By calculating how much information every syllable in a language conveys, it’s possible to compare the “efficiency” of different languages. And a study published … Read More → "People speak faster in less efficient languages"
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Earlier this month you may have seen a website named ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com doing the rounds, which uses AI to generate startlingly realistic fake faces. Well, here’s the sequel: WhichFaceIsReal.com, which lets you test … Read More → "Can you tell the difference between a real face and an AI-generated fake?"
Although it’s already possible to create colored images on metal surfaces using lasers, different types of lasers have to be used for different effects. Now, however, Russian scientists have developed a method of producing multiple effects using one commercially-available laser.
Led by Galina Odintsova, researchers at Saint Petersburg’s ITMO University were able to change the “processing parameters” of the laser, allowing them to control how much it heats a metal surface over a wide temperature range. This, in turn, makes it possible to produce color images in three ways. None of … Read More → "Single-laser tech prints color graphics on metal"
