A team of scientists and engineers at Stanford University recently developed an AI-augmented walking gadget that could help us all pick up the pace while burning less energy. Behold the Stanford ankle exoskeleton: Up front:While the device itself is a complex mash-up of AI and mobility technologies, the idea behind it is pretty simple. It connects to a user’s ankles and supports movement using a pulley system that lifts the wearer’s heel up when they step, thus reducing the energy and force necessary to point their toe down as they begin the next step....

Scientists have developed new night-vision filters for eyeglasses that allow people to see clearly in the tech. The ultra-thin film is comprised of nanometre-scale crystals that transform infrared light into images that people can see. Per thestudy paper: In this process, an infrared image of a target is mixed inside the metasurface [of nanocrystal layers] with a strong pump beam, translating the image from the infrared to the visible in a nanoscale ultrathin imaging device....

The world’s first “living robots” are now capable of something that’s essential to the survival of any species: reproduction. Known as Xenobots, the organisms use an entirely novel form of biological self-replication, according to new research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study authors discovered thatthe machines can gather hundreds of single cells and assemble them into “baby” Xenobots. After a few days, the offspring evolve to look and move just like their parents....

Did you knowNeural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your online ticket now! Scientists from the University of Sussex recently stumbled upon a startling discovery: black holes emit quantum pressure. What’s quantum pressure? Nobody’s quite sure, but it’s very exciting! Up front:To put this discovery into perspective, the last time someone discovered a new mechanical facet of black holes was when Stephen Hawking determined theyemit thermal radiationin 1974....

Did you knowNeural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your online ticket now! A team of researchers at the University of Leeds recently made the startling discovery that many observableprotoplanetsare surrounded by the raw molecules necessary for life. Planets such as Earth are formed when the gravitational pull of a star captures swirling clouds of dust and gas....