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Advances in electronic nose technology are enhancing robots’ ability to detect and locate odors, with sensor arrays and algorithms improving performance in applications like search and rescue and gas leak detection. doi.org/hbm2s2
A smelly snapshot of the current state of electronic noses for robots
Robots are getting better at sniffing out smells thanks to improvements in electronic noses (e-noses). A comprehensive review of the state of robot olfaction, published in the journal npj Robotics, has surveyed recent advances in the technology.
techxplore.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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A new training framework enables four-legged robots to learn behaviors from humans using touch, gestures, and verbal commands, streamlining skill acquisition through natural interaction. doi.org/hbm2td
Training four-legged robots as if they were dogs
Over the next decades, robots are expected to make their way into a growing number of households, public spaces, and professional environments.
techxplore.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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A University of Vienna team showed tiny metal clusters (~8 nm, thousands of atoms) can behave like a quantum wave, not just particles, confirming quantum mechanics at much larger scales and setting new macroscopic superposition records.

#Quantum #QuantumComputing #technology #Science
Metal Clumps in Quantum State: Vienna Research Team Breaks Records | Newswise
Can a small lump of metal be in a quantum state that extends over distant locations? A research team at the University of Vienna answers this question with a resounding yes. In the journal Nature, phy...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.
Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws
The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Scientists just taught #AI to predict #titanium - #aluminum alloys atom-by-atom!
Researchers from Mississippi State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory created a #NeuralNetwork that's 1000x faster than quantum calculations.
Read on EngiSphere. Link in comment.
#MaterialsScience
January 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Large language models may help researchers characterize previously unknown metabolites.

Michael Skinnider and his team have developed DeepMet, a large language model–guided program that can assign a structure to an unknown peak on a mass spectrometry graph: cen.acs.org/analytical-c...

#chemsky 🧪
January 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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A new thermal diode design enables heat to flow in only one direction, offering improved thermal management for batteries, electronics, and potential applications in AI data centers and satellites. doi.org/hbmxsg
'Thermal diode' design promises to improve heat regulation, prolonging battery life
New technology from University of Houston researchers could improve the way devices manage heat, thanks to a technique that allows heat to flow in only one direction.
techxplore.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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“I do believe at some point AI systems will be able to generate a waveform that evokes the same kinds of captivating interests that human-created music currently does."
As AI-Generated Music Advances, Humans Still Lead in Creativity, CMU Research Finds
AI can write songs, but still has a way to go before matching the creativity of tunes made by people, according to Carnegie Mellon University research.
www.cmu.edu
January 30, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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"It's a bit scary to know that the most valuable private company in the world has your address and has shown up and has questions for you."
OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics' Houses With Threats and Demands
A man who worked an AI watchdog reveals how OpenAI representatives suddenly showed up at his door step, demanding documents.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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A 20-year-old cancer vaccine may hold the key to long-term survival

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A 20-year-old cancer vaccine may hold the key to long-term survival
Two decades after a breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive—an astonishing result for metastatic disease. Scientists found their immune systems retained long-lasting memory cells...
flip.it
January 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Researchers have created an artificial-intelligence system that vastly simplifies and accelerates the process of chemical synthesis.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This AI has chemical expertise — and helps synthesize 35 new compounds
An open-source program helps researchers bypass a major bottleneck in the process chemical synthesis.
www.nature.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Ant Group's AI health chatbot Ant Afu reached about 30 million monthly active users by January, offering AI Q&A, appointment booking, test-result analysis and medication reminders, ranked among China's top iOS downloads, and plans expansion to Africa and Southeast Asia.
AI health care is taking off in China, led by Jack Ma’s Ant Group
Ant’s health chatbot has become a top downloaded app in China as users seek personalized care they can’t get from the overburdened hospitals.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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New from 404 Media: here is the user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE. A map shows people on a map; ICE clicks them, brings up their dossier. ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target. We obtained it, you can now read the document for yourself: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Machine learning models analyzing neurocognitive test data can accurately distinguish schizophrenia, with verbal learning and emotion identification emerging as key predictive domains. doi.org/hbmw38
Unveiling schizophrenia's neural and mental signatures with machine learning
Schizophrenia is a severe and often highly debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by distorted emotions, thinking patterns and altered perceptions of reality, as well as mental impairments.
medicalxpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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UMBC Physics professor Fabio Anza has won an Amazon Research Award to develop 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝘾𝙤-𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙩, a scientific AI assistant that combines LLM orchestration with reliable computational algorithms to address critical bottlenecks in modern physics research. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...
UMBC physicist wins Amazon award for AI-orchestrated scientific assistant
Fabio Anza, an assistant professor in UMBC's Department of Physics, Quantum Science Institute and Cybersecurity Institute, has won an Amazon Research Award to develop Physics Co-Pilot—a scientific AI ...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀! Discover more here: bit.ly/4alIY9P #AI #innovation #biotechnology
January 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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This was an absolutely fascinating piece to research.

Do not trust the answers AI chatbots glibly offer you -- they're not necessarily lies, but they *can* and *are* being manipulated.
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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A new brain-music interface uses in-ear EEG sensors to monitor real-time brain responses and generate playlists that enhance pleasurable chills, potentially supporting stress reduction and well-being. doi.org/hbmw6m
Chill brain-music interface: Using brain signals to enhance the emotional power of music
Musical chills are pleasurable shivers or goosebump sensations that people feel when they resonate with the music they're listening to.
medicalxpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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A machine learning tool has flagged over 250,000 cancer research papers as potentially fabricated, highlighting a growing issue of paper mill activity across scientific publishing.
Scientific 'spam filter' flags over 250,000 potentially fake cancer studies
A new machine learning tool has identified more than 250,000 cancer research papers that may have been produced by so-called "paper mills." Developed by QUT researcher Professor Adrian Barnett, from the School of Public Health and Social Work and Australian Center for Health Services and Innovation (AusHSI), and an international team of collaborators, the study, published in The BMJ, analyzed 2.6 million cancer studies from 1999 to 2024.
medicalxpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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The use of artificial intelligence by students in interviews has become such an issue that there are growing calls to ban virtual interviews altogether to stop cheating.

healthcaretoday.com/article/how-...

#Healthcare #StudentDoctors #AI #Technology #Interviews #PatientSafety
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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The Algorithmic Eye: How Artificial Intelligence is Discovering New Worlds

🤖 The search for a "Second Earth" is no longer just about telescopes—it's about algorithms. Artificial Intelligence is now the primary tool for discovering exoplanets, finding hidden worlds in mountains of data that human…
The Algorithmic Eye: How Artificial Intelligence is Discovering New Worlds
🤖 The search for a "Second Earth" is no longer just about telescopes—it's about algorithms. Artificial Intelligence is now the primary tool for discovering exoplanets, finding hidden worlds in mountains of data that human eyes would miss. Explore how AI is mapping the cosmos and what it means for our place in the universe. #AI #SpaceDiscovery #Exoplanets #MachineLearning #TheBorealTimes
borealtimes.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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The artificial lung system kept the man alive without his lungs for 48 hours before he could receive a double lung transplant

go.nature.com/4a6vzkS
48 hours without lungs: artificial organ kept man alive until transplant
The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM