A team at Penn State is researching a new approach to manufacturing highly thick electrodes, while maintaining battery performance. Credit: Poornima Tomy/Penn State. All Rights Reserved. Electrodes are the veins…
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Floating solar panels are stressing the seafloor
Location of existing wind turbines in the Belgian portion of the North Sea (A-C), alongside the modeled layout (F) of combined wind turbine monopiles (D) and floating photovoltaic structures (E).…
AI chatbots are becoming everyday tools for mundane tasks, use data shows
Datasets used to train AI algorithms may underrepresent older people. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence is fast becoming “part of the furniture.” A decade after IBM’s Watson triumphed on…
When Using AI, Users Fall for the Dunning-Kruger Trap in Reverse
Summary: A new study reveals that when interacting with AI tools like ChatGPT, everyone—regardless of skill level—overestimates their performance. Researchers found that the usual Dunning-Kruger Effect disappears, and instead, AI-literate…
OpenAI says a million ChatGPT users talk about suicide
Credit: Matheus Bertelli from Pexels Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggest that more than a million of the people using its generative AI chatbot have shown interest in suicide. In a…
Dopamine Boost Makes People More Patient
Summary: In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers found that increasing dopamine levels with L-DOPA made people slightly more willing to wait for larger, delayed rewards—reducing impulsive…
Is AI ready for the courtroom? New framework tackles the technology’s biggest weaknesses
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For over a decade, computer scientist Randy Goebel and his colleagues in Japan have been using a tried-and-true method from his field to advance artificial intelligence…
The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Donald Trump’s recent visit to the UK saw a so-called “landmark partnership” on nuclear energy. London and Washington announced plans to build 20 small modular reactors…
Daily Light and Sound Therapy May Slow Alzheimer’s Decline
Summary: A long-term study found that daily 40Hz light and sound stimulation may help slow cognitive decline in people with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. After two years of treatment, participants maintained…
Brain Cells That May Prevent Schizophrenia Symptoms Identified
Summary: Researchers have identified a rare type of brain cell whose overactivity may contribute to schizophrenia-like symptoms, such as cognitive deficits and disrupted sleep. When scientists reduced the activity of…
