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…
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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…
One-step electrochemical regeneration of CO₂ from (bi)carbonates enhances carbon capture efficiency
Comparison between thermal and electrochemical CO2 regeneration in the CO2–carbonate carbon capture loop. a, Schematic illustration of the pilot-scale CO2 capture process via calcium carbonate looping. The CO2 regeneration step…
A software tool could help fix that
Credit: Rachel Voigt, Michigan Engineering. A less wasteful way to train large language models, such as the GPT series, finishes in the same amount of time for up to 30%…
Crowdsourcing system aims to map wildfires in seconds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic example of how…
