After the non-biting midges of the species Chironomus riparius were exposed to microplastics, the genome of subsequent generations changed. Credit: Markus PfenningerIt is typically not even identifiable to the naked eye and harbors risks that can not yet be accurately examined: Microplastics are going into the environment in ever greater concentrations and decompose only...
Credit: whichcar.According to one of the industry's top leaders, the transportation sector has been praised as one of the largest parts of Australia's regional economy to lead us through our post-COVID-19 recuperation period.The Australian Automobile AssociationThe Australian Automobile Association (AAA) has called for transportation to become among the leading sectors in Australia's financial restoration...
Credit: techzle.Astronomers believe they have discovered proof for an incredibly powerful nuclear explosion in space-- one so unique that seeing one like it again is extremely unlikely.The explosion appears to have occurred inside an unusual neutron star found 140,000 light-years from Earth called MAXI J0556-- 332. Neutron stars are the remnant cores of bigger...
A 3-dimensional model of a natural killer cell (purple) with granules (yellow) attaching to a target cell (gray). A pseudo color scale shows differences in packing density of lipids on NK cell membrane, with warmer colors indicating higher density. Credit: Orange lab, CUIMCA recently uncovered fat 'guard' that avoids natural killer cells from being...
A Desert Full of LifeSatellite images of the Sahara desert show a dry expanse, the endless rolling dunes we know from movies. Except typical satellite images do not reveal individual trees; however, that doesn't always mean they're not there. Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and NASA trained artificial intelligence to recognize trees and have them take another...
A micrograph showing a labeled astrocyte. Yukiko Goda and her team have demonstrated how astrocytes play a prominent part in tuning the changes in neuronal activity that enable memory formation. Credit: RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Thomas ChaterBetter learning and longer memoriesRIKEN neuroscientists have identified an intriguing system for how neuronal activity in mice...
AI making mistakesExamining breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence can enhance healthcare efficiency and results. However, specialists must proceed carefully, considering that identical technological jumps previously caused greater false-positive tests rates and over-treatment.That is according to a new article in JAMA Health Forum co-written by Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH, a scientist at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Rosalinde...
The proposed architecture for presenting NFT-based patent. Credit: SIATBy making use of blockchain technology, digital assets are extensively organized into fungible and non-fungible tokens (NFT). NFT relates to those with one-of-a-kind and non-substitutable properties.A research group directed by Professor QU Qiang from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of...
An accelerated rate of changeFinancial institutions throughout Asia-Pacific (APAC) are rushing ahead of their peers throughout Europe and North America when it concerns digital transformation, leading software supplier ITRS Group's most up-to-date data reveals. However, amid this accelerated rate of change, avoiding prolonged durations of unplanned downtime remains an obstacle for companies in the...
Teaching with Squid GameFirst-year business and economics students throughout the globe might in the future be using Netflix's international hit series "Squid Game" to learn intricate economic concepts.A new article by the Monash Business School has shown how incorporating the hit dystopian series "Squid Game" techniques can reinvent how students learn Game Theory, one...
