Busy inner-city bike lanes. Credit: IOplus In the Netherlands, we face an increasing diversity of vehicles on the bike paths, from (e-)cargo bikes, (e-)mopeds to fatbikes. This leads to concerns…
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Scientists develop three design techniques for power-efficient and speedier wireless transmitter systems
The proposed CORDIC-less digital polar transmitter demonstrates superior power added efficiency (PAE) and system efficiency (SE) for similar modulation signals. It also supports wider bandwidths, enabling higher data rates. Credit:…
AI-Enhanced Chip Unravels Brain’s Neural Networks
Summary: Researchers have mapped over 70,000 synaptic connections in rat neurons using a silicon chip with 4,096 microhole electrodes, significantly advancing neuronal recording technology. Unlike traditional electron microscopy, which only…
Future of offshore wind on West Coast is murky under Trump
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great quantities of cash and jobs here. But they’ve…
Professor of AI is not worried
Credit: Photos Hobby, Unsplash In 1989, political scientist Francis Fukuyama predicted we were approaching the end of history. He meant that similar liberal democratic values were taking hold in societies…
Suicide or accident? The hidden complexities of intentional road crashes in Australia
by Milad Haghani, Angela J Clapperton, Lay San Too and Matthew J. Spittal, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In Australia, fatal road crashes are climbing again, especially since the…
Brain Bleeds Double Dementia Risk
Summary: Researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or “brain bleeds,” double the risk of developing dementia later in life. While ischemic strokes caused by blood clots have long been linked…
TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google…
How Ketamine Binds to Brain Receptors to Alter Mood
Summary: New research sheds light on how ketamine affects the brain by targeting a specific NMDA receptor subtype, GluN1-2B-2D. Scientists used electron cryo-microscopy to capture how ketamine binds to this…
Prozac Shows Promise in Fighting Infections & Sepsis
Summary: New research suggests that fluoxetine, commonly used as an antidepressant, may also help protect against infections and sepsis. Scientists found that the drug has antimicrobial properties and helps regulate…
