U.S. state legislatures are where the action is for placing guardrails around artificial intelligence technologies, given the lack of meaningful federal regulation. The resounding defeat in Congress[1] of a proposed moratorium on state-level AI regulation means
Iron nanoparticles can help treat contaminated water – our team of scientists created them out of expired supplements
Today, approximately 1,800,000 acres[1] of land in the United States is used for landfill waste disposal. In terms of volume, the U.S alone generated over 290 million tons of solid waste[2] in 2018, an amount equivalent to about 235,000 Olympic-size swimming
Philadelphia is using AI-driven cameras to keep bus lanes clear – transparency can help build trust in the system
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority piloted a new enforcement tool[1] in Philadelphia[2] in 2023: AI-powered cameras mounted on seven of its buses. The results were immediate and dramatic: In just 70 days, the cameras flagged over 36,000 cars
2 spacecraft flew exactly in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image and test new tech
During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable to do at any other time.
The brightest part of the Sun is so bright that it blocks the faint light
Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin
Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black holes[1] reside in the centers of most galaxies.
And they understand how certain stars form the comparatively smaller stellar mass black holes
Quantum scheme protects videos from prying eyes and tampering
We have developed a new way to secure video transmissions so even quantum computers in the future won’t be able to break into private video livestreams or recordings. We are computer scientists who study[1] computer security[2]. Our research introduces
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To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists are exploring new technologies
Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of conflict. It leverages toxic chemicals[1] to disable, harm or kill without any physical confrontation. Across various conflicts, it has caused tens of thousands of deaths[2] and affected over a million