Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith[1], a Holocaust educator who died in 2022.
Thanks to an AI technology company called StoryFile[2], Smith seemed to interact naturally with her family and friends.
The...
The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century[1] demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.
The experiment, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, showed ignition[2]: a fusion reaction generating more energy out than was put in.
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After so many years learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle challenges ranging from climate change[1] to space colonization[2].
In my work as a computational biologist[3], I research ways to get microbes to produce more useful chemicals, such as fuels and bioplastics, that can be used...
The potential of using artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development has sparked both excitement[1] and skepticism[2] among scientists, investors and the general public.
“Artificial intelligence is taking over drug development[3],” claim some companies and researchers. Over the past few years, interest in using AI to design drugs and...