Positive Memories Boost Musicians’ Performance by Reframing Stress

Summary: A new study reveals that recalling positive memories before stepping on stage can significantly boost musicians’ performance. Professional wind instrumentalists who reflected on positive experiences showed higher nervous system…

AI-generated voices now indistinguishable from real human voices

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many people still think of AI-generated speech as sounding “fake” or unconvincing and easily told apart from human voices. But new research from Queen Mary University…

Early Clues to Autism and Schizophrenia Risk Found in DNA

Summary: Researchers have built a detailed map of DNA methylation changes in nearly 1,000 human brains from six weeks after conception to old age. The work reveals dramatic epigenetic shifts…

China’s Alibaba teams up with Nvidia on AI robot tech

Credit: Ruben Boekeloo from Pexels Alibaba announced on Wednesday a “milestone collaboration” in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of…

How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networks

This photo provided by the U.S. Secret Service, in New York, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, shows signal equipment at the location where they were seized by the agency. Credit: U.S.…

Brain Reveals Attention Works Like a Zoom Lens

Summary: A new study shows that our brain’s attention system first prepares broadly, then zooms in on specific details within fractions of a second. Using EEG and machine learning, researchers…

Advanced sensors peer inside the ‘black box’ of metal 3D printing

Close-up of the surface of laser powder bed fusion (LBPF), a metal additive manufacturing (AM) process where a laser uses heat to fuse metal powder material and form structures. Credit:…

Scientists urge global AI ‘red lines’ as leaders gather at UN

Credit: Tara Winstead from Pexels Technology veterans, politicians and Nobel Prize winners called on nations around the world Monday to quickly establish “red lines” too dangerous for artificial intelligence to…

Most Daily Actions Run on Habit, Not Conscious Choice

Summary: New research shows that nearly two-thirds of daily behaviors are triggered by habit rather than conscious decision-making. Participants often acted automatically in familiar settings, reflecting learned associations. Almost half…

Patterned electrodes reveal how bubble spacing affects hydrogen production efficiency