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Tech Xplore / Crypto hacks: Price drops often outweigh direct losses
In the crypto world, reports of cyberattacks tend to focus mainly on the funds that vanish immediately. A new study by researchers at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) now shows that the indirect consequences—such as falling ...
Tech Xplore / AI learns to 'listen': Compact speech tokens help models understand spoken words
Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Gemini were originally designed to work with text only. Today, they have evolved into systems that can work with many types of information at once (multimodal systems), as ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds persistent gaps in mental health, alcohol use between sexual minorities and heterosexuals
A study conducted by scientists at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, shows that sexual minority individuals continue to report higher levels of mental health symptoms compared to the rest of the population.
Phys.org / European rocket puts S.Korean satellite in orbit
The European Vega C rocket blasted off into space on Monday, successfully putting a South Korean Kompsat-7 satellite into Earth's orbit.
Medical Xpress / 'Maestro' protein CASKIN2 orchestrates memory by fine-tuning neuron signals
For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal transmission between neurons and memory formation in the brain. This study is expected to provide important ...
Phys.org / Breaking the heart's barrier to solve drug-resistant TB
African scientists have developed a nanoscale drug delivery system to treat pericarditis, a drug-resistant and lethal tuberculosis (TB). The scientists' system can breach the heart's protective membrane, a barrier that standard ...
Medical Xpress / Global measles cases surge as vaccination rates fall, WHO warns
Between 2000 and 2024, global measles deaths fell by 88%, saving an estimated 58 million lives, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.
Tech Xplore / Rock 'n' research: Engineering student builds 3D-printed guitar
Timothy Tran '27 has a new guitar for jamming out to his favorite Jimi Hendrix tunes, and he didn't pick it up at a music shop—he printed it.
Phys.org / Basic research challenges China's monopoly on rare earth elements
Materials that are essential for the transition to a sustainable society are currently being extracted using methods that are far from sustainable or environment-friendly. Magnets based on REE are manufactured in China, which ...
Phys.org / Deforestation has turned Africa's forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources, new study finds
New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source.
Tech Xplore / How platform design steers demand
Digital platforms have gained strong economic positions in many industries. On the one hand, they enable more providers than ever before to make their products, services, or information available. On the other hand, this ...
Medical Xpress / Muscle regeneration hindered by missing protein in rare muscular dystrophy, study shows
For more than two decades, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have been investigating a severe form of muscular dystrophy in which muscles progressively degenerate. The research team has now discovered that ...
