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An advanced robotic arm with its finger outstretched reaches toward a human arm. The point where they almost connect shows AI and symbols representing mathematical models

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Can AI want something? 蘑菇传媒 awarded Templeton Foundation grant to find out

The funding launches a new institute to investigate one of science鈥檚 biggest mysteries: the difference between life and machines.

A smiling Barry Silverstein next to text that reads "ever wonder" with a thought bubble emerging from it that reads "how will ar/vr change the world?"

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The biggest misconception about vision? That you see reality

Human vision isn鈥檛 a direct recording of the world. That鈥檚 why virtual and augmented reality still struggle to replicate it.

GIF of a soccer ball rotating while computer vision technology analyzes it from multiple angles.

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How AI helps World Cup referees make the call

Computer vision won鈥檛 replace referees at the World Cup. But it can help them make better calls when every inch matters.

Jacob Factor plays the French horn across from Amy Lerner while wearing a custom neck brace to treat pharyngoceles.

Campus & Community

An out-of-this-world design hits the high notes

Medicine, engineering, and pedagogy experts harmonize to help a French horn student overcome a rare throat condition.

Bioplastic ocean instrument labeled Nereid enclosed in transparent casing.

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Bacteria-based bioplastics reduce ocean waste

A team of scientists, including biology professor Anne S. Meyer, is developing plastic materials that degrade in oceans.

The shape of a brain but composed entirely of water that is sloshing around, all set against a black background.

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AI reveals how the brain clears harmful waste

The new approach combines MRI scans and AI tools to measure fluid flow linked to diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚.

Five different colored vials holding seawater, Great Salt Lake water, nickel sulfate, copper chloride wastewater, and desalinated water standing next to a pile of salt.

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New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste

The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials.

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Researchers use large language models to discover recipes for novel materials

The LLMs聽can聽discover聽optimal,聽step-by-step instructions to聽accelerate聽the discovery of new聽materials.

Aerial view of ocean waves swirling over rocks.

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Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

Researchers identify how warming oceans may trigger increased methane emissions, adding a key insight for current climate models.

Close-up of a nanoparticle in a phonon laser beam.

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Quantum researchers engineer extremely precise phonon lasers

Novel lasers utilize individual particles of vibration or sound to measure quantum mechanics and gravity.

A conceptual rendering of Focused Energy's Fusion Pilot Plant,

Dora Bora against a white background near text that reads "ever wonder" and then in a thought bubble "how animals think" to illustrate the concept of collective intelligence in animals.

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How animals make group decisions鈥攚ithout a leader

From pigeons to chimpanzees, cognitive biologist Dora Biro shows how individual minds scale into collective intelligence鈥攁nd what that reveals about us.