Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain World energy demand is continuing to soar as cities grow, technology advances and industries develop. Buildings make up about 30%-40% of the total—even more than industry…
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Amazon launches AI models to challenge rivals
US online retail giant Amazon is looking to get into the generative AI game alongside its tech rivals. Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a suite of artificial intelligence models in its…
How We Filter Out Background Sounds When Speaking
Summary: Researchers have traced how the brain filters out background noise during speech using signals between the motor and auditory cortices. These milliseconds-long electrical signals, called auditory corollary discharge, originate…
Empathy Loss in Dementia Linked to Brain Activity Changes
Summary: Frontotemporal dementia, affecting about 3% of dementia patients in Sweden, is characterized by a loss of empathy that challenges patients and their families. Using functional MRI, researchers found that…
Engineers reveal concept for detonative propulsion
Conceptual scheme of a supersonic vehicle using the ram-rotor detonation engine. Credit: Chinese Journal of Aeronautics Detonation is a supersonic combustion wave, characterized by a shock wave driven by the…
Musk’s $55.8 bn Tesla pay deal again rejected by US judge
Tesla shareholders originally backed the Elon Musk compensation plan in March 2018. A US judge on Monday upheld her decision to reject Elon Musk’s massive $55.8 billion compensation package at…
How Alcohol Increases Pain Tolerance, and Aggression
Summary: Alcohol not only raises pain tolerance but also amplifies aggression, according to a new study. Researchers found that participants who drank alcohol had higher pain thresholds and were more…
