A Google Gemini AI gaffe when it came to creating images on command spotlighted the challenge of eliminating cultural bias in such tech tools without rediculous results. For people at…
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A skating, tri-pedal robot capable of highly stable locomotion
Adam Hung and Prof. Talia Moore deploy the SKOOTR robot outdoors. Credit: Hung, Adu & Moore. Researchers at University of Michigan recently developed SKOOTR, a tri-pedal skating robot that can…
Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device
Photo of person’s neck with the device—a black adhesive square—attached outside the throat. Credit: Jun Chen Lab/UCLA People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who…
Prosecutors urge 40-50 years for crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried admitted during trial he had made ‘mistakes’ but denied that he had ever tried to defraud anyone. US prosecutors have requested that a court sentence disgraced crypto mogul…
Flexible sensors with zero Poisson’s ratio
The ZPR structure is constructed by combining concave structures (green) and hexagonal structures (purple) in elaborately designed position, while strain concentration structure (orange) is embedded in the middle of hexagonal…
Paws for Thought: Dog Interaction Boosts Brainwaves and Relaxation
Summary: A new study highlights the psychological and neurological benefits of interacting with dogs, revealing that activities such as playing and walking with dogs enhance brain wave strengths linked to…
Brain Abnormalities in Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Summary: Researchers have discovered that the anterior neostriatum, a part of the brain linked with movement, shows abnormalities in children with developmental language impairments. This study utilized a novel computational…
A system that allows home robots to cook in collaboration with humans
The researchers evaluated their robot on multiple recipes. Credit: Wang et al. Home robots could assist humans with the completion of various chores and manual tasks, ranging from washing dishes…
Healthy Diet Slows Aging and Lowers Dementia Risk
Summary: Researchers linked healthier diets to a reduced risk of dementia and a slower pace of biological aging, unveiling the partial mechanism behind this protective effect. Researchers applied the DunedinPACE…
