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A new type of material called a mechanical neural network can learn and change its physical properties to create adaptable, strong structures
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work
Noise in the brain enables us to make extraordinary leaps of imagination. It could transform the power of computers too
We all have to make hard decisions from time to time. The hardest of my life was...
AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning
– and raising questions about an innate grammar
Can big data really predict what makes a song popular?
Music is part of our lives in different ways. We listen to it on our commutes and...
AI image generation is advancing at astronomical speeds. Can we still tell if a picture is fake?
Fake photography is nothing new. In the 1910s, British author Arthur Conan Doyle...
Nobel-winning quantum weirdness undergirds an emerging high-tech industry, promising better ways of encrypting communications and imaging your body
Unhackable communications devices, high-precision GPS and high-resolution medical...
Governments’ use of automated decision-making systems reflects systemic issues of injustice and inequality
In 2019, former UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston said he was worried we were...
AI can produce prize-winning art, but it still can’t compete with human creativity
People consider creativity to be inherently human. However, artificial intelligence...
As pandemic measures are lifted, social media use has declined with the exception of TikTok
In September, the Wall Street Journal reported that Instagram is faltering in its...
Qatar participates in the 19th session of the "Science and Technology in Society" Forum in Japan
The State of Qatar participated in the 19th session of the Science and Technology...
Turkiye 'ready to be regional centre for wind energy'
Turkiye's Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said on Tuesday that his...
Minister of Public Health inaugurates the food safety system "Watheq"
Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, inaugurated...
The Qatari delegation is preparing to participate in the “Arab Future Programmers” Competition in Jordan
The participating delegation representing the State of Qatar is preparing to participate...
Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices
Imagine the following scenario. A phone rings. An office worker answers it and hears...
Iran's cyber attacks against Israel increased 'noticeably', says army
Israel's official Army Radio yesterday said there was a "noticeable" increase in...
Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years
Electric planes might seem futuristic, but they aren’t that far off, at least for...