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Having flexed its muscles in predicting kidney injury, toppling Go champions and solving 50-year-old science problems, artificial intelligence company DeepMind is now dipping its toes in weather forecasting. The company’s latest tool is designed to pre… Continue reading DeepMind AI predicts incoming rainfall with high accuracy
Slowing the rate of greenhouse gases pouring into the atmosphere is the name of the game when it comes to addressing climate change, but some believe the problem can’t be properly solved without also removing some of what is already there. New Stanford… Continue reading Stanford study makes case for methane removal to tackle climate change
It is well known that a physically active day can make for a better night’s rest, and a new study has delved into how the timing of our workouts can lead to different results. The analysis turns up a few interesting revelations around when might be the… Continue reading Intense workouts shortly before bed found to impact sleep quality
A new battery design out of Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials promises to open up some interesting possibilities in energy storage, by bending and stretching like a snake. This ability to mimic the behavior of the creature’s individual scales … Continue reading Scale-inspired battery stretches and bends like a snake
While it works away at the propulsion technology required to shuttle people and cargo through near-vacuum tubes at around the speed of sound, Virgin Hyperloop continues to iterate on the design of the pods to hold them. The latest version of these comm… Continue reading Virgin Hyperloop preps its latest transport pods for display in Dubai
A major challenge when it comes to preserving tissues and organs for transplantation is preventing the buildup of ice crystals that can cause critical damage, but an emerging technology may help sidestep the whole issue. Scientists have used a promisin… Continue reading Beating heart tissue supercooled and revived for the first time
Starch is an essential material for everything from bread-baking to paper-making, and there is much to be gained from streamlining the way we produce it. Scientists in China have managed to take an important step forwards in this area, developing a nov… Continue reading World-first artificial synthesis of starch from CO2 outperforms nature
In an effort to prove convenience doesn’t have to come at the cost of sturdiness and longevity, startup SimpleReal has taken to Kickstarter with a stainless steel solution for camp cooking that collapses into a thin disc for transport. This might make … Continue reading Collapsible steel camping pot compacts into a thin disc for easy carry
Two highly promising pathways in the pursuit of next-gen battery technology involve using solid-state electrolytes rather than liquid ones, and adding silicon to the anode component to boost energy density. A newly developed architecture places these t… Continue reading New all-solid-state battery holds promise for grid storage and EVs
German outfit Mahle has teamed up with battery-maker Allotrope Energy to put forward a new fast-charging solution for electric vehicles. The duo’s novel lithium-carbon battery borrows elements from the world of supercapacitors to deliver charge times t… Continue reading Lithium-carbon battery lets electric mopeds recharge in 90 seconds