Race to make smartglasses relevant heats up again with new tech from Meta and Snap

More than a decade ago, pricey smart glasses that allowed people to snap photos, text and browse the web generated a lot of buzz but also resistance. People who wore…

CDC’s new vaccine advisers recommend splitting up MMRV shot

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On September 18th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to make a significant change to the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule during…

Understanding why people reject science could lead to solutions for rebuilding trust

Rejection of science is a huge problem, with many people refusing to get vaccines and denying the existence of climate change. Why are so many people anti-science? As experts on attitudes, persuasion…

AI model offers accurate and explainable insights to support autism assessment

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have developed and tested a deep-learning model that could support clinicians by providing accurate results and clear, explainable insights—including a model-estimated probability score for autism.…

Submerged port discovery could lead to Cleopatra’s lost tomb

Archaeologists have discovered a submerged ancient port near the ruins of the Taposiris Magna temple complex west of Alexandria, Egypt. Taposiris Magna was constructed by Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280…

NASA’s Deep Space Communications demo exceeds project expectations

In this infrared photograph, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility near Wrightwood, California, beams its eight-laser beacon to the Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver…

Magnetic tunnel junctions mimic synapse behavior for energy-efficient neuromorphic computing

Orange B food dye may soon be removed from US market, FDA says

by I. Edwards Federal health officials want to take Orange B—an artificial food dye that hasn’t been used in more than four decades—off the books. The U.S. Food and Drug…

Fetal Movements Boost Maternal Attachment

Summary: A new study shows that fetal movement frequency in late pregnancy is directly tied to stronger maternal-fetal attachment. Using an actocardiograph, researchers objectively measured movements and found that higher…

‘Quantum squeezing’ a nanoscale particle for the first time

(Upper panel) Experimental time sequence to realize and observe quantum squeezing of a levitated nanoparticle. After cooling the center-of-mass motions, the researchers vary the laser intensity to deform the uncertainties…