Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Have you or someone you know been a victim of fraud? If so, that’s not unusual. The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a rise…

Computational event-driven vision sensors that convert motion into spiking signals

Event-driven in-sensor spiking neural network designed by the researchers. A) Comparison between frame- and event-based vision sensors. B) The designed in-sensor spiking neural network by combining the advantages of event-driven…

Gene Clusters Reveal Brain Link to Anxiety Disorders

Summary: Researchers made a significant breakthrough in understanding the genetic basis of anxiety disorders (ADs), which affect over 280 million people globally. By analyzing the spatiotemporal transcriptomic data of AD-associated…

Infant Brain Study Links Enlarged Brain Spaces to Autism Risk

Summary: Researchers uncovered a potential early marker for autism in infants: abnormally enlarged perivascular spaces (PVS) in the brain. The study found that infants with enlarged PVS had a 2.2…

Study uses new tech to observe how big events can disrupt public transit over an entire city

A picking robot for the greenhouse

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Working in a greenhouse is both strenuous and time-consuming. The picking robot from ETH spin-off Floating Robotics takes on particularly repetitive tasks, thereby alleviating the strain…

Apple plans rescue for $17 billion watch business in face of ban

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Apple Inc., just days away from a U.S. ban of its smartwatches, is plotting a rescue mission for the $17 billion business that includes software fixes…

US utilities on track to be 100% renewable by 2060, says study

An aerial view of of the Power County wind farm – Power County, Idaho with Nordex N100/2500 turbines. Credit: Energy.gov Utilities in the United States have pledged to transition to…

Holiday Stress Tops Tax Stress

Summary: A recent survey reveals that the holiday season is more stressful than tax season for many Americans, impacting their mental and physical health. Conducted in December 2023, the survey…

Apes’ Long-Term Social Memory Mirrors Human Ability

Summary: A new study reveals that apes possess a remarkably long-lasting social memory, comparable to humans. Researchers found that chimpanzees and bonobos can recognize former groupmates they haven’t seen for…