Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers’ access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm…
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What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture
Credit: Vika Glitter from Pexels Smartglasses, a type of wearable device, have evolved rapidly since the pioneering yet ill-fated Google Glass received social backlash in 2013. Early adopters were nicknamed…
AI Tool Reveals Long COVID May Affect 23% of People
Summary: A new AI tool identified long COVID in 22.8% of patients, a much higher rate than previously diagnosed. By analyzing extensive health records from nearly 300,000 patients, the algorithm…
Childhood Stress Disrupts Attention, Sleep, and Dopamine Balance in Adults
Summary: New research links childhood adversity with later attention deficits, sleep disruptions, and specific dopamine imbalances in the brain. Focusing on critical developmental windows, scientists found that disrupted care early…
50 countries warn UN of ransomware attacks on hospitals
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization and some 50 countries issued a warning Friday at the United Nations about the rise of ransomware attacks against hospitals, with the…
Wide-incident-angle wideband radio-wave absorbers boost 5G and beyond 5G applications
Fabricated radio-wave absorber and measurement setup (a) at 30 GHz and (b) at 150 GHz. Measurement results at 30 GHz and (d) at 150 GHz. Credit: Science Tokyo 5G wireless…
Washbasin-cleaning robot can imitate human motions and adapt its knowledge flexibly to different situations
Helper in the bathroom: a robot arm at TU Wien. Credit: TU Wien Robots are supposed to do boring or unpleasant jobs for us. However, tedious tasks such as cleaning…
‘Artificial intelligence is not a threat to music,’ says researcher
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many artists and creative professionals are concerned that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over more and more tasks. For instance, several major players have already used…
