Google says its AI designs chips better than humans – experts disagree
Google DeepMind claims its AlphaChip AI method can deliver “superhuman” chip designs that are already used in its data centres…
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The oldest human mummies were slowly smoked 14,000 years ago
For at least 10,000 years, humans across South-East Asia were being carefully preserved after death by being smoke-dried – a…
Fragile quantum entanglement may survive chaos of chemical reactions
Strange quantum characteristics of molecules can weather the chaos of chemical reactions, which may benefit quantum technologies or unveil hidden…
The secret to what makes colours pop on dazzling songbirds
Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching
We’ve glimpsed something that behaves like a particle of gravity
Gravitons, the particles thought to carry gravity, have never been seen in space – but something very similar has been…
SpaceX: Starship to launch fake satellites on seventh test flight
SpaceX’s most ambitious Starship flight yet will see reused hardware, the deployment of 10 fake satellites and another attempt to…
Smart hat senses when traffic lights change and tells you via an app
Long-lasting hats, jumpers and watch straps that function as smart devices can be made thanks to a cheap and reliable…
Mice turned see-through by a dye that lets you watch their organs
Rubbing a common yellow food dye onto a mouse's skin turns it temporarily transparent, so we can monitor its insides…
Squeezing loofah sponges creates enough electricity to power LEDs
Sponges derived from luffa plants could act as tiny power sources for small devices, say researchers - but they may…
Frozen human brain tissue can now be revived without damage
Using a new approach, scientists have successfully frozen and thawed brain organoids and cubes of brain tissue from someone with…