The record attempt is being done from Sion airport in the Rhone river valley in southwestern Switzerland. Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan got within around a thousand meters of setting a…
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Electric Ear Stimulation Boosts Power for Self-Compassion
Summary: A new study finds that stimulating the vagus nerve via a small electrical pulse to the outer ear can amplify the benefits of self-compassion meditation. Participants who received stimulation…
Self-adaptive electrolytes expand stability for fast charging and high-energy batteries
Dynamic expansion of the electrochemical stability window of self-adaptive electrolytes. Credit: Zhao et al. To support the ongoing transition to electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse emissions, engineers have been trying…
New Instagram location sharing feature sparks privacy fears
Instagram says its new feature allowing users to share locations in real time is off by default, meaning people have to opt-in. Instagram users are warning about a new location…
As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act
Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. Credit: AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular…
When Music Falls Flat: Why Some Brains Don’t Enjoy Music
Summary: Some people feel absolutely nothing when listening to music—and not because of bad taste. A rare condition called specific musical anhedonia involves a disconnect between the brain’s auditory and…
Music May Help Kids Understand Emotions, Even Without Empathy
Summary: Music plays a powerful role in how we perceive and express emotion—and a new study finds that even very young children can match emotions in music to facial expressions.…
Pioneer spirit drives Swiss solar-powered plane altitude attempt
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan waved to friends and family prior to take-off. Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan on Friday made his first attempt of the year at setting a new aviation…
How Uber steers its drivers toward better performance
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that the app’s ratings and incentive system has made drivers in Chicago as safe and reliable as taxi drivers. The findings suggest regulators…
Towards better earthquake risk assessment with machine learning and geological survey data
By including geographic coordinates, elevation, and stratigraphic information as input variables, researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology have compared three different ML algorithms (RF, ANN, and SVM) for predicting the…
