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Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: December 11, 2023, 15:02 ISTGurugram Metro: New Company Launched for Cyber City Connectivity, Rapid Expansion in the Pipeline. (File photo)The Haryana government forms Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd. for the Millennium City Centre to Cyber City project, enhancing urban transit with a 28.50 km corridor. The state government has decided to form a new company, Gurugram Metro Rail Limited, to oversee the metro rail connectivity project from Millennium City Centre to Cyber City Gurugram, a top…

The eyes are more than windows to the soul; they are also windows to detecting traumatic brain injury, thanks to researchers at the University of Birmingham who have developed a non-invasive, handheld device that shines a safe laser into the eye to detect biomarkers of brain tissue damage following a concussion or other traumatic brain injury. The device could be used on-site at the time of injury, ensuring the early diagnosis that’s critical to improving outcomes.Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can follow a forceful bump,…

The Cadman Glacier before and after the collapse of the ice shelf. The image on the left was taken in 2017 and shows the ice shelf. An image taken this month, on the right, shows the loss of the ice shelf. Credit: European Commission, European Space Agency, Copernicus Sentinel-2 Data, Benjamin Wallis Scientists are warning that apparently stable glaciers in the Antarctic can "switch very rapidly" and lose large quantities of…

Greg Brockman says that ChatGPT's voice narration feature is now available to all free users  —  Ex-OpenAI president Greg Brockman — who, as far as we're aware, isn't currently employed at OpenAI in any capacity — is posting updates about OpenAI products on X, including one today … Greg Brockman says that ChatGPT's voice narration feature is now available to all free users  —  Ex-OpenAI president Greg Brockman — who, as far as we're aware, isn't currently employed at OpenAI in any capacity — is posting updates about…

A new study by UCL researchers indicates that the Arctic’s rapid warming will lead to the global 2 °C temperature threshold being reached eight years earlier than expected. This finding, which highlights the significant impact of Arctic amplification on global climate targets, calls for increased monitoring and understanding of Arctic temperatures to refine global warming forecasts.New research concludes that the faster warming of the Arctic will expedite the global 2 °C temperature increase by eight years, emphasizing…

Scientists experimenting with some of the most fundamental laws of physics have found more evidence of what they're calling photonic time crystals (PTCs): materials in which the speed at which light moves (the refractive index) oscillates very quickly.We already know much more about photonic crystals, where a repeating pattern in a material creates a shifting in the refractive index over an area of space; you can see this in the shimmering of insect wings or precious minerals. With PTCs, the element of changing over time…

MIT-Watson AI Lab’s new AI system drastically streamlines drug and material discovery by accurately predicting molecular properties with minimal data. The system leverages a “molecular grammar” learned via reinforcement learning to generate new molecules efficiently. This method has shown remarkable efficacy even with datasets of less than 100 samples.This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development.Discovering new materials and…

After a rocky start, Apple has released a Rapid Security Response update to iOS 16.5.1 and macOS Ventura 13.4.1. Apple disclosed earlier this week that it was aware of a security flaw on iPhone, iPad, and Mac that has reportedly been actively exploited. At the time, the company released Rapid Security Response updates to iOS and macOS that patched the problem. Unfortunately, the patch also broke how certain websites load, prompting Apple to pull the update from being distributed. Rapid…

An Oxford University study has found that multiple pathogen clones in patients lead to faster antimicrobial resistance (AMR), rather than the evolution of new resistance mutations in a single strain, challenging traditional AMR perspectives. The study proposes that interventions focusing on preventing bacteria spread could more effectively combat AMR.Findings challenge the traditional view that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges from pathogens that acquire new mutationsSamples from ICU patients suggest that instead,…

The impact on employment of the rapid spread of Artificial Intelligence is limited so far, but the potential for the technology to substitute jobs is significant, and workers are increasingly worried about their future, an OECD study showed.Early adopters of AI are reluctant to fire staff, and it can improve working lives by helping with tedious and dangerous tasks, according to the survey of 2,000 employers and 5,300 workers in manufacturing and finance across seven OECD countries. The organization said the world…