Innovative quantum technologies entangle free electrons with photons. They could open up new avenues for promising applications in imaging processes. Credit: Dominik Hornof/TU Wien About 100 years ago, humanity learned…
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Can We Program the Brain to Learn Without Teaching?
Summary: Researchers have developed a groundbreaking technique to “write” new learning patterns directly into the brain using real-time neurofeedback from fMRI imaging. Participants in the study learned new visual object…
The UK could be facing a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s how to protect yourself
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There are concerns the UK could be facing a “quad-demic” this winter—with levels of four common seasonal respiratory viruses currently being monitored by the UK Health…
Older Adults Are Risk-Takers Who Learn and Adapt Quickly
Summary: New research challenges stereotypes about older adults, revealing that they are more willing to take risks than younger individuals and are equally adept at resisting manipulation. Using gambling tasks,…
Citation tool offers a new approach to trustworthy AI-generated content
When users query a model, ContextCite highlights the specific sources from the external context that the AI relied upon for that answer. If the AI generates an inaccurate fact, for…
EU told to push for global solar geoengineering non-use deal
Europe’s first scientific advice on solar geoengineering calls on Brussels to push for a global governance regime, leaving room for some regulated outdoor research The European Union should “proactively negotiate”…
5 Tech Gifts To Light Up Their Holidays
Well, it’s that time of year again. Like you, I’m working through the gift-giving part of the holidays. I used to send out Amazon gift cards until one was stolen.…
A network-based method to prevent train delay cascades
Three different layers contribute to the spread of a delay: infrastructure contact, rolling stock contact, and personnel contact. (a) When infrastructure (e.g., tracks or platforms) is occupied, for example, by…
Study compares soft tissue sarcoma rates among US military servicemen and men in the general population
Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels A recent analysis reveals that the incidence rates of soft tissue sarcomas—cancers in muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and tendons—are lower in young U.S.…
The ‘tangled web’ of aging
Aging is far more complex than just an advancing clock. It’s a tangled web of molecular changes that don’t play by linear rules. Recent studies reveal that the risk of…
