Day: December 23, 2025
What is Talent 25? Talent 25 is a 25‑year research project run by De Montfort University (DMU) in partnership with Arts Council England. The programme follows children from infancy through adolescence, documenting how sustained engagement in the arts influences confidence, problem‑solving, and social skills. Participants receive regular art sessions, workshops, and opportunities to showcase their […]
Why Memory Compression Matters for Large Language Models Large language models (LLMs) have become the backbone of modern natural language processing, powering chatbots, code generators, and scientific discovery tools. However, their performance is tightly coupled to the amount of memory they consume during inference. The University of Edinburgh’s recent work demonstrates that reducing the memory […]
Introducing SOXS: A New Era for Time‑Critical Astronomy Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) has partnered with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to deploy the Son Of X‑Shooter (SOXS) on the 3.58‑metre New Technology Telescope at La Silla Observatory in Chile. SOXS is engineered to observe transient astronomical phenomena—gamma‑ray bursts, supernovae, and near‑Earth asteroids—within minutes of detection. […]
