PROMISING AI ADVANCE
A new silicon chip uses light rather than just electricity to perform convolution operations for AI, dramatically reducing energy use[…]
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Month: September 2025
AWESOME AND POTENTIALLY AWFUL AI
AI can track Antarctic icebergs 10,000 times faster than humans and optimize renewable energy grids in real time–capabilities that could[…]
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MORE ON CEMENT
Cement normally soaks up the sun’s heat, making buildings hotter. By tweaking the chemistry of cement, a new material reflects[…]
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UNFORTUNATE FOOD
Food served in hospitals and nursing homes may actually undermine patients’ and residents’ health and the environment with too few[…]
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CLIMATE.US FOR CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, is going to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with an expanded mission. It[…]
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