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Phys.org / AI helps detect media bias, informing voters and news consumers
In 2024, a collaborative Penn venture introduced a more objective way for people to examine how different outlets cover the same events and ultimately decide how they perceive and use information shared in the media. The ...
Tech Xplore / Vapor-clearing channels could keep powerful chips cool with less risk of short circuits
Integrated circuits are electronic chips containing the interconnected components that process information or control electrical signals inside many electronic devices. These chips are known to generate heat as they operate, ...
Phys.org / Light and ultrasound reveal renewable routes to compounds for pharmaceutical research
Sustainable packaging is only the beginning. What a medicine is made from—and how its ingredients are produced—matters just as much. Yet the synthesis of compounds for pharmaceutical research can still depend on fossil feedstocks, ...
Phys.org / Wind emerges as overlooked factor in ecosystems' carbon uptake and water loss
Wind does more than sway trees. It also plays an important role in determining an ecosystem's water-use efficiency—defined as the amount of carbon an ecosystem absorbs per unit of water lost. Water-use efficiency is an important ...
Tech Xplore / Upcycled battery materials roughly double cell cycle life in tests
A new recycling approach developed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers could help make battery waste a valuable source of high-performance materials. In a study published in Advanced Energy Materials, a team ...
Medical Xpress / Spatial map of the lung reveals cellular mechanisms driving damage and fibrosis in severe COVID-19
A lung affected by deadly forms of COVID-19 not only loses essential cells for breathing but also undergoes profound changes in its internal organization and the way its cells communicate with each other. A study involving ...
Tech Xplore / Trading power reductions could reduce data center strain on energy grid
Thanks to the exponential rise of AI, the rapid construction of large, gigawatt-gobbling data centers across the country has stoked concerns about how the power grid will hold up under this additional strain.
Medical Xpress / Physical activity weakens link between genetic risk and depression severity, long-term data suggest
Major depressive disorder (MDD), one type of depression, is one of the most common psychiatric conditions worldwide. It is characterized by persistent low mood and a loss of interest in everyday activities, along with changes ...
Phys.org / Ball or strike? Why the count may change what a baseball umpire sees
In baseball, a borderline pitch is more likely to be called a strike when the batter has three balls and no strikes than when the count is no balls and two strikes. The official strike zone hasn't changed. The umpire's judgment ...
Medical Xpress / Anesthesia produces shared neural activity patterns across six species
Anesthetics, drugs that reduce sensation or, in the case of general anesthetics, awareness, help doctors minimize the pain and discomfort experienced by patients during surgeries or other procedures. Many anesthetics produce ...
Phys.org / Learning reshapes inhibitory synapses differently within the same nerve cell, study suggests
Our brain must be able to learn new things without losing previously stored information or the stability of its networks. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) in Magdeburg, together with partners in ...
Medical Xpress / Strong food preferences may help explain why changing eating habits is hard
Learning new eating habits isn't simple. Our preexisting feelings around food—whether it's a distaste for olives or a love of pastries—could make it harder to learn new eating habits, according to new research from Yale School ...
