Laser instrument on NASA’s LRO successfully pings Indian moon lander

ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organization) Vikram lander, with a NASA retroreflector on it, touched down on the moon on Aug. 23, 2023. The camera aboard NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)…

The lack of women in the Cop29 committee is a big step backwards

Azerbaijan appointed 28 men and zero women to a key group tasked with organising the upcoming climate summit in the country Update: An hour after this article was published, the…

Memory’s Dynamics: How Stress Sharpens Subsequent Recall

Summary: Researchers discovered a fascinating aspect of human memory: our recall becomes sharper following negative experiences. The study utilized image-based experiments with participants to understand memory recall patterns. Participants remembered…

SevaCare Blood Pressure Arm Cuff Monitor

The SevaCare Blood Pressure Arm Cuff Monitor by Monoprice provides more than what you might expect with a typical home health care product. Its price makes keeping regular tabs on…

Scientists compute with light inside hair-thin optical fiber

Light traveling through an optical fiber sitting on top of a conventional electronic circuit board. Credit: Heriot-Watt University Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have found a powerful new…

Generative AI helps to explain human memory and imagination

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Recent advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, relive old experiences and construct totally new experiences for…

Sandra Rodriguez hacks AI tools for art

Sandra Rodriguez’s exhibit was created using deep learning and artificial intelligence to guide visitors through the connection between desire and technology. Canadian artist and academic Sandra Rodriguez, by hacking artificial…

Lightest Black Hole or Heaviest Neutron Star? Manchester Astronomers Uncover a Mysterious Object in Milky Way

An international astronomer team has found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and simultaneously lighter than the lightest…

The ‘Barbenheimer Star’ – Technology Org

Astronomy’s new blockbuster was announced in New Orleans during the 2024 American Astronomical Society meeting. Astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) discovered evidence for what they call the…

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