Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Lois Shafier dropped her mobile phone into a deposit box, happy in the knowledge that for the next two hours she would be completely offline. No…
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Synaptic device array integrates sensing, memory, and processing for artificial vision
Human visual system and artificial synaptic devices array. Credit: Microsystems & Nanoengineering In a development for artificial intelligence, researchers have unveiled a synaptic device array that shows promise for enhancing…
Report reveals audience distrust and ethical concerns
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new industry report has found audiences and journalists are growing increasingly concerned by generative artificial intelligence (AI) in journalism. Summarizing three years of research, the…
Depression Speeds Up Physical Illness
Summary: Adults with a history of depression develop long-term physical conditions about 30% faster than those without, according to a large study. Researchers analyzed data from over 172,000 participants and…
Prenatal Stress Hormones Alter Brain Development
Summary: Environmental factors like stress and medication exposure during pregnancy can shape brain development, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Researchers used brain organoids to study the effects of synthetic glucocorticoids,…
Cars get too much space
Busy inner-city bike lanes. Credit: IOplus In the Netherlands, we face an increasing diversity of vehicles on the bike paths, from (e-)cargo bikes, (e-)mopeds to fatbikes. This leads to concerns…
Scientists develop three design techniques for power-efficient and speedier wireless transmitter systems
The proposed CORDIC-less digital polar transmitter demonstrates superior power added efficiency (PAE) and system efficiency (SE) for similar modulation signals. It also supports wider bandwidths, enabling higher data rates. Credit:…
AI-Enhanced Chip Unravels Brain’s Neural Networks
Summary: Researchers have mapped over 70,000 synaptic connections in rat neurons using a silicon chip with 4,096 microhole electrodes, significantly advancing neuronal recording technology. Unlike traditional electron microscopy, which only…
Future of offshore wind on West Coast is murky under Trump
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great quantities of cash and jobs here. But they’ve…
