OpenAI’s incredible text-to-image generator DALL-E appears to have created its own written language, according to Giannis Daras, a computer science Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin. * Daras asked the algorithm to create an image of “farmers talking about vegetables,” which in turn generated an unknown...
Scientists from a company called 3DBio Therapeutics have successfully transplanted a 3D-printed ear made from the patient’s own cells, marking a first in the field of tissue engineering. The company said that the ear would even continue to grow and generate new cartilage tissue. * A rare congenital disease termed...
In a story that sounds like it’s straight out of Tom and Jerry, Italian Parmigiano Reggiano cheesemakers are embedding tiny tracking chips into their cheese wheels' rinds to certify their authenticity and thwart shady competitors who falsely claim to produce real parmesan cheese. Cheese Me if You Can: To...
Researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have developed a clay compound that can reduce the destructive effects of climate change by preventing large amounts of methane from making it into the atmosphere. The miracle compound is basically cat litter soaked in a copper solution, as if the internet needed...
New research conducted at the Pacific Brain Health Center in Santa Monica, California, has found that the VR-enabled workouts can improve cognitive abilities in seniors and prevent dementia. The data shows that physical activity combined with psychologically mentally-stimulating visual elements provides higher cognitive benefits than exercise alone. The early findings...
Mastercard unveiled a new payment system that allows customers to pay with a smile or wave before a biometric reader. The new company aims to prevent long queues created by the customers while they are searching for their cards or phones at checkout. * The company is teaming up with Fujitsu,...
