xAI team says AI chatbot saved hundreds of hours on coding

Elon Musk and his xAI team have launched Grok 3, their latest model which tech mogul called the 'smartest AI on Earth'. During the launch of Grok 3 on X platform, Elon Musk and his team showcased how this AI model is already being used internally at his xAI company to save hundreds of hours on coding tasks.

by: MSN

Guidelines needed for interpreting continuous glucose monitoring reports in those without diabetes, say researchers

With the Food and Drug Administration now allowing the over-the-counter purchase of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)—small sensors that penetrate the skin to measure glucose levels in real time—there is high consumer interest in the use of these devices for health and wellness,

by: MSN

This Tool Makes Shower Cleaning Effortless!

With More Than 15 Million Made, This Iconic Car Became the World's Most Popular on This Day in 1972

by: MSN

Wi-Fi You Can See: The Future of Connectivity

"An epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe,

New 2D carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking

Researchers have found that a two-dimensional carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking—even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long been grappling with.

The article from MSN discusses a groundbreaking development in materials science where researchers have created a new two-dimensional carbon material that surpasses graphene in toughness and resistance to cracking. This new material, developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and published in the journal "Nature," features a unique structure with a combination of hexagonal and pentagonal carbon rings, unlike graphene's uniform hexagonal lattice. This structural variation allows the material to distribute stress more effectively, preventing the propagation of cracks. The discovery could have significant implications for various applications, including flexible electronics, protective coatings, and advanced composites, potentially revolutionizing industries that require materials with exceptional strength and durability.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/chemistry/new-2d-carbon-material-is-tougher-than-graphene-and-resists-cracking/ar-AA1zjjfy