Credit: Pixabay According to a new study, ChatGPT is mediocre at diagnosing medical conditions, with an accuracy rate of only 49%. Researchers emphasize that their findings demonstrate AI should not be the sole source of medical information, underscoring the necessity of keeping the human element in healthcare. The ease of accessing online technology has led some...
The 18650-format potassium-ion battery was launched at the 14th annual Beyond Lithium Conference at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in TennesseeGroup1 Most portable electronics and the latest electric vehicles rely on lithium batteries. Texas-based startup Group1 has introduced a more sustainable option with the world’s first 18650 potassium-ion battery. Group1, established in 2021 by experienced battery...
The achievement of three-way entanglement is a significant advancement towards the realization of a global quantum internet.Kristina Armitage/Quanta Magazine In August 2023, researchers in Hefei, China, achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the realm of quantum physics by demonstrating three-way quantum nonlocality. This experiment, conducted at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), involved...
The monkeypox virus has been added to the WHO's list of priority pathogens. Credit: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty According to a newly updated list from the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, the number of pathogens capable of igniting the next pandemic has expanded to over 30, now including the influenza A virus, dengue virus,...
Credit: A 64-year-old patient with ALS has become the first person in the world to use Apple's Vision Pro AR/VR spatial computer via the Stentrode brain-computer interfaceSynchron Minimally Invasive Approach to Brain-Computer Interfaces Rather than removing part of the skull to install a brain-computer interface like Neuralink, Synchron uses electrodes that are introduced through the jugular...
GoSun's EV Solar Charger expands by six times to provide a meaningful charge and range boost while the car is parked GoSun Starting as creators of solar hot dog cookers, GoSun has evolved to produce solar-powered camping trailers and tiny homes. Known for their unique solar products, their latest innovation is set to be revolutionary: an...
Mutations in the gene that encodes a receptor called CCR5 can stop HIV (blue) entering immune cells.Credit: NIAID/National Institutes of Health/SPL A 60-year-old man in Germany has become at least the seventh person with HIV to be declared free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant. Although he has been virus-free for almost six...
The Skip MO/GO pant will make you feel 30 lbs lighter when getting up from a seated positionSkip/Arc'teryx According to Skip, a Google X Labs spinout, a new set of "powered pants" can enhance leg strength by up to 40% or make you feel 30 lb (14 kg) lighter. This "mountain goat" exoskeleton aims to...
MIT researchers Aly Kombargi (left) and Niko Tsakiris (right) with their new hydrogen reactorTony Pulsone MIT scientists have found an intriguing new method to produce hydrogen fuel using soda cans, seawater, and coffee grounds. They believe this chemical reaction could power engines or fuel cells in marine vehicles that use seawater. Hydrogen plays a crucial role...
Earth has sweltered through its hottest day on record this weekDepositphotos Earth experienced its hottest day on record twice this week. According to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), Sunday initially set the record for the highest global average temperature since records began in 1940, only for Monday to surpass it. On Sunday, July...
