White elephant? Hardly—Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

In seven years, batteries have taken the lion’s share of grid stabilisation services in Australia. This graph compares market share by technology type between the first quarter of 2018 and…

Europeans favor solar power and local energy over imports, study finds

Where citizens would choose a scenario based on net regional self-sufficiency over the least-cost scenario. Colours show choice probabilities for the regional net self-sufficiency scenario. Credit: Tim Tröndle Renewable energy…

Ketamine Fails to Outperform Placebo in Major Depression Trial

Summary: A large randomized and blinded clinical trial has found no additional benefit of repeated ketamine infusions over standard inpatient care for treating major depression. The study compared ketamine with…

New organic thin-film tunnel transistors for wearable and other small electronics

Long-Term Keto Diet May Damage Your Body

Summary: A new study reveals that while the ketogenic diet can prevent weight gain, it may cause severe long-term metabolic problems. Researchers found that mice on a long-term keto diet…

What the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover means for video game workers and the industry

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the world’s largest gaming companies. It has agreed to be acquired for US$55 billion in the second largest buyout in…

AI models can now be customized with far less data and computing power

Hearing Voices May Stem from the Brain Misreading Its Own Inner Speech

Summary: A new study reveals that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may arise when the brain fails to recognize its own inner voice as self-generated. Normally, the brain predicts the sound…

When a Hug Turns Dark: How Manipulative Partners Use Touch

Summary: Touch can strengthen bonds and calm stress, but not all affection is sincere. A new study reveals that people with “dark triad” traits—narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism—often use physical touch…

Humans and LLMs represent sentences similarly, study finds