The new software system, called Lang2LTL, marks an important contribution toward more seamless communications between humans and robots. Photo by Juan Siliezar The black and yellow robot, meant to resemble…
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Heart Health Linked to Slower Aging
Summary: Optimal cardiovascular health may slow biological aging, potentially staving off age-related diseases and extending lifespan. Using the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 checklist against phenotypic age—a measure based…
Depression and Negative Mental States Affect Heart Health
Summary: Emerging research underscores the profound connection between mental health and heart disease, with depression and anxiety hastening the onset of cardiovascular risk factors. Findings from two preliminary studies suggest…
UK permits ‘world-first’ flight powered by sustainable fuels
Virgin Atlantic will make the world’s first transatlantic flight using entirely sustainable jet fuels. Britain’s aviation regulator announced Monday it has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit for a “world-first”…
Musk teases AI chatbot ‘Grok,’ with real-time access to X
Tech tycoon Elon Musk says his new AI chatbot Grok will be initially released to the top tier of subscribers on X. Elon Musk on Saturday unveiled details of his…
New vehicles from Detroit’s automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes
UAW local 862 members strike outside of Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky. on Oct. 12, 2023. In each new contract between the United Auto Workers union and General…
How Canadian companies can use tech to identify forced labor in their supply chains
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Levi Strauss Canada is yet another company facing allegations of forced labor in its supply chain. The allegations, which Levi Strauss denies, center on whether the…
Relief in crypto world over Bankman-Fried conviction
Sam Bankman-Fried is facing more than 100 years behind bars. Cryptocurrency backers on Friday celebrated the fraud conviction of the industry’s one-time golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried, hoping the embattled sector…
Spider-inspired, shape-changing robot now even smaller
Engineers at CU Boulder designed mCLARI with inspiration from the animal world, including spiders. Credit: Heiko Kabutz This shape-changing robot just got a lot smaller. In a new study, engineers…
Promising Targets Discovered for Rare Brain Disorder PSP
Summary: Researchers have identified new therapeutic targets for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), an incurable brain disorder with symptoms mimicking Parkinson’s and dementia. The study focused on RNA sequencing from brain…
