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Tech Xplore / OpenClaw and Moltbook: A DIY AI agent and social media for bots

If you're following AI on social media, even lightly, you will likely have come across OpenClaw. If not, you will have heard one of its previous names, Clawdbot or Moltbot. Despite its technical limitations, this tool has ...

5 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Quantum encryption method demonstrated at city-sized distances for the first time

Concerns that quantum computers may start easily hacking into previously secure communications has motivated researchers to work on innovative new ways to encrypt information. One such method is quantum key distribution (QKD), ...

23 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Knee injuries in rugby: What a season-long study suggests about hip strength

Knee injuries are among the most serious and common injuries in rugby. Developing effective prevention strategies requires the identification of aspects of physical performance—such as power, muscle strength, and balance—that ...

Tech Xplore / Robots that keep moving when flipped? Sea star tube feet offer a blueprint

Ever feel run off your feet? Spare a thought for sea stars, creatures whose movement involves the coordination of hundreds of tiny tube feet to navigate complex environments—despite the lack of a central "brain."

4 hours ago in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Study suggests protein made in the liver is a key factor in men's bone health

New research suggests the liver plays a previously unrecognized role in bone health, but only in males. A McGill University-led study published in Matrix Biology found that a protein made in the liver helps regulate bone ...

Medical Xpress / Help for adults addicted to social media and internet gaming

James Cook University researchers have taken a deeper dive into the complexities of human personality traits and addiction in adults, revealing new insights to help with social media addiction and internet gaming disorder. ...

5 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers

Where kids are born in a family can be important. But it is not just about who gets more grown-up privileges or parental pressure.

5 hours ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Wildfire smoke exposure tied to 24,000 deaths annually, study finds

Wildfires are growing larger, lasting longer and happening more often as the climate warms—but the toll from their toxic smoke, especially from long-term exposure, remains poorly understood.

5 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Survey suggests link between chatbot dependency and depression

People who frequently consult artificial intelligence outside work could be more prone to depressive symptoms than others, according to a team of researchers led by doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital and Weill Cornell ...

5 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Early TB treatment cuts HIV-related sepsis deaths by 23%, trial finds

Sepsis is a leading global cause of hospital deaths, occurring when the body's response to infection damages tissue and causes organs to fail. Africa bears the world's highest burden of sepsis, with an estimated 48 million ...

Phys.org / Quantum Twins simulator unveils 15,000 controllable quantum dots for materials research

Researchers in Australia have unveiled the largest quantum simulation platform built to date, opening a new route to exploring the complex behavior of quantum materials at unprecedented scales.

23 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Addressing climate change without the 'rules-based order'

At the recent World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney proclaimed "a rupture" in the global "rules-based order" and a turn to great power rivalry.

7 hours ago in Earth