Science and Technology

Seven Frozen Baby Tigers Found in Viet Freezer

Ha Tinh Province, Central Vietnam – Animals frozen to be processed and sold, including seven tiger cubs, six pangolins, and the head of a serow, were discovered frozen inside the house of suspects in central Ha Tinh Province of Vietnam… Read More »Seven Frozen Baby Tigers Found in Viet Freezer

This schematic shows how the Wyss Institute’s RAPID testing protocol with FcMBL-mediated magnetic capture of food pathogens, even with a short built-in culture step, significantly accelerates the time required for sample preparation before an analytical assay for particular food contaminants can be carried out. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

A Quicker Bacterial Testing in Food, Discovered

A group of researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University has recently found and developed an innovation to detect contamination in food earlier than the standard waiting time. Conducted at the Graduate School of Engineering, this research was led by Hikaru Ikeda.… Read More »A Quicker Bacterial Testing in Food, Discovered

The Potential of Machine Learning (ML) Models in Magnifying Inequities in Healthcare Industry

As people develop more advanced technologies to help their lives, artificial intelligence (AI) comes into the fray as one of the trademark technologies of the modern era. In particular, machine learning (ML) has become one of the forefront examples of… Read More »The Potential of Machine Learning (ML) Models in Magnifying Inequities in Healthcare Industry

Scientists believe a true room-temperature superconductor could change the way we live. (Images courtesy of Insider)

A Room-temperature Superconductor, Fact or Fiction?

LK-99, a polycrystalline compound composed of lead, oxygen, and phosphorus, was considered a superconductor capable of providing perfect electrical conductivity at room temperature and was intended to transform the field of physics. The unprecedented energy efficiency of room-temperature superconductors is… Read More »A Room-temperature Superconductor, Fact or Fiction?

(Second from right, carrying camera:) Vito Hernandez, a Filipino geoarchaeologist with his colleagues on the discovery site of the fossils (by Photo courtesy of Kira Westaway/Macquarie University and Nature Communications/Inquirer)

20,000-Year Shift: Homo Sapiens’ Arrival in Southeast Asia Revealed

As many historical caves in Southeast Asia provide important sources of historical legacy of prehistoric human species in the region, groundbreaking discoveries are an inevitability. A recent discovery of Homo sapiens fossils in Tam Pà Ling cave in Laos by… Read More »20,000-Year Shift: Homo Sapiens’ Arrival in Southeast Asia Revealed

From Growth to Governance: Shaping the Future of AI Through Regulations

The age of AI has begun and become massive forthwith. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is currently having exponential growth and rapidly having a pivotal role in shaping a wide array of sectors. The remarkable growth of AI has not occurred… Read More »From Growth to Governance: Shaping the Future of AI Through Regulations