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Argentina’s National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, known as CONICET, has been pivotal in several of this year’s most thrilling scientific advancements. Several months back, they conducted a submarine expedition that turned into an instant hit, motivating millions to watch a livestream on deep-sea creatures. They have now uncovered a finding that may change … Read more

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers identified five carbon-rich compounds surrounding a nascent star called ST6 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy orbiting 160,000 light-years from Earth.  The discovery could illuminate how life’s building blocks formed in the universe’s infancy. The LMC, part of the Local Group that includes the … Read more

The American-Norwegian robotics and AI company, 1X Technologies, has introduced its most ambitious product yet – a humanoid home assistant robot named NEO.  With its latest tech, the company aims to shift humanoids from industrial or research prototypes into the home space. Founded originally under the name Halodi Robotics by CEO Bernt Børnich and re-branded … Read more

“It’s not only about us developers and humans. You are interacting with another entity, and now the input you give it is different. The beauty of that input today is that it’s in natural language, meaning you can just talk to it — not only through voice, but also in multiple languages.” This is how … Read more

From making plants and rice more resilient, and tracking cancer cells in a patient’s blood, to keeping data safe in the incoming age of quantum computers, creating life-like matter or “Life 2.0”. These are some of the research areas that build bridges between disciplines and are being pioneered by the next wave of young Indian … Read more

Onstage at Universe 2025, GitHub’s annual event, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Kyle Daigle, told developers that “GitHub has always done what it does best – fixing developer pain around how developers build, while still allowing you to choose how you want to build.” That may be the biggest takeaway, perhaps the fundamental principle behind … Read more