by Kristin J. Bender, The Orange County Register Hovannes Kulhandjian, an associate professor in electrical and computer engineering at Cal State Fresno, who also works with the Mineta Transportation Institute…
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How can we build landing and launch pads on the moon?
If the future unfolds like some experts forecast, the moon is going to be one bustling spaceport. Vehicles will routinely blast in and rocket off the lunar surface, part of…
Neighborhood socioeconomic status linked to premature mortality
Low neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with premature mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open. Wayne R. Lawrence, Dr.P.H., from the National Institutes…
Quantum computers can accelerate the transition to net zero power grids
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Power grid operators, such as National Grid in the UK, rely on high-performance computers to plan grid expansions and to schedule when energy should be produced…
California partners with Nvidia to bring artificial intelligence resources to colleges
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain California is partnering with tech giant Nvidia to help train the state’s students, college faculty, developers and data scientists in artificial intelligence, officials announced Friday. The…
OpenAI worries its AI voice may charm users
Actors Scarlett Johansson (R) and Joaquin Phoenix starred in the 2013 fiction film ‘Her’, in which a man falls in love with a human sounding AI assistant. OpenAI says it…
New temple discovery at Selinunte
Archaeologists have discovered a small temple complex adjacent to the monumental Temple C at Selinunte, Sicily. Selinunte was a major city centre in the Greek-speaking areas of Southern Italy known…
NASA tests deployment of Roman Space Telescope’s ‘visor’
After a successful test deployment at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, clean room technicians inspect the Deployable Aperture Cover for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Credit:…
Confirmation from the first global meta-analysis
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Dengue vaccine has an efficacy rate of over 50% in reducing disease cases, with lasting effects and a very good safety profile. This is confirmed…
