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Soft muscles, DNA drives and AI brains: Can new tech pull androids from the uncanny valley?
From soft actuators that mimic real muscle to DNA drives that can store petabytes in a sugar cube, humanity is engineering ...
10 Animals with more than one brain including octopus, starfish and more
Nature showcases diverse nervous systems beyond a single command center. Several animals, including octopuses, leeches, and ...
Science Daily2h
It's a quantum zoo out there, and scientists just found a dozen new 'species'
In a new study published on April 3 in Nature, researchers added over a dozen states to the growing quantum zoo. "Some of these states have never been seen before," said lead author Xiaoyang Zhu, ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2h
Was Talos, the Bronze Automaton Who Guarded the Island of Crete in Greek Myth, an Early Example of Artificial Intelligence?
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece. He ...