The study, by a team including controversial Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, suggests that the James Webb space telescope can be configure to spot evidence of LED light.
An artificial colour-changing material inspired by the skins of chameleons can be used as a chemical sensor to determine whether seafood is fresh, a study found. Developed by experts from China, the device switches from pink to green in the presence of the amine vapours released by microbes when fish and shrimp spoil. The novel material could … Read more
Blue is the world’s most popular color but the hue rarely appears in nature, so manufacturers have had to resort to artificial dyes and chemicals to create blue food. That could soon change, now that a naturally occurring blue pigment has been discovered in red cabbage. Scientists with the Mars candy corporation found traces of … Read more
Could THIS be the way to reverse blindness? Scientists develop retinal implants that could give artificial vision to the blind More than 10,000 electrodes are in the implant which attaches to the retina Each electrode lights up when activated, triggering the eye’s sight cells This sends a black and white constellation of dots to the … Read more
Artificial ‘brain in a dish’ is created that matures ‘just like a human brain’ and could shed light on conditions such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia Organoids are simplified, miniature versions of real organs grown in the lab They are made from stem cells with the potential to form different cell types Brain organoids have already … Read more
With so many different pancake recipes available, it can be difficult to know which to rely on for a decadent stack. But help is at hand, as scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to come up with a recipe for the most delectable pancakes this Shrove Tuesday. Monolith, an Imperial College London spin-off, applied its … Read more
Jamal Furani, 78, lost his sight 10 years ago due to corneal disease, but thanks for modern science, the Israeli man is able to see once again. Furani received an artificial cornea implant that integrated directly into the eyewall and following the one-hour surgery, he was able to recognize family members and read numbers on … Read more
Jamal Furani, 78, lost his sight 10 years ago due to corneal disease, but thanks for modern science, the Israeli man is able to see once again. Furani received an artificial cornea implant that integrated directly into the eyewall and following the one-hour surgery, he was able to recognize family members and read numbers on … Read more
‘Artificial skin’ that gives soldiers the power of invisibility on the battlefield uses pixelized screens which autonomously heat or cool to mimic the environment Researchers have designed a type of cloaking skin that provides invisibility Designed as patches, the device is made if individual pixelized screens The screens gather data of the surrounding temperatures to change … Read more
In what seems to be a rejected episode of Black Mirror, Samsung is reportedly bringing its artificial intelligence program NEON to your mobile device. It’s not a new version of Bixby or any digital assistant but more like an AI companion should you want a human that’s not actually a human to interact with. Truth … Read more