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…
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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…
Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
Analysts say US chipmakers like Nvidia, whose CEO Jensen Huang is seen here, will face intensified competition from China and other countries due to new constraints imposed by the US…
