Trump and Musk could redefine US space strategy

Donald Trump’s fascination with space is nothing new — during his first term he created Space Force and launched the Artemis program to return to the moon. Should NASA return…

US finalizes up to $6.6 bn funding for chip giant TSMC

The first of TSMC’s three new facilities in Arizona is set to fully open by early-2025, according to President Joe Biden. The United States will award Taiwanese chip giant TSMC…

What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?

The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen on June 2, 2023, in New York. Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew, File Disgruntled X…

Traces of Roman road uncovered in London’s Old Kent Road

Archaeologists have found traces of Watling Street, a Roman road that served as a major historical route during Classical Antiquity, Late Antiquity, and throughout the Middle Ages. Watling Street, constructed…

The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it

NASA and the Russian space agency are not in agreement about the risk an ongoing leak poses to the space station, a U.S. advisory committee said. NASA and Roscosmos also…

Mapping Protein Changes Across Aging

Summary: Researchers have developed the Mouse Aging Proteomic Atlas, a comprehensive database detailing protein changes in major tissues as mice age. By analyzing proteomes and transcriptomes across tissues like the…

Multi-quantifying maxillofacial traits via a demographic parity-based AI model

The schematic of the challenges in highly variable maxillofacial traits versus generalized intelligent multi-quantifications. Credit: BME Frontiers (2024). DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0054 A study published in BME Frontiers has unveiled a novel…

New imaging technique reveals detailed map of brain’s blood flow in 3D

Research overview. 1. The extended-focus optical coherence microscopy system. 2. The data acquisition and post-processing pipeline. 3. Exemplary results, showing a volumetric render of the imaged microvascular network and its…

How Stressful Events Alter Memories

Summary: Researchers have discovered how stress disrupts memory specificity, leading to generalized aversive memories—a hallmark of PTSD. Stress increases endocannabinoid release, enlarging memory engrams in the brain, which triggers fearful…

Common way to test for leaks in large language models may be flawed

This slide shows how a membership inference attack might start. Assessing the product of an app asked to generate an image of a professor teaching students in “the style of”…