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Researchers Create a Low-Cost Open-Source AI Model to Analyse How OpenAI’s o1 Reasons
Researchers from Stanford University and Washington University have developed an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model that is comparable in performance to OpenAI’s o1 model. The main objective of the researchers was not to create a powerful reasoning-focused model but to understand how the San Francisco-based AI firm instructed its o1 s...
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Daughter Of Indian Immigrants Among Victims Of US Air Crash
Asra Hussain Raza, the daughter of Indian immigrants, graduated with honours in 2020 from Indiana University and married her college sweetheart in August 2023.
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Groundbreaking Graphene Discovery Opens Path to Quantum Computing with Topological States
A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have uncovered a new class of quantum states in a precisely engineered twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene system. By creating a moiré pattern through slight rotational misalignment, they observed electrons displaying vortex-li...
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Study Suggest Microbiome-Boosting Supplements as a Solution to Severe Malnutrition in Children
A recent study in Bangladesh highlights the potential of microbiome-directed supplements in treating severe malnutrition among children. Conducted by Jeffrey Gordon from Washington University and Tahmeed Ahmed from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, the research involved 124 children aged 12 to 18 months. Those receiving the ...
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This US Teen Has Been Accepted At 20 Colleges, All 8 Ivy League Schools
Malena Galletto, 17, has received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League Schools. Not just that, the young sensation, from Washington Heights, has also received positive outcomes from the other 20 colleges and universities she applied to.
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US Police Arrest Dozens From Pro-Palestinian University Encampment: Report
Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on Wednesday, authorities said, making several pre-dawn arrests.
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"Defamed By ChatGPT": US Law Professor Claims AI Chatbot Falsely Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT falsely accused a US law professor by including him in a generated list of legal scholars who had sexually harassed someone.
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American Lawmakers Warn Against China's Takeover Of 2 Military Academies
US Lawmakers have warned the Pentagon about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) acquiring military training academies in the US, reported The Washington Free Beacon.
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Researchers Find Bat Virus Khosta-2 In Russia, Say It Could Infect Humans
Researchers have discovered a virus in Russian bats that might pose complications for the human population.
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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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3D-Printed Passive Gripper Helps Factory Robots Change Gears, Easily Pick Up Any Object, Research Shows
A team of researchers from the University of Washington developed a tool that can design a passive gripper that is 3D-printed and can determine the most effective way to pick up an object. The gripper could help robots in factories easily pick up various kinds of objects without altering their shape, like the tongs on a forklift, to reduce costs.
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Asteroids Hiding in Plain Sight Can Now Be Spotted Using New Algorithm THOR
Researchers working closely with the University of Washington have developed a novel algorithm — known as Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery, or THOR — to find and track asteroids that could possess killer impact for our planet. The algorithm has now proved its usefulness by detecting the first candidate asteroids.
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Phone Displays Could Soon Stretch to Become Tablet, Wrap Around the Wrist Like Watch
Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University have developed PeLEDs that can make stretchable phone displays possible.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Turn-Based Action, Storyline, More
Marvel's Midnight Suns is an upcoming real-time strategy (RTS) game set in the Marvel Universe that was showcased at Gamescom 2021. Now, Marvel Entertainment has shared its first gameplay footage, showing off the characters, mechanics, and some of their abilities.
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Reverse Engineering Program That Makes Customisable CAD Models of Furniture With Just Its Images
A team of researchers have created a programme that can generate fabrication blueprints and CAD models of furniture pieces with just its images. The CAD models can also be altered in different specifications using the algorithm.
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Researchers Create a Low-Cost Open-Source AI Model to Analyse How OpenAI’s o1 Reasons
Researchers from Stanford University and Washington University have developed an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model that is comparable in performance to OpenAI’s o1 model. The main objective of the researchers was not to create a powerful reasoning-focused model but to understand how the San Francisco-based AI firm instructed its o1 s...
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Daughter Of Indian Immigrants Among Victims Of US Air Crash
Asra Hussain Raza, the daughter of Indian immigrants, graduated with honours in 2020 from Indiana University and married her college sweetheart in August 2023.
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Groundbreaking Graphene Discovery Opens Path to Quantum Computing with Topological States
A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have uncovered a new class of quantum states in a precisely engineered twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene system. By creating a moiré pattern through slight rotational misalignment, they observed electrons displaying vortex-li...
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Study Suggest Microbiome-Boosting Supplements as a Solution to Severe Malnutrition in Children
A recent study in Bangladesh highlights the potential of microbiome-directed supplements in treating severe malnutrition among children. Conducted by Jeffrey Gordon from Washington University and Tahmeed Ahmed from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, the research involved 124 children aged 12 to 18 months. Those receiving the ...
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This US Teen Has Been Accepted At 20 Colleges, All 8 Ivy League Schools
Malena Galletto, 17, has received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League Schools. Not just that, the young sensation, from Washington Heights, has also received positive outcomes from the other 20 colleges and universities she applied to.
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US Police Arrest Dozens From Pro-Palestinian University Encampment: Report
Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on Wednesday, authorities said, making several pre-dawn arrests.
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"Defamed By ChatGPT": US Law Professor Claims AI Chatbot Falsely Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT falsely accused a US law professor by including him in a generated list of legal scholars who had sexually harassed someone.
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American Lawmakers Warn Against China's Takeover Of 2 Military Academies
US Lawmakers have warned the Pentagon about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) acquiring military training academies in the US, reported The Washington Free Beacon.
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Researchers Find Bat Virus Khosta-2 In Russia, Say It Could Infect Humans
Researchers have discovered a virus in Russian bats that might pose complications for the human population.
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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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3D-Printed Passive Gripper Helps Factory Robots Change Gears, Easily Pick Up Any Object, Research Shows
A team of researchers from the University of Washington developed a tool that can design a passive gripper that is 3D-printed and can determine the most effective way to pick up an object. The gripper could help robots in factories easily pick up various kinds of objects without altering their shape, like the tongs on a forklift, to reduce costs.
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Asteroids Hiding in Plain Sight Can Now Be Spotted Using New Algorithm THOR
Researchers working closely with the University of Washington have developed a novel algorithm — known as Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery, or THOR — to find and track asteroids that could possess killer impact for our planet. The algorithm has now proved its usefulness by detecting the first candidate asteroids.
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Phone Displays Could Soon Stretch to Become Tablet, Wrap Around the Wrist Like Watch
Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University have developed PeLEDs that can make stretchable phone displays possible.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Turn-Based Action, Storyline, More
Marvel's Midnight Suns is an upcoming real-time strategy (RTS) game set in the Marvel Universe that was showcased at Gamescom 2021. Now, Marvel Entertainment has shared its first gameplay footage, showing off the characters, mechanics, and some of their abilities.
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Reverse Engineering Program That Makes Customisable CAD Models of Furniture With Just Its Images
A team of researchers have created a programme that can generate fabrication blueprints and CAD models of furniture pieces with just its images. The CAD models can also be altered in different specifications using the algorithm.
