Credit: Natasha Tomm et al To build light-based quantum technologies, scientists and engineers need the ability to generate and manipulate photons as individuals or a few at a time. To…
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Pacific Islanders, need climate action – not greenwashing
Comment: As host of the COP29 summit, Baku must stop fossil fuel expansion, cut its emissions further, and work to deliver an ambitious climate finance goal Joseph Zane Sikulu is…
Norway’s electric car sales set new world record
Tesla sales are booming in Norway. Electric car sales in Norway took a 94-percent share of the market in August—a new world record—statistics showed Monday, as sales in the rest…
No TV or screens for toddlers, Sweden tells parents
A toddler plays with a phone. Toddlers should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday. Children under the age of two should be kept…
NASA lines up return date for Boeing Starliner minus humans
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A Butch- and Suni-less Boeing Starliner has been given a date to return to Earth by NASA. Teams with NASA and Boeing gave the green light…
Children are at high risk—health expert explains why
A one-month-old baby at an mpox isolation unit in South Kivu province, DRC. Credit: UNICEF The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak…
More children are getting ACL injuries—here’s what could be done to prevent them
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There’s no doubt that for children and teenagers, taking part in physical activity and sport is hugely beneficial. It improves their health and well-being, creates opportunities…
How hunger influences aversive learning in fruit flies
AKHR neurons connect to DANs via ascending SEZ output neurons. Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.035 Internal states that animals experience while they are thirsty, hungry, sleepy or aggressive have been…
AI chatbots must learn to say ‘help!’ says Microsoft exec
Microsoft’s AI assistant ‘Copilot’ specializes in sales, accounting and online services. Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice president, even…
Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor
Robotic waiter serves customers at a Robot Cafe in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. The three robots, christened Claire, R24 and Nadia, are not programmed to have a full…
