Hackers Are Targeting Fuel Tank Monitoring Systems
Cybercriminals are probing a quiet layer of fuel infrastructure: the systems that monitor what is inside storage tanks. According to a new government advisory, reports have emerged of threat actors…
Indian Railways to deploy AI-based safety systems on tracks to stop elephant accidents
Indian Railways is taking a technological step to protect wildlife and improve train safety by expanding the use of an AI-based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor elephant movement along…
AI systems great at tests, but how do they perform in real life?
Earlier this month, when OpenAI released its latest flagship artificial intelligence (AI) system, GPT-5, the company said it was “much smarter across the board” than earlier models. Backing up the…
NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Gears Up for Mission to Explore Solar System’s Edge
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has started to get ready for the launch. It was removed from its shipping container on Thursday, May 29, after being transferred from…
Solar System’s Journey Through Orion Complex May Have Altered Earth’s Climate
The movement of the solar system through the Orion star-forming complex around 14 million years ago may have influenced Earth’s climate, according to scientists. This dense region of space, part…
Lightsails could reach distant star systems
The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by…
Fossils Reveal Evolution of Early Nervous Systems in Ecdysozoans
A discovery has shed light on the early evolution of nervous systems in ecdysozoan animals, a group that includes insects, nematodes, and priapulid worms. Fossil evidence from the early Cambrian…
Reflective clothing could make you invisible to car safety systems at night
Reflective clothing might not help in all situations at night Electronic safety systems in vehicles don’t see the same way as the human eye New federal safety regulations go into…
GM developing adaptive springs for suspension systems
General Motors is looking to apply technology from adaptive dampers to springs for future suspension systems, a recently surfaced patent filing indicates. GM was a pioneer of magnetorheological dampers, which…
Crunching fruit fly and human data via machine learning and systems biology results in the identification of key metabolites that impact lifespan in both species
Discoveries that impact lifespan and healthspan in fruit flies are usually tested in mice before being considered potentially relevant in humans, a process that is expensive and time intensive. A…