Written words and other information could be encoded in synthetic molecules and recovered by analysing the chemicals. This ensures that microscopic items of plastic could potentially hold a lot more data than is placed on today’s computer hard drives, which use cumbersome codes and relatively […]

We use what is known as inner speech, where we talk to ourselves, to evaluate situations and make more-informed decisions. Now, a robot has been trained to speak aloud its inner decision-making process, giving us a view of how it prioritises competing demands. Arianna Pipitone […]

An algorithm inspired incidentally a species of beetle changes colour to communicate with its peers and predators solves engineering problems faster than a selection of previous approaches. The golden tortoise beetle ( Charidotella sexpunctata ) is unusual for the reason that males can change the […]

Artificial intelligence-based algorithms can influence persons to prefer one political candidate – or a would-be partner – over another, according to researchers. “We come to mind that many people are using recommendation algorithms on a regular basis, but there is no information how effective those […]

Artificial intelligence has helped to solve a long-standing mystery regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls. The technology confirms that one of the ancient manuscripts – the Great Isaiah Scroll – was penned by two scribes who wrote with virtually identical handwriting, rather than being the consequence […]

The researchers equipped a preexisting robot with a laser-ranging system to create a precise map of its surroundings. In addition they added a rotating camera that remains …