Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Chinese internet giant Baidu posted flat second-quarter revenue on Thursday, as an uncertain economic outlook in the country weighs on household consumption. Baidu, which operates China’s…
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Study uncovers condensed-matter dark states in a quantum system with two pairs of sublattices
Image illustrating four-source interference, which is similar to the mechanism of condensed matter dark states Credit: Chung et al Dark states are quantum states in which a system does not…
Global AI Safety Hindered by Indecision, Regulatory Delays
Governments seek to create security safeguards around artificial intelligence, but roadblocks and indecision are delaying cross-nation agreements on priorities and obstacles to avoid. In November 2023, Great Britain published its…
How to avoid the worst of jet lag and maximize your travel time
A holiday traveler looks out at a airplane at Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City, July 3, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File It’s the bane of…
High-Dose Psilocybin Shows Potential as an Antidepressant Treatment
Summary: A meta-analysis suggests that high doses of psilocybin may alleviate depressive symptoms similarly to the SSRI drug escitalopram. While the effect size was small, psilocybin outperformed placebo in clinical…
Childhood Inflammation Linked to Later Mental Health Risks
Summary: Children with persistent inflammation are at a higher risk of developing mental health disorders like psychosis and depression in early adulthood. A study found that elevated inflammation markers, particularly…
Neuroticism Alters How Personality Affects Self-Control
Summary: Personality traits like conscientiousness and extraversion are linked to higher self-control, while neuroticism can weaken this effect, especially in specific types of self-control like resisting temptation or initiating proactive…
Protecting connected, self-driving vehicles from hackers
This Lincoln MKZ is an open connected and automated vehicle for academic and industry testing at Mcity, a world-class proving ground for advanced mobility vehicles operated by University of Michigan’s…
Novel PET/CT technique accurately detects neuroblastoma in children with short scan time and no anesthesia
[18F]MFBG LAFOV PET/ULD CT (top) and [123I]MIBG scintigraphy with SPECT/LD CT images (bottom) of 7-wk-old girl with neuroblastoma. [18F]MFBG image shows intraspinal and bone marrow involvement not seen on [123I]MIBG…
Shape-shifting robot inspired by insect swarms and tree roots is teaching itself to mark contamination zones
Loopy, a multicellular robot at the center of research in the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, could fundamentally alter understanding of autonomy, adaptability and design…
