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Individual Neurons Can Learn by Predicting Future Activity

Credit: Artur LuczakHumans have been trying to comprehend exactly how the brain works and how it obtains information for centuries. While neuroscientists now have a decent understanding of how different parts of the brain work and what their function is, numerous questions remain unanswered; therefore, a unified neuroscience theory is still missing.In recent years,...

AI Shows that the Sahara has Millions of Trees

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...

Amazing News: Monster Asteroid Not striking Earth, Researchers Say

lookup, it's okayA recent Phys.org report might have been the story of 2021's "Don't Look Up," the Netflix series about an asteroid that threatens to strike Earth. Fortunately, it was merely a close call.The website's initial observations of an asteroid named 2022 AE1 presented a possible impact with Earth on July of 2023. However, the risk...

Quantum Sensor Technology Developed by Researchers Can Look Into the Earth

Seeing beneath our feetResearchers are hoping a significant advancement in quantum sensor technology that is being refed to as an "Edison moment" has worldwide implications.A new study in Nature details one of the first practical uses of quantum sensing, a since mostly theoretical technology that combines quantum physics and the study of Earth's gravity to look below...

Nerds Rejoice! Minecraft is Now Playable on the Quest VR Headset

Virtual craftBeen waiting to try mining, building, and battling Creepers in Minecraft with your own two hands? You're in luck! A team of programmers that go by QuestCraft has launched an informal version of Minecraft to the Meta Quest headset this week, alongside guidelines on downloading and installing.According to virtual reality industry news outlet Road to VR, Minecraft was already...

Scientist Advises Caution When Using AI in Mammography

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...

Tanzania Gets Moving! Thanks to Stone Age Revolution

Credit: Adrienn TomorReaching a clinic, going to school, the marketplace, or work, for many people in rural Tanzania depends on safely traversing a river.Around 40 million people reside in remote areas of the East African country, among the world's poorest economies.High steel and reinforced concrete costs and a fast-growing population suggest the national...

Taking the First Steps Towards the Optimal Production of Biofuels

Partial density of states for 2,3-butanediol with accompanying partial charge density images; isosurface of 0.0075 electrons/Bohr3. The gray, red, brown, and pink spheres are Ru, O, C, and H atoms, respectively. Credit: DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2021.781001From Plants to Jet fuelA long-overlooked first step in producing sustainable aviation fuels will start with the ideal arrangement of molecular...

New Proposal for a Layered, Theoretical, NFT-Based Patent Framework

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...

APAC Financial Institutions Fight With Security Cause by Accelerated Digital Change

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...