Summary: Researchers have identified brain mechanisms that help animals suppress instinctive fear responses when threats prove harmless over time. Using a visual threat model in mice, they found that specific…
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Google halts workplace diversity push
Google has dropped initiatives aimed at making its workplace demographics better represent its diverse range of users, citing recent US presidential actions and court decisions. Google parent company Alphabet has…
Scientists enhance high-resolution distributed temperature sensing using plastic optical fibers
This figure illustrates the result of distributed temperature sensing using a perfluorinated graded-index plastic optical fiber (POF). The top diagram shows the structure of the sensing POF, including a 7.0-centimeter…
Specialized sponge can suck up stormwater pollution
The sponge, coated with nanoparticles that have an affinity for pollutants, can collect metals like zinc and copper, as well as phosphate, and in previous iterations has successfully pulled lead…
Advanced imaging sheds light on hidden dynamics
The researchers used advanced imaging technology, such as X-ray to investigate batteries in wireless headphones. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering Ever notice that batteries…
Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices
Australia has banned all DeepSeek artificial intelligence programs from its government computers and mobile devices, citing a heightened security risk from the China-based app. Australia has banned DeepSeek from all…
Smart robotic wheelchair offers enhanced autonomy and control
Development Timeline of Smart Wheelchairs. Credit: Xu et al. Recent advances in the fields of human-infrastructure interaction, electronic engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have opened new possibilities for the…
Computer scientists develop solutions for making AI models more efficient and customizable
Anshumali Shrivastava is an associate professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering and statistics, and a member of the Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice University. Credit: Jeff Fitlow /…
UK government must show that its AI plan can be trusted to deal with serious risks when it comes to health data
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government’s new plan to foster innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious. Its goals rely on the better use of public data, including renewed…
