Engineers develop device that merges sensing and computing functions for reconfigurable computing platform

Reconfigurable memristor-based in-sensor processing hardware supporting multiple types of visual encoding methods, algorithms, and architectures. Credit: Dang et al. In recent years, engineers have been trying to create hardware systems…

US clean energy, defense to be impacted by China export curbs

The moves, which Beijing said were to safeguard national security, swiftly followed Washington’s own curbs to hobble China’s ability to make advanced computer chips. China’s retaliatory export controls could take…

Five ways to make your daily walks even more beneficial

Credit: Daniel Reche from Pexels Physical activity doesn’t need to be complicated. Even just a brisk, ten-minute daily walk can deliver a host of health benefits—lowering the risk of several…

Why Fidgeting Bothers Some People

Summary: Misokinesia, affecting about one-third of individuals, is an aversion to repetitive bodily movements like fidgeting, causing emotional, cognitive, and physical distress. New research explores its impact on daily life,…

Ketogenic Diet Enhances CAR-T Cancer Therapy

Summary: Researchers have found that a ketogenic diet boosts CAR T cell therapy effectiveness by enhancing tumor control and survival in mice with lymphoma. The key is beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), a…

Bright light may lower depression symptoms by promoting better sleep

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Why might more time in the sun boost a person’s mood? A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of…

Base editing, a new form of gene therapy, leaves patient feeling ‘more than fine’

Credit: National Institutes of Health Though he doesn’t remember it, Branden Baptiste had his first sickle cell crisis at age 2. Through elementary school, he was in and out of…

Some of Uranus’ moons might be able to support life. Here’s what a mission might reveal

For sure, it was a far-reaching recommendation: The planet Uranus and its moons should be NASA’s highest-priority new flagship mission for startup in the decade 2023-2032. The proposed mission, known…

Observing gain-induced group delay between multiphoton pulses generated in a spontaneous down-conversion source

Deformation of the photon pair shape with increasing spontaneous parametric down-conversion interaction strength (from left to right). Credit: Thekkadath et al. Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) and spontaneous four-wave mixing are…

Sarcophagus found at Church of St. Nicholas could be the tomb of “Santa Claus”

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a sarcophagus near the original burial place of Saint Nicholas at the Church of St. Nicholas, located in Turkey’s Antalya province. Saint Nicholas was…