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A Minimalist Ring Replaces the Mouse for full Desktop Control

Over the past decade, many lighter, faster mouse alternatives have emerged, but none fully satisfied users. The newest contender is the Prolo Ring, which debuted on Kickstarter just a week ago. Interest is clearly high—its campaign reached full funding in only nine minutes. Earlier ring mice were bulky, had exposed buttons, and mimicked a traditional […]

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High-Tech Materials Boost The Efficiency of Flexible Digital Screens

High-end screens in our digital devices—such as TVs, smartphones, laptops, and gaming consoles—are driven by organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). If these displays could conform to any 3D or irregular surface, they could enable technologies such as wearable electronics, medical implants, and humanoid robots that more seamlessly integrate with—or mimic—the soft human body. “While displays are

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ULTRARAM: From Lab Physics to Real-World Use

Recent research by an academic at the University of Adelaide highlights the disconnect between scientific feasibility and the successful commercialization of emerging technologies. Adjunct Lecturer Dr. Dominic Lane from the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is investigating ULTRARAM, a III–V semiconductor memory technology that combines DRAM speed with flash memory retention. “Although ULTRARAM involves

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AI Supports Employees’ Emotional Well-Being, But Is it Helpful or a Privacy Risk?

As AI tools like ChatGPT grow in popularity for personal therapy and emotional support, the risks—particularly for young users—have been widely reported. Less discussed is the use of generative AI by employers to monitor employees’ mental health and offer emotional support at work. Since the pandemic-driven shift to remote work, sectors from healthcare to HR

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A Multi-Function Mimicking Neuron Moves Robots Closer to Human-Like Abilities

Scientists have developed an artificial neuron that can imitate multiple brain regions, bringing us closer to robots that perceive and react to their surroundings much like humans. The Power and Limits of Neuromorphic Neurons Artificial neurons—small electronic circuits that mimic how brain cells interact—are central to neuromorphic computing, which seeks to give machines human-like intelligence.

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Jeff Bezos Is Launching a Multi-Billion-Dollar Company In AI-Driven Manufacturing

Jeff Bezos is back in the CEO seat after stepping down from Amazon in 2021. According to Cade Metz of The New York Times, the billionaire founder of Blue Origin is now co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a startup focused on creating “AI for the physical economy.” Project Prometheus Targets AI in Engineering and Manufacturing Anonymous

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Outage at Cloudflare Disrupts ChatGPT, X, and Other Web Services

Cloudflare, a provider of internet infrastructure, announced that it is rolling out a fix for a problem that led to worldwide outages affecting ChatGPT, the social media platform X, transit systems, and other major online services. Earlier on Tuesday, Cloudflare reported on its status page that it had identified a problem affecting multiple customers. Users

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Self-Adapting LLMs Resemble Students Acquiring New Knowledge

In an MIT classroom, a professor delivers a lecture as students take careful notes to review and absorb essential material in preparation for an exam. Humans naturally learn and retain new information, but large language models (LLMs) lack this ability. Once deployed, a trained LLM has a fixed “brain” that can’t permanently incorporate new knowledge.

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Researchers Create 1-Kilometer-Scale Digital Earth

Weather forecasting has always been unpredictable — and climate modeling even more so. However, advances in modeling techniques and computing power have greatly improved our ability to anticipate nature’s behavior. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute unveil a near–kilometer-scale model combining weather and climate simulation. A Near–Kilometer-Scale Model of Earth’s Systems The model’s resolution is

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Designed Proteins Allow Efficient, Green, and Biocompatible Energy Storage

Scientists have successfully altered a class of proteins to enable them to conduct and store electricity. These engineered proteins are stable, easy-to-process, sustainable, and biocompatible conductive materials suitable for industrial use. Modular LEGO Proteins The research, led by Aitziber L. Cortajarena, Calvo, and Morant published a paper in Advanced Materials as part of the e-PROT

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