Charlotte Hu
Popular Science
New York, NY, United States
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Spotify wants to understand your body on music
The company literally wants to see you sweat. By measuring electrodermal activity, they hope to understand the role of audio in users' lives. → Read More
Inside the lab that’s growing mushroom computers
It's not "The Last of Us," but it sure is weird. Here's how mushrooms and fungi can be used to carry out problems computers typically solve. → Read More
Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them
The team notes that this approach is promising for reducing blind spots that most modern cameras on cars and bots have trouble with. → Read More
How neutral atoms could help power next-gen quantum computers
What is a neutral atom? And how would it work to power a quantum computer? Here's what the know about the emerging technology. → Read More
The highlights and lowlights from the Google AI event
Bard had a bumpy breakout, and new features are coming to search, maps, and translate. Here's everything you missed from the Google AI event. → Read More
A simple guide to the expansive world of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is in everything nowadays. Use this guide to understand what, exactly, AI is, and how to think about its different applications. → Read More
No one can predict exactly where birds go, but this mathematical model gets close
This model can estimate which paths specific birds are likely to take to get to their destination, and it can be trained on any species. → Read More
A new artificial skin could be more sensitive than the real thing
This artificial skin is “iontronic,” which means that it integrates ions and electrodes to try to enable sense. → Read More
A squishy new robot uses syringes and physics to mosey along
Because of the flexibility of these rubber joints, the robot is also able to switch its gait, or walking style. → Read More
From film to forensics, here’s how lidar laser systems are helping us visualize the world
Although the technology is primarily found in self-driving cars and robots, it can also be useful for archeology, filmmaking, and forensics. → Read More
It’s not a UFO—this drone is scooping animal DNA from the tops of trees
This eDNA-collecting drone uses a special strategy to help it land on rough and uneven surfaces like tree branches. → Read More
This startup plans to collect carbon pollution from buildings before it’s emitted
Large buildings are facing growing pressure to become more sustainable, with the latest incentive coming from NYC’s Local Law 97. → Read More
The ‘Doomsday’ glacier is fracturing and changing. AI can help us understand how.
AI can allow scientists to quickly find patterns in the “deluge of satellite images” they receive each week. → Read More
This AI is no doctor, but its medical diagnoses are pretty spot on
Language models have been able to do a lot lately. But can they correctly correlate a patient's symptoms with medical conditions? → Read More
Only 4 people have been able to solve this 1934 mystery puzzle. Can AI do better?
Last month, Unbound partnered with AI-platform Zindi to challenge readers to solve the case using AI natural language processing algorithms. → Read More
Monitoring volcanoes that could explode? A drone is on it.
Previously, drones were used to study the structural integrity of volcanic domes, and capture thermal images of volcanic areas from above. → Read More
Why bills to totally ban TikTok in the US might do more harm than good
A US-wide ban would disrupt billions of everyday social media users, and not offer a true solution to protecting privacy online. → Read More
This fossil-sorting robot can identify millions-year-old critters for climate researchers
These fossils can provide valuable insights into the past states of the ocean, along with its chemistry and temperature. → Read More
Watch this little drummer bot stay on beat
Executing instructions concisely and in a controlled, coordinated manner is a difficult exercise even for humans. → Read More
Magnetic microrobots could zap the bacteria out of your cold glass of milk
Each “MagRobot” is equipped with an antibody that specifically targets a protein on bacteria, like a lock-and-key mechanism. → Read More