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…
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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.…
Blood tests are currently one-size-fits-all − machine learning can pinpoint what’s truly ‘normal’ for each patient
If you’ve ever had a doctor order a blood test for you, chances are that they ran a complete blood count, or CBC. One of the most common blood tests…
The screams of thirsty plants may prompt some moths to lay eggs elsewhere
If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple as taking a close listen. When low on water, some plants make high-pitched…
Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in shocking numbers. Teaching 19th-century English literature, I regularly encounter gutting depictions of losing…
