A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed a shape-changing smart speaker, which uses self-deploying microphones to divide rooms into speech zones and track the position…
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Dad Time Boosts Kids’ School Success
Summary: A new study reveals that fathers engaging in interactive activities with their children, such as reading and playing, significantly improve their kids’ primary school performance. Analysis of the Millennium…
Is Suppressing Negative Thoughts A Path to Improved Mental Health?
Summary: A new study challenges the traditional belief surrounding the suppression of negative thoughts and mental well-being. Researchers trained participants to suppress fears and worries, observing that these thoughts became…
Simplified optical neural network component saves space and energy
(a) Diagram of experimental setup. (b) Microscopic image of conventional mesh used to simulate simplified mesh. Credit: Bo Wu et al. As research into photonic computing progresses, scientists seek to…
Pioneering Biomarker for Resistant Depression Unearthed
Summary: Scientists have identified a unique biomarker in the brain that indicates recovery from treatment-resistant depression during deep brain stimulation (DBS). This significant discovery provides insights into DBS’s effects on…
Mapping Psychosis Reveals The Brain’s Epicentre of Schizophrenia
Summary: Researchers charted the brain’s response to psychosis, specifically how it spreads, revealing potential therapeutic targets. Their study, which examined 534 individuals across various stages of psychosis, identified the hippocampus…
Intel CEO says the chip maker’s technology is central to AI boom
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger, plotting a comeback for the once-dominant chipmaker, made the case that the company’s technology will be vital to an…
Tire maker honored for tackling electric car pollution
An electric car charges at a charging point reserved for Tesla cars. Electric cars are widely hailed as the future of transport, but even though they eliminate the issue of…
Tall buildings could be built quicker if damping models were correct, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Multi-story buildings are assembled over cautiously to withstand wind strengths, researchers have found. This is because there are several difficulties in estimating damping—the method of removing…
Is Early Convalescent Plasma Treatment A Barrier to Long COVID?
Summary: Researchers found that early treatment with plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients reduces the risk of developing post-COVID conditions or “long COVID.” The study revealed that patients who received the…
