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Tech Xplore / AI tools like ChatGPT make learning easier—and more persuasive, study finds
Googling isn't quite what it used to be. Now, when typing something into Google's search engine, the first response flashing to life on your screen is not the top-ranked search result but an "AI Overview." When asked why ...
Tech Xplore / Light becomes matter: Shadowless projection mapping makes images indistinguishable from print
Projection mapping is widely known as a lighting technique that overlays images onto buildings or objects to create visual effects. In fields such as extended reality (XR) and vision science, however, researchers have suggested ...
Phys.org / Musk's Twitter takeover highlights danger of owner-dominated social media platforms
A new study has suggested that the transformation of Twitter into X under Elon Musk marks the rise of a new, illiberal regime of governing social media platforms, which can be controlled by one person and used to push their ...
Phys.org / Women assistant principals average 13.2 teaching years before first principal bid
During Women's History Month, University of Delaware Associate Professor Lauren P. Bailes is taking a closer look at why males continue to outnumber females in school leadership roles, despite equivalent years of experience. ...
Medical Xpress / New 'fishhook' bonds help T cells stick longer to prostate cancer cells
UCLA and Stanford Medicine researchers, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Utah and Columbia University, have engineered a new class of supercharged T cells that are stronger, longer-lasting, and more ...
Medical Xpress / Usage of psychedelic psilocybin rises after state decriminalization, new study finds
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound that is the active ingredient in certain types of mushrooms (also called magic mushrooms), long used by Indigenous communities in parts of Mexico and Central America ...
Medical Xpress / Newly-discovered dopamine signal may help the brain steer us in the right direction
A Boston University-led research team has discovered a dopamine signal in the brain that helps determine whether you are moving toward or away from a goal, potentially shedding new light on how the brain uses visual information ...
Medical Xpress / A blood test may tailor breast cancer treatment for older women
For women age 70 and over with a common form of breast cancer, determining "the right size" of treatment can be challenging, in part because clinicians have limited tools to guide individualized treatment decisions. In a ...
Phys.org / Some 'designer' crossbreed dogs may have more problem behaviors than pure breeds
In a new, survey-based study of three kinds of "designer" crossbreed dogs, cockapoos, cavapoos and labradoodles, all three showed more undesirable behaviors than at least one of their purebred progenitor breeds, with cockapoos ...
Phys.org / Fluorescent dye that works in superacidic conditions expands possibilities for imaging in extreme environments
Since the 1960s, boron–dipyrromethene dyes, commonly called BODIPY dyes, have been widely used for their strong fluorescence, especially in bioimaging, molecular and ion sensing, and as photosensitizers. Researchers especially ...
Medical Xpress / Rates of violence against women who inject drugs in Victoria alarmingly high
A new study has found that more than four in five women who inject drugs have experienced violence, highlighting an urgent gap in national efforts to end violence against women. Published today in JAMA Network Open, the study, ...
Tech Xplore / Smarter, faster, and more human: AI system helps robots outpace their human teachers
Robots are increasingly learning new skills by watching people. From folding laundry to handling food, many real-world, humanlike tasks are too nuanced to be efficiently programmed step by step.
