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Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2024

1st triple black hole system discovered in 'happy accident'

The first "black hole triple" system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star orbited by a more distant star, hints at a gentle formation process without supernova explosions.

Space · Oct 23, 2024

Rare “Black Hole Triple” Discovered! A Ghost Star Haunted Its Sibling Stars After It Perished

The discovery of a black hole miraculously holding onto one nearby and one faraway star may change what we know about how these scary objects are created.

Inverse · Oct 23, 2024

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MIT researchers make progress on 3D-printed electronics, using semiconductor-free logic gates

MIT researchers attempt to make electronics without semiconductors, and succeed in some ways.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 21, 2024

I run a $100M VC fund for immigrants—here’s why they’re often better than those born here

Adapting to a new country gave me the relentless drive to launch successful tech companies—and then to seek out that same spirit in others.

Fortune · Oct 15, 2024

Role Of Government, Poverty Research Tipped For Economics Nobel

Closing the season, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.

International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024

'Future You' AI lets you speak to a 60-year-old version of yourself — and it has surprising wellbeing benefits

An MIT-led project asked young users to talk to an AI-powered simulation of their 60-year-old selves through a chatbot interface. The experience led to decreased anxiety and a boost in optimism.

LiveScience · Oct 11, 2024

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NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.

Space · Oct 11, 2024

How strong can hurricanes get?

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

LiveScience · Oct 8, 2024

This AI tool lets you confront your future self – and you might like what you find

MIT researchers showcase Future You with AI simulation of users from 30 years in the future.

TechRadar · Oct 7, 2024

Antisemitic Incidents In US Reach Record High: ADL

The Anti-Defamation League has been around for 'over 110 years, and we have never seen data like this before,' said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

International Business Times · Oct 6, 2024

MIT's FutureYou is the AI version of a motivational cat poster

Have you ever thought to yourself, “If I could go back in time and tell my younger self one thing it’d be…”? Well, maybe your future self can do that for you.

Laptop · Oct 5, 2024

California bans universities from admitting students based on ‘legacy’

The rule, in effect from September 2025, will block colleges from giving preference to pupils close to alumni and donors

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2024

Would you live in a house of glass? Researchers have 3D-printed glass bricks that mimic the popular Lego interlocking system and can be recycled infinitely

MIT researchers have developed reusable 3D printed glass bricks that lock together like Lego

TechRadar · Sep 28, 2024

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Space · Sep 25, 2024

Where did Mars' atmosphere go? Scientists say it may be 'hiding in plain sight'

New research suggests that the atmosphere of Mars could have literally "gone to ground" as carbon dioxide was greedily slurped out of the atmosphere and locked away by Red Planet clays.

InsideEVs · Sep 24, 2024

It Turns Out Charging Stations Are Cash Cows For Nearby Businesses

A new study shows that businesses located near EV chargers are raking in money thanks to drivers looking for something to do while their cars charge.

Space · Sep 23, 2024

How dark energy could relieve 'Hubble tension' and galaxy headaches

The Hubble tension, a longstanding problem in cosmology, could potentially be relieved if early dark energy is taken into account.

Bored Panda · Sep 19, 2024

50 Incredibly Cool Things That Are Free Online That Everyone Should Take Advantage Of

There are a jaw-dropping 5.35 billion internet users around the world. But you’d be surprised how many people are not aware of the free resources available to them. The post 50 Incredibly Cool Things That Are Free Online That Everyone Should Take Advantage Of first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Reason · Sep 18, 2024

Standards of Appellate Review, Pseudonymous Litigation, and the Need for the Supreme Court to Step in

As I mentioned earlier this week, I thought I'd pass along portions of the friend-of-the-court brief that three other law professors and I (four of the very few academics who have written on the law of pseudonymous litigation) put together in support of a certiorari petition in Doe v. Trustees…

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling's impact on colleges

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the numbers of Black students in their new freshman classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education

Fortune · Sep 4, 2024

Enhancing AI accuracy by nudging users to catch generative AI errors

A recent field experiment conducted by Accenture and MIT finds that adding "speedbumps" to AI output can make the technology more accurate.

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2024

Elite US colleges see Black enrollment drop after affirmative action strike-down

Amherst College and Tufts University report lower number of Black students this year as white enrollment increases

The Guardian - US · Aug 27, 2024

‘Invent the future’: one man’s dream of making upstate New York the next Silicon Valley

Nvidia co-founder Curtis Priem has a vision for a quantum computing future and believes the area along the Hudson valley is fertile for the next tech boom

Fortune · Aug 26, 2024

Americans are struggling to scrape by—more than 40% of full-time workers aren’t making a living wage

Occupational crowding, rising costs of living, and pay gaps are harming workers.

LiveScience · Aug 23, 2024

MIT scientists build hair-size batteries that can power cell-sized robots

An internal power source could enable the development of tiny robots for applications like drug delivery and remote sensing.

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