China leading surge in generative AI patents: UN

Credit: Google DeepMind from Pexels The number of international patent filings for innovations using cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence have surged eightfold in six years, the UN said Wednesday, the majority…

Seams in clothing capture body movement

SeamSleeve is a novel sensing mechanism that uses powered seams as sensing channels, retaining traditional fabric design benefits for comfortable and robust motion capture. (a) we empirically evaluate and compare…

How Music Synchronizes Heart Rates and Collective Emotions

Summary: Listening to music synchronizes heart rates within individuals more reliably than between different people. This synchronization depends on physiological responses rather than mood or music preferences. The findings help…

Oxytocin’s Link to Obesity and Postnatal Depression

Summary: A new study has identified the TRPC5 gene as a cause of obesity, behavioral issues, and postnatal depression. Researchers found that missing or impaired TRPC5 genes disrupt oxytocin neurons,…

New recycling process can recover up to 99.97% of materials in perovskite solar cells

US top court sidesteps ruling on contentious social media laws

The US Supreme Court declined to rule on whether it was constitutional for states to restrict the power of social media companies to moderate their content. The US Supreme Court…

AI Unveils Evolutionary Patterns Predicted by Darwin and Wallace

Summary: A novel AI-powered study explores evolutionary differences between male and female birdwing butterflies, shedding new light on a historical debate between Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. Using machine…

Industrial carbon management could reduce costs

Credit: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) A new report released by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) confirmed industrial carbon management (ICM) as a range of promising technologies…

Computer scientists develop new and improved camera inspired by the human eye

A diagram of the novel camera system developed by UMD computer scientists Botao He, Yiannis Aloimonos, Cornelia Fermuller, Jinxi Chen and Chahat Deep Singh. Credit: Botao He, Yiannis Aloimonos, Cornelia…

Boeing announces purchase of Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in stock

A Boeing 737 Max jet prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle, Sept. 30, 2020. Boeing announced plans late Sunday, June 30, 2024, to acquire…