Elon Musk's brain implant firm Neuralink gets approval for human trial
26 May 2023
The brain implant company Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk among others, previously tested implants in pigs and monkeys. Now it has approval for human trials
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The New Scientist Photography Awards 2021 are now open for entries
10 June 2021
Are you a budding photographer? Our New Scientist Photography Awards 2021 are now open and will celebrate images that illustrate how science and technology impact our lives and the world around us
Mathematicians who unravelled computational complexity win Abel prize
17 March 2021
László Lovász and Avi Wigderson have jointly been awarded the Abel prize, which is sometimes called the Nobel prize of mathematics, for their “foundational contributions to theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics”
IBM is using quantum computers to generate Minecraft-like game levels
2 December 2019
IBM is using quantum computers to help generate video game scenes. The technology is still in its infancy but could result in more interesting or varied game levels
Winners of the astronomy photo prize reveal the beauty of the universe
23 October 2018
Brad Goldpaint has won Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 thanks to a fantastic image of the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy above the Grand Canyon
Electric chewing gum zaps your tongue to create a virtual flavour hit
16 October 2018
An 'unlimited chewing gum' uses an electric charge to trick you into experiencing flavours – and they don’t fade in the way chewing gum flavour usually does
New Scientist Live: what it’s like to be an explorer in the modern age
8 September 2018
Astronaut Tim Peake will discuss life as a modern-day explorer with tribe expert Will Millard and Antarctic skier Nics Wetherill at New Scientist Live
AIs are being tested to see how well they understand our thoughts
31 August 2018
A new set of demanding tests for artificial intelligence has been created to probe its theory of mind. No AI has passed it yet, but one was extremely close
Facebook to tell 4 million users their data may have been misused
24 August 2018
Facebook will notify 4 million users of potential data misuse because of the myPersonality project. A New Scientist investigation revealed the scandal earlier this year
Genoa bridge collapse – what went wrong and are other bridges at risk?
17 August 2018
A large portion of motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy has collapsed killing 38 people. Here’s what we know so far about what went wrong
