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Sidhaant Vasudeva, a PhD student in materials engineering, places a semiconductor chip for imaging on an X-ray microscope at Purdue University’s Flex Lab. Nikhilesh Chawla, Purdue’s Ransburg Professor in Materials Engineering and an expert in four-dimensional materials science, is working with Argonne National Laboratory to better detect defects in semiconductor chips. Credit: Purdue University photo/Kelsey Lefever A defect in a semiconductor chip may be s

Referee Scott Foster, wearing an earpiece, signals a call during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Miami. Credit: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell The play, in real time to the naked eye, might have looked very close to a violation. LeBron James leaped, got his right hand on the ball with a few tenths of the game's final second remaining and tapped it through the basket to

Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. Credit: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Artificial intelligence is a matter of design — not destiny. That's the message from ten philanthropic foundations aiming to loosen the grip that the technology's moneyed developers, fueled by an investing frenzy, hold over its evolution. Launched Tuesday under the name Humanity AI, the coalition

Today, previous convictions, substance abuse and behavior in prison are the main factors that are considered when predicting the risk of recidivism. A study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has revealed a number of other factors that are often ignored: mental health, relationships, motivation, support in the transition phase, system failure and resource flow. Credit: Christian Wangberg / Norwegian Prison and Probation Service Why do

Proteins can form "catch-bonds" that tighten under force, much like a finger trap. Using artificial intelligence and molecular simulations, Auburn scientists uncovered how these bonds strengthen almost instantly, offering clues for medicine and materials science. Credit: Rafael C. Bernardi - Auburn Physics Imagine tugging on a Chinese finger trap. The harder you pull, the tighter it grips. This counterintuitive behavior also exists in biology. Certain prot

A visualization of an atom-thin crystal sandwiched between electrodes. Auburn physicists discovered that electrodes and tiny atomic imperfections help the material switch between insulating and metallic states. This switching is the key mechanism behind next-generation memory devices that could power low-energy computing, artificial intelligence, and wearable electronics. Credit: Department of Physics—Auburn University Picture the smartphone in your pocket

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain From sourdough starters at home to loaves in supermarkets—artificial intelligence (AI) could be key to standardizing and upscaling unpredictable sourdough, according to new research. In a recent paper published in Trends in Food Science & Technology, scientists from Cardiff University, Shanxi University and Jiangnan University analyzed how combining AI, a biological analysis approach called multi-omics, and computational m

Bitter taste receptors are not only expressed in oral cavity cells but also in the gastrointestinal lining. To understand the diverse functions of these receptors, understanding the structure is extremely important. In this study, the researchers have used an artificial intelligence (AI)-based prediction model AlphaFold3 (AF3) to understand the structure of these taste receptors. Credit: Professor Naomi Osakabe from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan

Credit: NASA/SDO and AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams Scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can forecast solar wind speeds up to four days in advance, significantly more accurately than current methods. The study is published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. Solar wind is a continuous stream of charged particles released by the sun. When these particles speed up, they can cause "space we

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels A recent study by the University of Portsmouth has found that focusing on audio alone improves the performance of the interviewer during interviews, particularly in criminal investigations. The research, published in The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, examined how the interviewer's cognitive load—how hard the brain is working—influences the performance of the interviewer and the outcome of the

Software development is undergoing a significant transformation. Just a few years ago, building an app required a full stack of engineers, designers, and project managers. But that model is changing fast.Artificial intelligence has entered the world of software creation. What began as simple code suggestions has evolved into platforms capable of generating real, working apps based on natural language. And they’re not limited to web apps or templates – thes

Pillar I: An action plan to support the private AI sectorAt its heart, the strategy is a full-throated endorsement of the private sector. The first move is to take a buzzsaw to the regulatory frameworks of the past, with the document explicitly targeting the “onerous” approach of the previous administration.The philosophy is simple: get out of the way and let innovators innovate. According to US Vice President JD Vance, smothering the technology with rules