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Eco-Driving Practices Have the Potential to Substantially Cut Vehicle Emissions

Automotive, Engineering /

Drivers who have endured several red-light cycles know the frustration of waiting at busy intersections. Beyond testing patience, this idle time may account for up to 15% of carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. land transportation. An extensive modeling study by MIT researchers shows that eco-driving strategies—such as adjusting speeds to minimize stops and sharp accelerations—could […]

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Moonquakes Could Pose Serious Risks to Future Lunar Bases

Space & Environment, Tech, Uncategorized /

Future Moon settlers will face a long list of hazards – from the airless environment and intense cosmic radiation to corrosive lunar dust, meteoroid impacts, and extreme temperature swings between day and night. Now, scientists warn that moonquakes should be added to that list of dangers. While science fiction often imagines Moon bases under attack

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Study Finds Women Get Better Sleep Sharing a Bed with Dogs Than With Men

Health & Fitness, Sociology /

Professors at Canisius College in New York State discovered that, for women, dogs make better sleeping companions than humans or cats. To evaluate how pets influence sleep quality, they examined the nighttime routines of 1,000 women across the United States. Dogs’ Sleep Patterns Align More Closely with Humans Than Cats’ Christy Hoffman, PhD in animal

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Robotic Spaceplane Flies to the Edge of Space to Monitor Spy Satellites

Aerospace, Space & Environment, Tech /

Who monitors the watchers and spies on the spy satellites? The answer lies in an optical payload called Morning Sparrow, developed by Scout Space. Carried aboard Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora spaceplane, this sensor system traveled to the edge of space to capture imagery of low-orbit reconnaissance satellites. From Rare Eyes in the Sky to a Crowded

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Google Finance Gets AI-Powered Makeover with Real-Time News Feed

Apps & Software, Artificial Intelligence /

Google revealed on Friday that it is revamping Google Finance — its platform for market data and business news — with artificial intelligence capabilities. The upgrade will allow users to research financial queries through AI, explore enhanced charting features, and access real-time market data and news updates. Smarter Answers to Complex Financial Questions With the

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SpaceX to Launch Italian Scientific Research to Mars

Aerospace, Space & Environment /

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has signed a new agreement to transport Italian scientific experiments aboard its Starship megarocket on upcoming Mars missions, as announced Thursday. “Italy is heading to Mars!” said Teodoro Valente, president of the Italian Space Agency, in a post on X. He noted that the experiments will be part of the first Starship

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Launch of ChatGPT-5 Marks the ‘Start of a New Era for Humanity’

Artificial Intelligence, Tech /

OpenAI unveiled a highly anticipated new version of its flagship ChatGPT on Thursday, highlighting “major” improvements in artificial intelligence as global competition in the field intensifies. The company said ChatGPT-5 is now free for all, serving nearly 700 million weekly users. Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman described the update as “undeniably a generally intelligent model.”

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This Asthma Treatment May Offer a Way to Eliminate Severe Food Allergies

Food, Healthcare /

A widely used asthma drug might help prevent deadly food allergy reactions, according to a multi-year study by Northwestern University researchers. They discovered a previously unknown biological trigger for anaphylaxis—the severe allergic reaction often caused by foods like milk, eggs, peanuts, shellfish, and wheat. Asthma Drug Zileuton Shows Promise for Treating Food Allergies; Human Trials

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Hubble Network Plans Satellite Upgrade for Global Bluetooth Coverage

Satellites Tech, Space & Environment /

Hubble Network is set to significantly enhance its satellite-based Bluetooth system. The Seattle startup, aiming to bring Apple’s Find My to enterprises, has built a phased-array receiver for a “true Bluetooth layer around the Earth,” says CEO Alex Haro. Next-Gen Satellites to Boost Global Coverage and Device Efficiency by 2027 This technology will launch aboard

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How States are Setting Boundaries for AI Amid Limited Federal Oversight

Artificial Intelligence, Tech /

With little federal regulation in place, U.S. state legislatures have become the primary arenas for establishing safeguards around artificial intelligence. The clear rejection in Congress of a proposed pause on state-level AI laws has effectively left states free to keep addressing the regulatory void. Several states have already passed laws governing AI, and all 50

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