Key Questions Answered Q: What did researchers discover about the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor?A: They mapped how it activates different brain signaling pathways, offering insight into how mood and emotion are…
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The true cost of driving
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you’ve ever been stuck in gridlocked traffic on the 405 or circled the block looking for parking in L.A., you’ve experienced the kinds of problems…
New tool offers direct lighting control for photographs using 3D scene modeling
Credit: Simon Fraser University Lighting plays a crucial role when it comes to visual storytelling. Whether it’s film or photography, creators spend countless hours, and often significant budgets, crafting the…
AI tools identify promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries for energy storage
The open, sponge‑like network inside a porous transition‑metal oxide lets the larger, doubly- or triply-charged ions travel during a battery’s charge and discharge cycles. Credit: New Jersey Institute of Technology…
Palantir gets US Army contract worth up to $10 bln
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Palantir, the powerful data and AI company with deep ties to US national security bodies, has won a multi-billion-dollar contract to run US Army software and…
Empathy Can Be Emotionally Conditioned
Key Questions Answered Q: Can empathy be learned through emotional reward?A: Yes. The study found that when someone else’s joy is consistently paired with personal reward, the brain begins to…
Most US homes can save money and affordably weather blackouts with solar plus storage
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most U.S. households could reduce their electricity costs and endure power outages by installing rooftop solar panels and battery packs, according to a new Stanford University…
Flexible optoelectronic device with minimal defects fabricated at just 90°C
Optoelectronic Device Fabricated on a Flexible Substrate and Its Cross-Sectional Structure. Credit: Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) Dr. Jung-Dae Kwon’s research team at the Energy & Environmental Materials Research…
Researchers develop AI route planner to reduce car dependency
AI-calculated probabilities of the locations of shared bikes at 6 p.m. on a Monday in Karlsruhe. Credit: Fraunhofer IOSB Cars are still the number one mode of transportation in Germany,…
