OpenAI’s new text-to-3D system: The dawn of voice-controlled CAD

OpenAI is making rapid advances in a new text-to-3D object system it's been working on. The Shap-E AI, available as an open-source download, can generate 3D assets straight from a text description, or build them from supplied images.

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Fossil find reveals monstrous marine predator that stalked Jurassic seas

Paleontologists have discovered fossils from a gigantic marine predator that stalked the Jurassic seas. The creature could have grown to twice the size of an orca, and fed on pretty much anything else unlucky enough to be in the ocean at that time.

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Genetic mutation linked to delayed onset of rare Alzheimer’s

A Colombian man's novel genetic mutation that stalled the symptoms of his rare form of Alzheimer's for 20 years has been identified. The discovery could lead to therapies that boost people’s resilience against the debilitating disease.

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Webb confirms water in weird comet, but something else is missing

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor on an object in the asteroid belt, a region of the solar system where it wasn’t known to survive. The new observations also reveal something unexpectedly missing.

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Algorithm uses genetic markers to predict diabetic kidney disease

Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses genetic markers to predict whether a type 2 diabetic will develop kidney disease years in advance, offering early treatment of this common and serious - but preventable - complication.

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Street-legal, overgrown Tamiya R/C car will debut this summer

One of the most gloriously silly projects in the automotive world is set to launch within the next few months. The Tamiya Wild One Max is a faithful replica of a hugely popular R/C toy from the '80s, upscaled to a two-seat, street-legal electric buggy.

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Success: Juice radar antenna breaks free after remote control thump

ESA's Juice Jupiter mission is back on track after Mission Control in Darmstadt, Germany managed to shake loose and deploy the stuck ice-penetrating Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna that was stuck due to a tiny pin.

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World-first in-utero procedure successfully treats dangerous brain defect

Surgeons have successfully performed a first-of-its-kind procedure in utero to treat a potentially fatal genetic defect in the brain. Usually treated after birth, the new procedure could give newborns a better chance of a normal life.

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