If there was oxygen on a far away planet, how would we know? Scientists use computer models to simulate what oxygen would look like on far away planets and found a chemical signature that helps us tell the difference between oxygen from life and oxygen from other sources. September 15, 2020 by Caitlin MacArthur Read More
Can Artificial Intelligence find new planets for us? Artificial intelligence could identify exoplanet signals faster in the data collected by NASA’s TESS mission. November 28, 2019 by Paul Kramer Rosado Read More
Using Computers to Identify Deadly Bacteria Japanese researchers develop a machine learning tool to identify deadly bacteria species based on their unique growth characteristics. October 31, 2018 by Andrew Liew Read More
Command a Robot By Tilting Your Head New advances in robotic control systems allows wearers of Google Glass to control a robot, hands-free! November 29, 2017 by Nichole Sullivan Read More
Can We Teach a Computer to Be Creative? Researchers at Apple write an algorithm that lets computers train other computers to learn patterns October 18, 2017 by Mohit Nalavadi Read More
Can Science Help You Become the Ultimate Cook? A new way of analysing flavors adds a new principle to cooking September 27, 2017 by Sanjoy Som Read More
Chasing Alien Worlds with a Flying Telescope SOFIA is the name of a telescope that flies in the stratosphere to collect data that is unimpeded by the Earth's atmosphere by Daniel Angerhausen Read More
Writing the Alphabet of Life Computer Models Show that The Basic Units of Life Were Not Randomly Selected September 20, 2017 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
Would a Self-Driving Car Kill You If it Had the Chance? A series virtual reality experiments approach the uncomfortable subject of whether human ethics should inform the ethics of self-driving cars. August 7, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More
Microbial Computers: Is There Anything that Bacteria Can’t Do? Though we won’t be seeing bacteria computers on our desks any time soon, this group of researchers demonstrated that cleverly arranged bacteria operate like a rudimentary computer. June 5, 2017 by Sanjoy Som Read More
