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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter set a new flight distance record on Mars
Posted in Hardware, Science on 29th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
Although intended to only last 5 trips, Ingenuity just completed its 69th trip above the Martian surface.
Google's Gemini AI Hints At The Next Great Leap For AI Technology
Posted in Science, Software on 29th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
Google has launched Gemini, a new artificial intelligence system that can seemingly understand and speak intelligently about almost any kind of prompt-pictures, text, speech, music, computer code, and much more.
After Weight Loss, Ozempic Is Set to Conquer a Universe of Brain Disorders
Posted in Medicine on 29th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
Because Ozempic and similar drugs lower blood sugar, they could potentially also dampen inflammation in the Alzheimer's brain and slow the loss of cognition.
Building Telescopes on the Moon Could Transform Astronomy
Posted in Science on 29th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
The lunar far side is permanently shielded from the radio signals generated by humans on Earth, and this gives rise to incredible opportunities.
Breakthrough on cervical cancer treatment could cut deaths by 35%
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Dec, 2023
by Alex Muller
A growing body of evidence is showing the value of additional rounds of chemotherapy before other treatments like surgery and radiotherapy in several other cancers.