Fluctuating blood pressure tied to problems with thinking skills in older adults

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates over time may be more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills, according to a study published in…

Local craftworkers were involved in the repair of roman armour

A hoard of 14kg of Roman mail armour unearthed near the legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, sheds light on how the Roman army managed repairs and recycling along the empire’s…

AI bias detection tool promises to tackle discrimination in models

Strategic alliance brings high-energy nuclear electric propulsion closer to reality

Rendering of VASIMR in flight around Mars. Credit: Ad Astra Rocket Company Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been working on…

‘We are preparing to make history:’ NASA’s Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface at a whopping 430,000 mph (690,000 kph), breaking its own…

Researchers develop spintronics platform for energy-efficient generative AI

(a) Configuration of Gaussian probabilistic bit (g-bit) made of five binary probabilistic bits (p-bits). Photograph of prototype of probabilistic computer with stochastic spintronics devices and FPGA. (c) Measurement result of…

Distinctive Neural Wiring Enhances Memory Storage

Summary: A new study has revealed distinct features of the human hippocampus, a brain region critical for memory storage and retrieval, challenging the assumption that it functions like a scaled-up…

Tiny robots target tumors with precision drug delivery

Scanning electron microscope image of Caltech’s printed bioresorbable acoustic hydrogel microrobots. Credit: Hong Han In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be…

Interoception Enhances Female Sexual Satisfaction

Summary: Women who are more attuned to internal bodily signals, such as heartbeats and touch, experience orgasms more frequently and with greater satisfaction. This inward focus, known as interoception, is…

Security flaw in computer memory leads to worldwide fixes

BadRAM logo. Credit: University of Birmingham Cyber security experts studying memory modules in computers have uncovered a key weakness that has led to worldwide security fixes in AMD computer processors.…