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2024 November


Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

Examples of reflective objects include a mirror, a smooth metal can, a car window, a glass bottle, ice, snow or the watery surface of a lake.


Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of high-energy gamma rays

Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of high-energy gamma rays

terrestrial gamma-ray flash: A brief burst of gamma rays, a high-energy type of radiation, that can be produced in Earth’s atmosphere (usually due to thunderstorms).


Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot can now ‘play fetch’ — thanks to MIT breakthrough

Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot can now ‘play fetch’ — thanks to MIT breakthrough

The researchers achieved this level of granularity with Clio by combining large language models (LLMs) — multiple virtual neural networks that underpin artificial intelligence tools, systems and services — that have been trained to identify all manner of objects, with computer vision.