There’s a very simple answer for why we need this. In one word, it’s connection. Touch is what connects us to each other and it connects us to the world around us. And if I can actually reach and feel something, it’s real to me.

Researchers show that large language models exhibit social identity biases similar to humans, having favoritism toward ingroups and hostility toward outgroups. These biases persist across models, training data and real-world human–LLM conversations.

Researchers say they’ve discovered a new class of magnetism called ‘Altermagnetism,’ which could revolutionize digital devices.

Diamonds aren’t quite forever… but they’re damn close.

CePO enables Llama3.3 70B to outperform flagship Llama 3.1 405B model and leading closed source models.

Talk recorded live at CERN on 17 November 2022 during the second edition of the Sparks! Serendipity Forum at CERN. #CERNSparks.

There are many developments in the field of detection and imaging, and some are happening here at CERN — as Madgdalena Kowalska, a senior researchers explains.

Neuronal Interface is slightly oldschool DnB/Neuro, Deus Ex and cyberpunk influenced.

In a study recently published in the journal Nano Letters, researchers from Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, used frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy to reveal the submolecular structure of microtubule (MT) inner surface and visualize structural defects in the MT lattice, providing valuable insights into the complex dynamic processes that regulate microtubule function.

Microtubules (MTs), a key component of the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells, serve as scaffolds and play vital roles in cellular processes such as cell division, cell migration, intracellular transport, and trafficking. MTs are composed of α-tubulin and β-tubulin proteins, which polymerize into dimers and assemble into linear protofilaments that form a cylindrical lattice.

Traditional methods like X-ray crystallography and cryo–electron microscopy have provided structural insights into MTs but involve complex sample preparation and data analysis. There remains a need for techniques that can examine MT structural features, assembly dynamics, and lattice defects at submolecular resolution under physiological conditions.

Undoing pervasive misconceptions about Bergson’s philosophy (I’m looking at you Bertrand Russell)