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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.
Irony machine: why are AI researchers teaching computers to recognise irony?
shutterstock thinking robot. Charles Barbour, Western Sydney University What was your first reaction when you heard about Blake…
Digital doubles: In the future, virtual versions of ourselves could predict our behaviour
The data we generate online and using apps could be used to inform a digital version of ourselves.…
How Does That Touchscreen Work, Anyway?
You really should take some time to think of the technology that’s behind the screen that you’re most…
Heatwave: why extreme weather forecasts have improved so much
Neil Hall/EPA Rob Thompson, University of Reading The UK has recorded its hottest ever temperature, passing 40℃ for…
How technology allows us to reveal secrets of Amazonian biodiversity
Oliver Metcalf, Manchester Metropolitan University and Liana Chesini Rossi, University of São Paulo State Tropical forest covers 12%…
How the music of an ancient rock painting was brought to life
A section of the Cederberg rock painting, digitally enhanced to emphasise red-ochreous colours. © Neil Rusch Neil Rusch,…
Google’s powerful AI spotlights a human cognitive glitch: Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought
Words can have a powerful effect on people, even when they’re generated by an unthinking machine. iStock via…
Drones and DNA tracking: we show how these high-tech tools are helping nature heal
Gontran Isnard/Unsplash, CC BY Jake M Robinson, Flinders University; Jakki Mohr, The University of Montana; Martin Breed, Flinders…
We taught an AI to impersonate Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde – here’s what it revealed about sentience
Shakespeare AI. iku4 Alex Connock, University of Oxford and Professor Andrew Stephen, University of Oxford Nay, nay, I…
Listening to asthma and COPD: An AI-powered wearable could monitor respiratory health
Even with optimal treatment, asthma and COPD patients encounter unpredictable flareups of their conditions, which can become life-threatening…