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Tech Xplore / AI safety measures failing to keep pace with technology: UN experts
The model for managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks "is unraveling," United Nations experts warned in a report published Monday on an incident at OpenAI in July.
Phys.org / A new way to see inside a hurricane
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have created a mathematical model to identify and analyze vortices, the rotating structures at the heart of hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Medical Xpress / Plasticizer exposure during pregnancy linked to increased autism- and ADHD-related symptoms in children
The foundations of brain development are laid during a crucial period of pregnancy, and a common household plasticizer called DEHP may be quietly interfering with this process. Scientists have now found that prenatal exposure ...
Phys.org / How employers can make good decisions about remote work before the next crisis strikes
More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 1 in 5 U.S. workers who can work remotely do so either full time or at least one day a week.
Medical Xpress / Tiny tactile sensor could help distinguish tissues during minimally invasive surgery
Minimally invasive surgery is a promising approach that allows doctors to intervene inside the body through small incisions, typically using advanced instruments. These can include small robotic instruments controlled by ...
Phys.org / How the malaria parasite boosts its transmission potential under stress conditions
The malaria parasite is able to detect changes in its host's environment and respond by increasing the production of sexual forms capable of being transmitted to mosquitoes. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's patients show elevated active meprin-β in brain and cerebrospinal fluid
A team from the Altered Molecular Mechanism in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia laboratory, led by Javier Sáez Valero, a researcher at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of Miguel Hernández University of ...
Phys.org / Developing lower-performing employees may annoy the go-getters
When Martin Wiernsperger was a graduate student, he and fellow student Mackenzie Feinberg realized they both had family members in the health care field—and both had heard relatives complain about lower-performing employees ...
Phys.org / A mushroom-powered boost for soybean byproducts
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have demonstrated in a lab-scale study a fermentation method that could transform okara, a nutrient-rich soybean byproduct from tofu and soymilk ...
Phys.org / Drought in the Northeastern United States has decreased
As climate change continues to affect the U.S., many regions throughout the country, especially the West, are experiencing more drought.
Tech Xplore / Ferroelectric material that's stable at near-atomic thickness reveals new route to low-power electronics
Electronics engineers worldwide have been trying to develop increasingly smaller components that can store and process information while consuming less energy. Ferroelectric materials, which possess spontaneous electrical ...
Medical Xpress / Changes in oral anticoagulant and cardiovascular drug use with the progression of neurodegenerative disorders
Cardiovascular diseases are common among people living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Understanding drug utilization patterns in these populations is important for ensuring safe and effective ...
