Aviva Rutkin
New Scientist
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Bacteria taught to bond carbon and silicon for the first time
Carbon-silicon compounds are used in products like drugs and semiconductors, but are not found in nature. Now scientists have taught a protein to make them → Read More
Extremists are turning Twitter and Facebook into theatres of war
NATO is concerned that militant groups are using social networks to spread propaganda. Are the tech giants doing enough to clamp down? → Read More
Could sex robots and virtual reality treat paedophilia?
VR and sex robots might treat an intractable problem – or they could make it worse. Either way, it’s time to stop putting discomfort ahead of science → Read More
Mystery of 101-year-old master pianist who has dementia
Somehow an elderly woman who struggles to recognise people or where she is can tap in to the musical training of her youth to play nearly 400 songs by ear → Read More
NATO says the internet is now a war zone – what does that mean?
The military alliance has designated cyberspace as an operational domain for war alongside land, sea and air – here's how states are defending themselves → Read More
We now have the tech to fingerprint babies – but should we?
Babies can now have their fingerprints taken, which could help with vaccinations and finding missing children. But the technology makes some people uneasy → Read More
Scan your doodles to find the perfect matching photo online
A computer program has learned to scan your sketches and find a photo that matches, paving the way for a new kind of search engine → Read More
Metadating helps you find love based on your everyday data
Some sites use algorithms to match people looking for love – "metadating" goes a step further and lets you pore over a potential date's data → Read More
Wireless signal sent through meat fast enough to watch Netflix
Ultrasonic waves transmit data through soft tissue 1000 times faster than radio, which could help medical implants send and receive high-definition video → Read More
Blockchain-based microgrid gives power to consumers in New York
A new project in New York City is letting residents buy and sell renewable energy to each other, bypassing central authority → Read More
AI reads doctors’ notes to find hidden links in cancer cases
By reading millions of clinical notes, artificial intelligence can spot connections between cases that doctors might miss, raising hopes of personalised treatment → Read More
El Niño seems to have smashed 1997 record in past three months
A key index used to rank anomalies in sea surface temperatures suggests the El Niño we are now experiencing is truly a record-breaker → Read More
Next billion people online will get odd versions of the internet
Tech giants are racing to extend internet access to large parts of the developing world. But will people get the digital experience they expect? → Read More
Earthquake detectors pick up wartime explosions and helicopters
A seismic observatory in Iraq has detected vibrations from weapons and flying helicopters, so seismography could be used to gather military intelligence → Read More
Ear and tongue sensors combine to understand “silent speech”
A new invention can recognise non-verbal speech by keeping tabs on your tongue and ears. It could allow silent control of wearable computers → Read More
I’m going to make Facebook’s AI predict what happens in videos
This week, Facebook unveiled several artificial intelligence projects. Yann Lecun, the company's director of AI, reveals what this technology can do → Read More
What will it take for humans to take advice from a robot?
An unusual experiment in Paris looks at whether humans can trust robots – a pressing question as we start to work alongside each other → Read More
Facebook can recognise you in photos even if you're not looking
A new experimental algorithm from Facebook's artificial intelligence lab can recognise people in photographs even when it can't see their faces → Read More
Style software gives fashion tips after judging what you wear
A new computer model judges individual outfits from a photograph and offers tips to make them look even more chic → Read More
Mission to Europa will test Jupiter moon's friendliness to life
NASA has announced the instruments for its next mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, one of the solar system's best candidates for hosting life → Read More