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Jan 10, 2024

Code archaeologist online unearths the origins of MS-DOS

Posted by in category: computing

Explore the digital archaeology of computing’s past with the unearthing of 86-DOS version 0.1-C, the oldest ancestor of MS-DOS

A code archaeologist has unearthed a treasure trove for tech historians: the oldest-known ancestor of Microsoft’s iconic MS-DOS.

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Jan 10, 2024

Technique could efficiently solve partial differential equations for numerous applications

Posted by in categories: chemistry, climatology, engineering, information science, physics

In fields such as physics and engineering, partial differential equations (PDEs) are used to model complex physical processes to generate insight into how some of the most complicated physical and natural systems in the world function.

To solve these difficult equations, researchers use high-fidelity numerical solvers, which can be very time consuming and computationally expensive to run. The current simplified alternative, data-driven surrogate models, compute the goal property of a solution to PDEs rather than the whole solution. Those are trained on a set of data that has been generated by the high-fidelity solver, to predict the output of the PDEs for new inputs. This is data-intensive and expensive because complex physical systems require a large number of simulations to generate enough data.

In a new paper, “Physics-enhanced deep surrogates for ,” published in December in Nature Machine Intelligence, a new method is proposed for developing data-driven surrogate models for complex physical systems in such fields as mechanics, optics, thermal transport, fluid dynamics, , and .

Jan 10, 2024

Study: chronic pain’s root cause could be a process in the brain

Posted by in category: neuroscience

“We included 151 adults ages 21 to 70 years old with chronic back pain. We found that 66% of participants reported being pain-free or nearly pain-free after pain reprocessing therapy, compared with 20% of people who received a placebo.⁠”


Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds.

Jan 10, 2024

Scientists engineer smart bacteria that live in your skin to treat acne

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical

Cutting-edge research engineers skin bacteria to treat acne, presenting a novel therapeutic approach for skin conditions.


In a study led by the Translational Synthetic Biology Laboratory Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) at Pompeu Fabra University, an international research team has successfully engineered Cutibacterium acnes, a type of skin bacterium, to secrete a therapeutic molecule to treat acne symptoms. This innovative approach holds promise for addressing skin alterations and other diseases using living therapeutics.

Engineering smart skin bacteria

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Jan 10, 2024

Google-backed MathGPT sets record, beats ChatGPT and Microsoft AI models

Posted by in categories: education, mathematics, robotics/AI

Mathpresso, the creator of QANDA — Asia’s most extensive AI-driven learning platform — has announced that their large language model called MathGPT has achieved a new world record in math, beating OpenAI and Microsoft models.

MathGPT reportedly is now ranked no. 1 in benchmarks that evaluate mathematical ability such as ‘MATH’ (12,500 difficult math problems) and ‘GSM8K’ (8,500 elementary school math problems), beating Microsoft’s ‘ToRA 13B’, the model that held the previous record.

In the MATH benchmark, MathGPT surpassed the performance of OpenAI’s GPT-4.

Jan 10, 2024

CRUXEval: A Benchmark for Code Reasoning, Understanding and Execution

Posted by in category: futurism

Join the discussion on this paper page.

Jan 10, 2024

COLMENA inicia pruebas en el espacio profundo

Posted by in category: space

HIVE begins testing in deep space.


• Los microrobots de la misión de la UNAM encendieron correctamente, informó Gustavo Medina Tanco • La misión tiene un nivel de éxito mayor al 50 por ciento y se espera que en las próximas horas-y durante la madrugada-se efectúen pruebas que puedan llevar a un 75 por ciento de éxito.

Jan 10, 2024

Volkswagen Bringing Back Buttons, Knob After Touchscreen Complaints

Posted by in category: transportation

Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons and control switches to its new batch of cars after customer complaints.

Jan 10, 2024

Customers are being asked to tip even at self check-out. Some say it’s ‘emotional blackmail.’

Posted by in category: futurism

As self-checkout kiosks are incorporating the option to include tips, customers question where the money is going.

Jan 10, 2024

New material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, supercomputing

Microsoft said AI and supercomputing were used to synthesise an entirely new material.