Latest Trends in Data News: Highlights of the Information Sphere
In the realm of scientific discovery and technological innovation, researchers from various institutions continue to push boundaries and make significant strides. Here are some of the latest developments that have caught our attention.
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Maryland have made a remarkable discovery, identifying 37 recently active volcanoes on Venus using thermal and infrared images. The team used data collected by the European Space Agency's Venus Express orbiter and analyzed infrared images from a NASA probe.
Meanwhile, researchers from the University of Liverpool have turned their attention closer to home, using AI and street-level images to uncover a startling fact: advertisements for unhealthy food are more prevalent in poorer areas of Liverpool.
Across the Atlantic, the University of Florida and Nvidia are partnering to create the fastest AI-enabled supercomputer in academia. The project, when completed, will see the university hire 100 additional individuals in AI and related fields. In Europe, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) in Saxony, in cooperation with Nvidia, has already created one of the fastest AI-powered supercomputers in academia named “ELBJUWEL,” providing about 500 petaflops or about 50 exaflops 8FP performance.
In a different field, researchers from the Vienna University of Technology in Austria have created a database of hundreds of years of flooding in Europe. The database, which contains information about 103 rivers across Europe, allows researchers to classify nearly 10,000 floods as notable, great, or extraordinary.
Looking towards the future, a team led by an individual from the University of Toronto has created a model predicting most polar bear populations will significantly diminish by 2100. The model suggests that only populations living in the far north of the Arctic will be alive in 11 decades if temperatures rise by 4 degrees Celsius by 2100.
Lastly, a group of researchers used a GoPro while cycling to collect data and developed an AI-enabled system that could automatically extract and classify outdoor advertisements. The computer used over 1000 graphic processing units in the process.
These are but a few examples of the groundbreaking research and technological advancements happening around the world. As we continue to explore, discover, and innovate, the future of science and technology looks brighter than ever.
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