Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed

A 3D reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin, "jelly ice," regenerating snail eyes, and more

A 3D reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin, "jelly ice," regenerating snail eyes, and more

Last week, the NVIDIA robotics team released Jetson Thor that includes Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit and the Jetson T5000 module, marking a significant milestone for real‑world AI robotics development. Engineered as a supercomputer for physical AI, Jetson Thor brings generative reasoning and multimodal sensor processing to power inference and decision-making at the edge. Architectural […] The post NVIDIA AI Team Introduces Jetson Thor: The Ultimate Platform for Physical AI and Next-Gen Robotics appeared first on MarkTechPost.

OAuth 2.1 is the officially mandated authorization standard in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specifications. According to the official documentation, authorization servers must implement OAuth 2.1 with proper security measures for both confidential and public clients. MCP provides authorization at the transport level, allowing clients to securely access restricted servers on behalf of resource owners. […] The post Understanding OAuth 2.1 for MCP (Model Context Protocol) Servers: Discovery, Authorization, and Access Phases appeared first on MarkTechPost.

Surya is a 366M-parameter model created by IBM and NASA to forecast solar activity, including flare events, solar winds, and precursors to solar eruptions, which can significantly impact astronaut safety in space as well as terrestrial systems such as communications, power distribution, and more. By Sergio De Simone
Exploring ways to make voice assistants more personal The post How to Develop a Bilingual Voice Assistant appeared first on Towards Data Science.

What do you gift somebody who loves books? The obvious answer is "a book," but since true bibliophiles are probably sitting on a stack already, it's worth getting a little more creative. Luckily for you, many of us at The Verge are big bookworms ourselves, which is why we rounded up a bunch of clever, […]
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