Genetically engineered bacteria have learned to play tic-tac-toe
E. coli bacteria modified to act like electronic components called memristors can be set up to act as a simple neural network and trained to play noughts and crosses Life…
Clever birds forced to find new homes as Cambridge lab faces closure
A seminal research lab that has revolutionised our understanding of the minds of rooks and jays is set to be closed down as funding dries up Life 13 May 2022…
Clever birds forced to find new homes as Cambridge lab faces closure
A seminal research lab that has revolutionised our understanding of the minds of rooks and jays is set to be closed down as funding dries up Life 13 May 2022…
Device that stores liquid sunshine could one day power your phone
A system for trapping sunlight as thermal energy within molecules and then converting it to electricity could be a portable replacement for batteries Technology 13 May 2022 By Rachel Parsons…
Device that stores liquid sunshine could one day power your phone
A system for trapping sunlight as thermal energy within molecules and then converting it to electricity could be a portable replacement for batteries Technology 13 May 2022 By Rachel Parsons…
A city of 10 billion: Speculative image paints a vision of the future
A series of immersive installations, including Planet City, a film that imagines a “hyper-dense” city of 10 billion people, are part of Our Time on Earth, a new exhibition at…
A city of 10 billion: Speculative image paints a vision of the future
A series of immersive installations, including Planet City, a film that imagines a “hyper-dense” city of 10 billion people, are part of Our Time on Earth, a new exhibition at…
Transformer review: Could Krebs cycle play a part in consciousness?
By Michael Marshall IF WE want to understand the nature of life, we have to think about the flow of energy and matter. So argues biochemist and writer Nick Lane…
Transformer review: Could Krebs cycle play a part in consciousness?
By Michael Marshall IF WE want to understand the nature of life, we have to think about the flow of energy and matter. So argues biochemist and writer Nick Lane…
Which countries will do well at Eurovision 2022 – according to science
Neuroscientists measured 75 volunteers’ physiological responses while they watched eight countries’ performances to predict which songs will do well in the popular vote Mind 14 May 2022 By Jason Arunn…