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Tech Xplore / Colorado State University goes all in on AI, partnering with Microsoft to create RamGPT
Colorado State University has partnered with Microsoft to pilot a university-wide artificial intelligence system similar to ChatGPT that places the land-grant institution at the front of the pack in collaborations between ...
Medical Xpress / Medical-grade near-infrared light therapy shows promise for protecting football players' brains
Punch-drunk syndrome, boxer's madness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The name has changed over the years, but the cause is clear: repeated impacts can affect long-term brain health, with symptoms ranging from confusion ...
Tech Xplore / Thermomagnetic generator harvests ocean temperature differences to power maritime sensors
The key to future technologies can sometimes be found in the past. What Ravi Kishore is working to perfect, for example, has its origins in the 19th century imaginations of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.
Medical Xpress / Enzyme-blocking treatment reverses chronic pain in preclinical study
Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans, yet for decades, treatment options for pain that persists in the absence of inflammation have been limited. Seventy-five percent of these patients, disproportionately women, ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals weight loss medications may improve outcomes for chronic sinus disease patients
A new study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery reveals that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs)—a class of medications primarily used for weight loss and diabetes management—may significantly ...
Phys.org / How shifting tectonic plates drove Earth's climate swings
Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ice ages and warm climates, new research finds.
Tech Xplore / Microalgae could be future for sustainable architecture in Western Australia
Microalgae‑based architecture is gaining attention globally as a sustainable design solution, and the concept could soon become a reality in Western Australia.
Tech Xplore / Nvidia CEO says AI will create jobs for electricians and plumbers
As artificial intelligence threatens to upend job markets in countries around the world, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang brushed off longer term concerns and made the case that skilled vocational workers ...
Tech Xplore / Top risk factors for pedestrian-vehicle crashes at Massachusetts bus stops identified
With pedestrian fatalities—particularly in public transit areas—continuing to rise across the country, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have determined the top risk factors of pedestrian-vehicle ...
Phys.org / Pūkeko birds combine sound elements to create complex call sequences for communication, study reveals
Pūkeko use sound elements to create calls and combine them to create complex call sequences in order to expand the range of options for expressing themselves—these are the findings of an international team including Konstanz ...
Phys.org / Intricacies of Helix Nebula revealed with Webb
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own sun and planetary system. In Webb's high-resolution look, the structure of the gas being ...
Phys.org / To fight cancer, scientists customize cellular protein
Precise methods for shredding or repairing and replacing specific cancer-causing proteins in a malignant cell, developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, could have applications beyond cancer to a wide range of ...