
Keumars Afifi-Sabet
Keumars is the technology editor at Live Science. He has written for a variety of publications including ITPro, The Week Digital, ComputerActive, The Independent, The Observer, Metro and TechRadar Pro. He has worked as a technology journalist for more than five years, having previously held the role of features editor with ITPro. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist and has a degree in biomedical sciences from Queen Mary, University of London. He's also registered as a foundational chartered manager with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), having qualified as a Level 3 Team leader with distinction in 2023.
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Chinese scientists build robo-chemist that can extract oxygen from water on MarsThe robot was tested in a simulated Martian environment, and can one day be used to aid humanity's survival on the Red Planet.
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Smart glasses could boost privacy by swapping cameras for this 100-year-old technologyResearchers have built a tool called PoseSonic that can accurately track a glasses wearer's upper body movements.
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AI can predict when massive rogue waves will strike nextScientists train an AI on 700 years' worth of ocean data to build an equation that can predict when these "maritime monsters" will strike.
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World’s 1st electric flying passenger ship could 'revolutionize how we travel on water'Candela's 30-passenger P-12 will enter Stockholm's public transport network in 2024, slashing a 55-minute commute to just 25 minutes.
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Science news this week: Supervolcanoes and a wooden satelliteNov. 19, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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These noise-canceling headphones can filter specific sounds on command, thanks to deep learningScientists have created headphones that let users pick the sounds they want to listen to or block out, thanks to a new AI algorithm that could lead to "superhuman hearing".
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'Student of Games' is the 1st AI that can master different types of games, like chess and pokerAI programs usually master either information-perfect games like chess or information-imperfect games like poker, but "Student of Games" is a general algorithm that can master both types.
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Tiny, shape-shifting robot could one day be used to perform surgery from inside the bodyA spider-inspired robot called mCLARI weighs less than a gram and could one day be deployed to aid first responders following a natural disaster or help out in surgery.
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