😲 A new force of nature? Yep, Fermilab scientists think so
If a fifth force is confirmed, it could be one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in a century, since Einstein's relativity theories.
⛈️ Better weather forecasting with AI
Historically, weather-forecasting involved numerical models. They took in current data, used math and physics to predict the future, and were quite reliable. However, they took hours to generate results. Now, the world is seeing AI systems that can predict just as accurately but much faster.
⚠️ Seismic shift: Earthquakes detectable hours in advance, instead of minutes
Current earthquake warning systems typically give only a one to two-minute heads-up. But now researchers have identified nearly imperceptible shifts up to two hours before major quakes.
🔬 RNA-guided system in animals shows promise for human genome editing
Bacteria use a "scissors" system called CRISPR-Cas against viruses, and scientists have now discovered that complex cells, like ours, have a similar tool too.
💉 First tuberculosis vaccine in 100 years is in sight
Tuberculosis kills over 1.6 million per year. But there is hope on the horizon, with the new M72 vaccine. The first new TB vaccine in a century.
⚡ Fusion power breakthrough is repeated (now even more energy out than in)
US scientists achieve net energy gain in fusion reaction for the second time. The latest experiment produced more energy than the first one conducted last year.
💰 New data: Fewer and fewer poor countries (including Gaza and the West Bank)
A drastic decline in low-income countries since the 1980s. 80 percent of nations saw a gross national income per person improvement in 2022. Gaza and the West Bank move up to the upper-middle income group.
🌧️ Solar panels? No, RAIN panels
Raindrops can be a source of clean, renewable energy. A new design mimics solar panels, boosting efficiency in raindrop energy collection.
🦾 OpenAI aims to solve AI alignment in four years
OpenAI forms a team to align superintelligent AI with human values. And the company is dedicating 20 percent of OpenAI's computing power to it.