Microelectronic devices consisting of two metal combs with interleaved teeth with a coating of a porous material designed by Sandia National Laboratories to trap and detect sarin, and related chemical…
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More People Turning to Psilocybin for Self-Treatment
Summary: Psilocybin use in the U.S. has risen sharply across all age groups since 2019, coinciding with increasing legalization and interest in its therapeutic potential. A new study reveals a…
Psychedelics Linked to Visual Echoes
Summary: As psychedelics gain traction in mental health treatment, questions remain about their long-term effects. A new study followed individuals self-administering psychedelics and found that while some experienced lingering visual…
System learns after watching how-to videos
Kushal Kedia (left), a doctoral student in the field of computer science, and Prithwish Dan are members of the development team behind RHyME, a system that allows robots to learn…
Agrivoltaics study reveals potential solution to land competition between agriculture and solar energy
Agrivoltaics solutions. Credit: Politecnico di Milano Can agriculture and solar energy work together instead of competing? A study led by Maddalena Curioni, Nikolas Galli, Giampaolo Manzolini and Maria Cristina Rulli,…
Transforming flat-to-shape objects using sewing technology
The flat-to-shape chair in action. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University introduced a novel method for…
China’s CATL launches new EV sodium battery
Chinese battery giant CATL has launched a new sodium-ion battery it says will “restructure” the EV industry. Chinese battery giant CATL launched on Monday a new sodium-ion battery it says…
Speech-filtering technology balances privacy and utility in smart devices
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is doing, whether it’s cooking,…
All models are wrong—a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now…
