Browsing Category
Tech
343 posts
Engineering innovations from the brightest minds helped shape our modern world—a world in which the most advanced in human technology is now literally within our grasp. Devices that used to fill a room can now fit inside our pockets. Naturally, it doesn’t stop there; here at Modern Sciences, we wish to show where it can go by showcasing the latest in technological developments from new and improved protocols to the latest in electronics and assistive technology.
Robots Are Starting to Look Like Us. Should We Worry?
Engineers are slowly but surely advancing the field of robotics; however, a segment of these experts are trying…
Quantum Computers on the Verge of Surpassing Classical Machines, IBM Experiment Shows
A recent experiment by IBM scientists has provided evidence that quantum computers could surpass classical computers in practical…
Blockchain is a key technology – a computer scientist explains why the post-crypto-crash future is bright
Blockchain technology has many uses beyond cryptocurrency. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images Yu Chen, Binghamton University, State University…
What is a black box? A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden
You can’t see inside any opaque box, but the color black adds an air of mystery. chingraph/iStock via…
ChatGPT can’t think – consciousness is something entirely different to today’s AI
Illus_man / Shutterstock Philip Goff, Durham University There has been shock around the world at the rapid rate…
Here’s how a new AI tool may predict early signs of Parkinson’s disease
AP Photo/George Walker IV Diana Zhang, UNSW Sydney and William Alexander Donald, UNSW Sydney In 1991, the world…
Drone seeding and E-seeds sound exciting, but ecosystem restoration needs practical solutions
Simone Pedrini, Author provided Simone Pedrini, Curtin University; Jorge Castro Gutiérrez, Universidad de Granada, and Kingsley Dixon, Curtin…
AI has potential to revolutionise health care – but we must first confront the risk of algorithmic bias
Getty Images Mangor Pedersen, Auckland University of Technology Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving fast and will become an…
AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries and learn about the universe faster than ever before
The sky is big and full of information that AI tools can help astronomers unlock. Yuga Kurita/Moment via…
Nanowire Networks Show Potential for Human Brain-Like Memory
Researchers from the University of Sydney led a group of international researchers who found that nanowire networks can…