A mesh shade cloth covers young apple trees at Cornell’s Hudson Valley Research Lab in Highland, New York. The covering simulates how solar panels may affect the trees. The lab…
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OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati and 2 other execs are leaving the ChatGPT maker
Sam Altman, right, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and Mira Murati, chief technology officer, appear at OpenAI DevDay, OpenAI’s first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023 in San Francisco. Credit:…
Alzheimer’s Drug Faces Scrutiny Over Safety, Efficacy Concerns
Summary: The FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drug donanemab is under scrutiny due to concerns about its effectiveness and safety, according to an investigation. The study highlights multiple patient deaths during trials, design…
Stress Fuels Impulsive Behavior in Response to Boredom
Summary: Research shows a strong link between impulsivity, boredom, and stress, with highly impulsive individuals reacting more to boredom by releasing more of the stress hormone cortisol. This physiological response…
Unique straining affects phase transformations in silicon, a material vital for electronics
Valery Levitas, right, and Sorb Yesudhas prepare a rotational diamond anvil cell for experiments at Argonne National Laboratory. Credit: Ryan Riley/College of Engineering When Valery Levitas left Europe in 1999,…
UK oil and gas workers risk becoming the ‘coal miners of our generation’
Credit: Frans van Heerden from Pexels At the end of September, the UK’s last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should—and…
Researchers design platypus-inspired bionic multi-receptor skin
Roughly illustration of the team’s multi-receptor skin concept. Credit: Du et al While engineers have developed increasingly advanced bio-inspired systems over the past decades, the sensing capabilities of these systems…
New Brain Stimulation Target Could Treat PTSD
Summary: A new study suggests that neurostimulation targeting specific brain circuits may help treat PTSD in veterans. Researchers found that veterans with damage to brain areas connected to the amygdala,…
Neural Motion Planning approach helps robots navigate challenging obstacles in unfamiliar environments
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Humans can grab a book from a shelf with little obvious thought. But it’s a complex process for the brain that involves planning and navigating around…
