Artificial Intelligence
Amazing site uses AI to turn your scribbles into lovely landscapes
AI can now turn transform rough sketches of a landscape into life-like. photorealistic images
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Economic Progress
Why universal basic income is not the silver bullet its advocates claim
The New Economics Foundation has published an extensive report analyzing 16 basic income experiments.
Healthcare Delivery
This new HIV therapy could save millions of lives
The new method can draw the HIV virus out of hiding, and then eliminate it permanently. It could be the first step to developing a vaccine.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Will self-driving cars will be “unthinkable” in 50 years?
New York University data journalism professor Meredith Broussard thinks we might not be heading to the self-driving future we imagined.
Health and Healthcare
The organ shortage will soon get worse. Could animals help?
Nearly 75,000 people in America need an organ transplant, and that list is only set to get longer. Animals could provide the solution to the organ crisis.
Innovation
New 'metallic wood' could lead to super-light cars
Researchers have created a metallic wood that could form highly-durable smartphones and cars light enough to float on water.
Artificial Intelligence
These robo fire-fighters tackle blazes too dangerous for humans
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries recently demonstrated a pair of autonomous fire-fighting robots.
Climate Change
This is New York City's $10 billion plan to 'climate-proof' itself
The major of New York City has unveiled an ambitious $10 billion plan that will protect from the rising sea levels that climate change will bring.
Workforce and Employment
This robot could be conducting your next job interview
Tengai the robot is designed to conduct interviews in a consistent and controlled manner, and eliminate any chance of bias that could interfere with a human interviewer's judgement.
Healthcare Delivery
A cancer-detecting breathalyzer has moved into clinical trials
A team of UK researchers have launched the trial, which will see 1,500 participants use the equipment in an attempt to identify molecules that could be evidence of cancer.
Artificial Intelligence
Guide dogs respond better than many humans to autonomous robots
Charity Guide Dogs for the Blind is showing that our canine friends are naturally more relaxed around robots than humans are.
Neuroscience
A treatment to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's is moving to human trials
The drug-free treatment uses ultrasound waves to clear the toxic amyloid plaques associated with dementia.
Future of the Environment
Meet the tiny gribble, who may be the answer to greener biofuels
Researchers have discovered how these minute creatures break down lignin in wood, an important process in creating biofuel.
China
China’s 'artificial sun' is now hot enough for nuclear fusion
We're one step closer to a near-limitless source of clean energy.
Gender Inequality
Here's how AI is shining a light on female scientists
AI startup, Primer, is working to improve recognition of female scientists on Wikipedia.