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AI finds 3D shape that fills all space with a never-repeating pattern | New Scientist (opens the original)
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In 2023, after decades of searching, mathematicians discovered a shape called “the hat” – so named for its passing resemblance to a fedora – that can tile a 2D surface without gaps and without ever creating a repeating pattern. Now, a researcher has used AI to go one dimension better and discover a 3D shape that can do the same thing. Simple shapes like squares can tile a 2D surface, but will form repeating patterns. So-called aperiodic tiles achieve the former without the latter – you can scrol
Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets? | New Scientist (opens the original)
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Last month, LandSpace – China’s commercial SpaceX rival – launched a Zhuque-3 rocket and landed its booster stage safely back on Earth. The mission was a first for China, but the country has yet to actually use a booster more than once – something that SpaceX has routinely done hundreds of times. Can China catch up in the reusable rocket race? China’s 15th Five-Year Plan sets out the country’s ambitions to become a “space power” by 2030, including developing reusable rockets that will be crucial
Is AI really getting dangerously out of control? | New Scientist (opens the original)
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You can barely listen to a podcast or read the news at the moment without hearing an apocalyptic warning about artificial intelligence. The head of Microsoft AI suggests the technology could become a new “silicon species” that competes with humans. A former Anthropic employee says there is a strong chance that we could all die at the hands of it. And Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of AI”, says we may lose control of it entirely within a year. Is AI really out of control?Mhairi Aitken, formerly
Dramatic gannet dive wins Bird Photographer of the Year competition | New Scientist (opens the original)
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This dramatic shot of a northern gannet diving for prey bested 24,000 other images to win the overall prize in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 competition. The photo was taken off Shetland, UK, as the bird hunted for fish to feed its offspring. When gannets spot fish, they turn to fly into the wind, stretch out their wings as brakes, precisely adjust their position and then dive-bomb into the water with wings tucked at speeds of up to 86 kilometres per hour. They have evolved to handle th
SpaceX's Starship will orbit Earth for first time during next flight | New Scientist (opens the original)
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SpaceX’s reusable rocket, Starship – the tallest and most powerful ever launched – will orbit Earth for the first time within days. And because it will also release working Starlink V3 satellites, it will be the first commercially useful Starship mission. The company has announced that a launch window will open at 7.15am CDT (1.15pm BST) on 22nd September, during which Starship will launch from the company’s Starbase site in Texas. The flight – Starship’s 14th – will reach an altitude of 275 kil
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