The very interesting article For robust robots, let them be babies first reveals that learning machines are capable of developing algorithmic improvements faster than humans can program new capabilities into the algorithms. The somewhat vague description of how these specific ….
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“Jurassic Park” it may not be, but what if you could visit a real zoo where prehistoric animals — cloned from long-frozen tissues — were on display? Daily Tech picked up a story about a Japanese scientist, Akira Iritani of ….
Researchers at the CERN Large Hadron Collider have created a whopping 38 atoms of anti-hydrogen, which is a first step toward creating a fuel source powerful enough to propel ships to the stars. Whether we’ll be looking for the next ….
NPR takes a look at a recently discovered planet, Gliese 581-g, which is located about 20 light-years from Earth. Scientists say that the planet is rocky, about Earth-sized, and lies within the temperate zone of star Gliese 581, which is ….
Remember that floating rock in “Avatar” that was the root cause of the conflict between humans and the Na’vi? They called it “unobtainium” for lack of a better name. Clearly, audiences were meant to infer that the material was not ….