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Computing We’re About to Simulate a Human Brain on a SupercomputerAlex Wilkins | New Scientist ($) “What would it mean to simulate a human brain? Today’s most powerful computing systems now contain enough computational firepower to run simulations of billions of neurons, comparable to the

When you click on the Spotify profile of Intelligent Band Machine you will see an image of three young men staring moodily back into the camera. Their profile confirms that they are a “British band,” “influenced by the post-punk scene,” and trying to capture the spirit of bands like The Cure “while

A small trial is testing a decades-old method that transforms cancer cells into a “vaccine” to prevent recurrence. Lights, vitamin, action. A combination of vitamin B2 and ultraviolet light hardly sounds like a next-generation cancer treatment. But a small new trial is testing the duo in people

“Generative biology is moving drug discovery from a process of chance to one of design.” Antibodies touch nearly every corner of healthcare. These carefully crafted proteins can target cancer cells, control autoimmune diseases, fight infections, and destroy the toxic proteins that drive

The skin could allow machines to dynamically blend into their surroundings or be used to create adaptive displays and artwork. An octopus’s adaptive camouflage has long inspired materials scientists looking to come up with new cloaking technologies. Now researchers have created a synthetic “skin”