Foxconn under tax and land use investigations in China

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn is under tax and land use investigations at several of its sites in China, state media reported on Sunday. Chinese authorities are…

White Matter Wonders: Re-imagining the Brain’s Silent Majority

Summary: Historically, scientific research has largely focused on the gray matter of the brain, leaving the equally important white matter understudied. However, a recent groundbreaking study has used fMRI to…

Combining metals for cheaper, more stable fuel cells

Schizophrenia Insights: Brain’s Search for Words Mirrors Animal Foraging Patterns

Summary: A new study suggests that the way our minds search for words and concepts in memory may parallel the age-old patterns animals use to hunt for food in their…

Choosing Ignorance: 40% Shun Consequence Knowledge for Selfish Gains

Summary: New research unveiled that when faced with a choice, 40% of individuals opt to remain ignorant about how their decisions impact others, often leveraging this unawareness to act more…

Linking Sleep Deficits to Depression

Summary: Researchers find a connection between consistently sleeping less than five hours nightly and an increased risk of developing depressive symptoms. Initially believed that poor sleep was a mere side…

Dad’s Postpartum Depression: Hidden Risk for Childhood Adversities

Summary: Research reveals that a father’s depression during a child’s first year can lead to increased odds of the child experiencing multiple adverse events by age 5. Adverse childhood experiences…

Open tools used for a security chip

The security chip (at the middle of the bottom) is built in flip-chip technology on an auxiliary board and plugged into a standard socket on the main board. The main…

An algorithm predicts the academic performance of distance education students

A review of energy supply for biomachine hybrid robots

Scientists from the Beijing Institute of Technology reviewed the various energy supply methods for Biomachine Hybrid Robots. Credit: Jieliang Zhao Beijing Institute of Technology Bio-machine hybrid robots (BHRs) represent a…