In a sarcastic tone, a judge remarked that at this rate, anyone—including himself—could be named in the May 9 cases. The court subsequently adjourned the hearing for an indefinite period. In a related case, the Punjab government sought time to present evidence in its appeal against the acquittal of Sheikh Rashid in the GHQ attack […]

The Center for Machine Learning Research (CMLR) is a newly founded interdisciplinary research center at Peking University. Its goal is to advance machine learning-related research across a wide range of disciplines including mathematics, the sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering), and computer science, with an emphasis on the theoretical foundation of machine learning, new algorithms, […]

Japan is brimming with signs of an approaching medical revolution. Shiny white robots are tending dishes of cells, rows of incubators hum in new facilities, and a deluxe, plush-carpeted hospital is getting ready to welcome its first patients. Building on the Nobel-prizewinning work of stem-cell scientist Shinya Yamanaka, researchers across the country are crafting cells […]