Indian astronomers explore open cluster NGC 6940 with AstroSat

The spatial distribution, proper motion, and parallax distributions of the members of NGC 6940 and sample sources determined using the ML-MOC algorithm. Credit: Panthi and Vaidya, 2023 Using the AstroSat…

Southampton Set to Support Development of Next-gen Gravitational Wave Detectors

University of Southampton researchers are set to play a key role in developing the next generation of gravitational wave detectors, which could help astronomers probe the furthest reaches of the…

Researchers use AI chatbots against themselves to ‘jailbreak’ each other

NTU Ph.D. student Mr. Liu Yi, who co-authored the paper, shows a database of successful jailbreaking prompts which managed to compromise AI chatbots, causing them to produce information that their…

Piezo composites with carbon fibers for motion sensors

The principle, structural design, and application of unidirectional carbon fiber-reinforced flexible piezoelectric nanocomposite materials. Credit: Tohoku University An international research group has engineered a novel, high-strength flexible device by combining…

When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens, New York, returned home from a trip to Rwanda with a rather unwelcome-back gift: persistent congestion. She felt a…

Archaeologists find monumental tomb at ancient Hamaxitus

Hamaxitus was an ancient Greek city in the Troad region of Anatolia, located in the present-day village of Gülpınar in Turkey’s Çanakkale Province. Hamaxitus was first settled by Mytilenaeans in…

Embracing Intellectual Humility – Neuroscience News

Summary: Intellectual humility, characterized by an awareness of one’s cognitive limitations and openness to revising beliefs, plays a pivotal role in various aspects of human life. This quality encompasses being…

The AI industry is on the verge of becoming another boys’ club. We’re all going to lose out if it does

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A recent New York Times article released a list of people “behind the dawn of the modern artificial intelligence movement”—and not a single woman was named.…

Using smart materials to deploy a Dark Age explorer

Depiction of the different signals and the telescopes that would detect them. Credit: Palmar et al One of the most significant constraints on the size of objects placed into orbit…

What does ‘male menopause’ mean?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hormone changes are a natural part of aging, but the experience is different for men and women. Unlike the more dramatic plunge that occurs in women…