• Spider-Inspired Microbots Could Replace Invasive Gut Diagnostics

    Spider-Inspired Microbots Could Replace Invasive Gut Diagnostics
    Deadly intestinal cancers are on the rise, and the best chance to beat them is with an early diagnosis. But current techniques used to inspect the digestive tract are highly invasive, scaring many patients away. Some researchers hope that soft, magnetically controlled robots the size of a vitamin capsule could replace these diagnostic methods in a few short years.A team led by Qingsong Xu, a professor of electromechanical engineering at the University of Macau in China, recently unveiled a micro
  • Boom or bubble? Inside the $3tn AI datacentre spending spree

    Investment in these vast warehouses is huge but some worry the debt-fuelled exuberance will backfireThe global investment spree in artificial intelligence is producing some remarkable numbers and a projected $3tn (£2.3tn) spend on datacentres is one of them.These vast warehouses are the central nervous system of AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Veo 3, underpinning the training and operation of a technology into which investors have poured vast sums of money. Conti
  • ‘A lot of this is speculative’: faith and fear mix amid $3tn global datacentre boom

    Many believe planned investment will bring prosperity, while others worry its debt-fuelled exuberance will backfireThe global investment spree in artificial intelligence is producing some remarkable numbers and a projected $3tn (£2.3tn) spend on datacentres is one of them.These vast warehouses are the central nervous system of AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Veo 3, underpinning the training and operation of a technology into which investors have poured vast sums