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Tech Xplore / New report looks at how AI is impacting software development
Generative AI tools are rapidly transforming how software is built—and raising new risks in the process, according to a new TechBrief from the Association for Computing Machinery's Technology Policy Council (TPC) on the rise ...
Medical Xpress / New AI-powered robotic system performs heart ultrasounds without guidance
A Concordia-led team of researchers has developed a new AI-driven robotic system that can perform cardiac ultrasound scans autonomously. The researchers say this approach could expand access to cardiac imaging in remote or ...
Phys.org / Microbes sense neighbors and change jobs to reduce competition, offering clue to coexistence
New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, published in Nature Microbiology, reveals that when microbes live together, they can sense one another and actively reduce competition by shifting toward different roles ...
Phys.org / Emoji scale shows reliable preschool social skills screening
A new test that uses emojis can check the social skills of preschoolers. A vocabulary test is underway.
Phys.org / No brain required: This is how the single-celled Stentor learns
Scientists have known for more than a century that a single-celled organism with no nerve cells—much less a brain—can behave in ways that resemble learning. But those observations only went so far. How the organism did that ...
Science X / A good yawn might do more than you think, say researchers
A simple yawn may feel like the most ordinary of human acts—a reflex triggered by tiredness, boredom, or seeing someone else's mouth stretch wide. But scientists still cannot say with certainty why we do it.
Medical Xpress / How eating primes immune cells for future responses
Diets and healthy eating habits hold promise for preventing and treating diseases, but far less is known about acute effects on the immune system shortly after a meal.
Phys.org / Soil fertilization with Amazonian dark earth increases tree diameter by up to 88%
A study conducted in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has demonstrated that small amounts of Amazonian dark earth (ADE)—an anthropogenic soil created by ancient Amazonian populations—can increase the height and diameter of ...
Medical Xpress / AI-assisted approach identifies IRS4 as a promising drug target in multiple solid tumors
Leveraging AI capabilities combined with genetic data led St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators to predict new cancer drug targets that carry a limited risk of side effects. For their study, published in Science ...
Tech Xplore / A virtual violin produces realistic sounds before wood is ever carved
There is no question that violin-making is an art form. It requires a musician's ear, a craftsperson's skill, and a historian's appreciation of lessons learned over time. Making a violin also takes trust: Violin makers (luthiers) ...
Medical Xpress / You can't hear it, yet this sound may explain paranormal experiences
Infrasound is very low-frequency sound, below 20 Hertz (Hz), which humans typically can't hear. It can come from natural sources like storms, or from anthropogenic sources like traffic. Some animals use it to communicate, ...
Tech Xplore / Legal expert finds judges cautiously adopting AI while guarding human authority
New research from West Virginia University shows that as generative artificial intelligence begins to show up in courtrooms across the country, judges aren't rushing to hand over the gavel.
