With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it’s no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions…
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Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Have you or someone you know been a victim of fraud? If so, that’s not unusual. The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a rise…
Supercomputer provides new suite of Lyman-α forest simulations for illustrating large-scale structure of universe
TACC’s Frontera supercomputer helped astronomers develop PRIYA, the largest suite of hydrodynamic simulations yet made of large-scale structures in the universe. Example Lyman-α forest spectra from quasar light and corresponding…
Countries go ahead with carbon deals despite Cop28 standoff
The US and EU couldn’t agree on common rules for bilateral carbon trades in Dubai, leaving a vacuum for voluntary certifiers Carbon credit certifiers from the much-criticized voluntary market could…
For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss
The holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly reminded of their grief this time of year and of…
Do you eat with your eyes, your gut or your brain? A neuroscientist explains how to listen to your hunger during the holidays
The holiday season is upon us, and with it, opportunities to indulge in festive treats. The proverbial saying “you eat with your eyes first” seems particularly relevant at this time…
Amazon’s Rival to Starlink Takes Critical Step Toward Deployment
Amazon’s Kuiper low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network passed a significant milestone when its two orbiting satellites were able to communicate with each other at high data transfer speeds using…
These are our favorite animal stories of 2023
From birds repurposing antiavian architecture to jellyfish that can learn, here are dispatches from the animal kingdom that we went wild for in 2023. Intelligent jellies No brain? No problem.…
Digital training program improves quality of life for care residents with dementia—even during the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quality of life for people with dementia living in residential and nursing home care substantially improved after staff took part in a digital training program that…
Computational event-driven vision sensors that convert motion into spiking signals
Event-driven in-sensor spiking neural network designed by the researchers. A) Comparison between frame- and event-based vision sensors. B) The designed in-sensor spiking neural network by combining the advantages of event-driven…
