Robotic exoskeleton can train expert pianists to play faster
Trained pianists who hit a plateau improved their finger speed after a half-hour training session with a device that moves their fingers for them
Elusive phase change finally spotted in a quantum simulator
Researchers saw a chain of atoms in a quantum simulator go from being magnetic to not magnetic at all, the first time such a change has ever been seen in one spatial dimension
Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2
Wildfires and fossil fuel burning in 2024 contributed to the biggest annual rise in atmospheric CO2 levels ever recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii
NATO tests satellite internet as backup to sabotaged undersea cables
As apparent acts of sabotage cut undersea data cables around the world, NATO held its first demonstration of a project to quickly reroute crucial communications to satellite internet
Mind-controlled robotic arm lets people with paralysis touch and feel
By using MRI brain scans to identify regions linked to hand movements and sensations, researchers were able to restore a sense of touch to two people with paralysis – and one was able to control and feel a robot arm using his thoughts
Severe droughts are getting bigger, hotter, drier and longer
Droughts lasting multiple years are becoming more common and extreme around the globe, expanding by about 50,000 square kilometres annually
Fossil claimed to be new species of mosasaur is suspected forgery
A jawbone found in a Moroccan mine was thought to be a novel species of marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, but other researchers believe it is probably a fake
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first launch
After delays and false starts, Jeff Bezos's firm Blue Origin has reached orbit with its first launch of the New Glenn rocket, though attempts to land the first stage at sea were unsuccessful
Humanoid robot learns to waltz by mirroring people’s movements
An AI trained on motion capture recordings can help robots smoothly imitate human actions, such as dancing, walking and throwing punches
Ancient society may have carved ‘sun stones’ to end volcanic winter
Neolithic people buried hundreds of stones carved with images of the sun about 4900 years ago and they may have done it because a volcanic eruption covered the sky