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Tech

How “Skin Phantoms” Could Lead To A Revolution In Wearable Tech

By Krittika Goyal and The Conversation

Our biomimetic skin phantom is made of two layers that capture the nuances of both the skin’s surface and deeper tissues.

Retrospective

5 Years Ago, PlayStation Dreamed Up A Nearly Impossible Innovation And The Universe Shrugged

By Trone Dowd

A hope and a Dream.

DeepSeek burst on the scene – and may be bursting some bubbles.
Tech

DeepSeek Has Upended The World Of AI In Ways That We’re Only Beginning to Understand

By Ambuj Tewari and The Conversation

An AI startup from China, DeepSeek, has upset expectations about how much money is needed to build the latest and greatest AIs.

Tech

How “Skin Phantoms” Could Lead To A Revolution In Wearable Tech

By Krittika Goyal and The Conversation

Our biomimetic skin phantom is made of two layers that capture the nuances of both the skin’s surface and deeper tissues.

Retrospective

5 Years Ago, PlayStation Dreamed Up A Nearly Impossible Innovation And The Universe Shrugged

By Trone Dowd

A hope and a Dream.

Tech

DeepSeek Has Upended The World Of AI In Ways That We’re Only Beginning to Understand

By Ambuj Tewari and The Conversation

An AI startup from China, DeepSeek, has upset expectations about how much money is needed to build the latest and greatest AIs.

Health

Does Red Light Therapy Live Up To the Hype? Yes — But Not For All The Health Claims

By Praveen Arany and The Conversation

This emerging therapy lives up to the hype for a lot of health claims, but certainly not everything.

Gaming News

The Nintendo Switch 2 Can't Come Soon Enough

By Trone Dowd

Sales for the original Switch may have officially peaked.

Science

Why Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis Mission to the Moon Need Better Boots

By Jesse Rhoades, Rebecca Rhoades and The Conversation

Longer walks need better footwear.

Science

Climate Misinformation Is Social Media’s Biggest Issue — And It’s About to Get Way Worse

By Jill Hopke and The Conversation

On the tails of a natural disaster come the floods of misinformation.

Science

How AI Is Bringing Us All Immortality — Whether We Want It Or Not

By Patrick van Esch, Yuanyuan (Gina) Cui and The Conversation

Is the digital afterlife all it’s cracked up to be?

Science

When, Exactly, Will Nuclear Fusion Become A Feasible Source Of Power?

By Farhat Beg, George R. Tynan and The Conversation

Fusion was found to be a truly viable source of energy in 2022. So, what’s next?

Science

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Is About To Take One Small Step ... To Get Us Back To The Moon

By César León Jr. and The Conversation

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the Moon no sooner than April 2026. But first, we need live measurements.