Discover Manus, the world’s first fully autonomous AI agent that can perform complex tasks independently without human guidance.
Physicists have long attempted to find a single theory that unites quantum mechanics and general relativity.
This has been very tricky because quantum mechanics focuses on the unpredictable nature of particles at microscopic scales, whereas general relativity explains gravity as the curvature of spacetime caused by massive objects.
The two theories discuss forces existing on different scales. Bianconi employed an interesting approach to deal with this challenge. She proposes an entropic action where, instead of being a fixed background, spacetime works like a quantum operator — acting on quantum states and deciding how they change over time.
Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. Indeed, they are the fastest-growing demographic group of the world’s population, with numbers roughly doubling every ten years since the 1970s.
How long humans can live, and what determines a long and healthy life, have been of interest for as long as we know. Plato and Aristotle discussed and wrote about the ageing process over 2,300 years ago.
The pursuit of understanding the secrets behind exceptional longevity isn’t easy, however.
New dynamic robots now spin instant bridges and delicate grippers from polymer fibers.
This new spider-inspired robot can spin its own components and tools on demand using heated polymer technology.
Rab5 is a cellular GTPase essential for endocytic clearance of invading pathogens. This study from Shino Tanaka, Hiromu Oide, Tomoko Kubori, Kohei Arasaki (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences) and colleagues reveals that the bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila ubiquitinates Rab5 to recruit a Rab5 inactivator RabGAP-5 to its phagosome, thereby excluding Rab5 and facilitating its intracellular replication.
Through a mouse study, scientists have found that aspirin may help prevent metastases, or secondary tumors, by boosting the body’s immune response.
The behaviour of quantum fields in curved spacetime is simulated using a two-dimensional trapped quantum gas of potassium atoms with a configurable trap and adjustable interaction strength.
Predictions on the dawn of the AI singularity vary wildly but scientists generally say it will come before 2040, according to new analysis, slashing 20 years off previous predictions.
In a week in which the Global Plastics Treaty is being negotiated, researchers from RIKEN & the University of Tokyo unveil a solution for marine pollution.