Credit: Depositphotos A teenager's IQ might strangely predict their future beverage preferences, though scientists are unsure why. A recent study of mostly White men and women in the US found that individuals with higher IQ scores during their freshman year of high school are more likely to consume alcohol regularly in adulthood. The analysis found that...
Boston Dynamics and Toyota are teaming up to endow the Atlas humanoid with a state-of-the-art AI behavior modelling and learning systemBoston Dynamics The Toyota Research Institute has been making significant strides in teaching robots to quickly learn and execute tasks autonomously. Now, it is introducing its Large Behavior Model technology to the remarkable Atlas humanoid...
Credit: Pixabay Following an unusually calm August, the Atlantic hurricane season is intensifying. Hurricane Milton, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday night, while the state is still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene just under two weeks ago. According to experts speaking to Business Insider, these...
The ultrasensitive robot 'finger' can perform routine physical examsUSTC/Hongbo Wang Researchers have created an ultrasensitive robotic ‘finger’ that mimics human touch, capable of safely conducting routine physical exams similar to those performed by doctors. They believe this 'robodoctor' could soon appear in medical clinics. Doctors use their fingers as diagnostic tools to gather various insights about...
A cross section of the ITER tokamak showing the interior walls lined with tungstenITER Organization Breakthrough in Fusion Reactor: Preventing Tungsten Interference In an effort to improve the tokamak fusion reactor known as ITER, researchers have discovered a way to prevent rogue tungsten atoms from breaking off the walls and interfering with the plasma. This breakthrough...
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, seen in picture, are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, which is announced at a press conference by Hans Ellergren, center, permanent secretary at the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden Tuesday Oct. 8, 2024. Credit: Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via AP John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, two...
Credit: Pixabay According to a recent study, snacking on a few Brazil nuts daily may benefit gut health. Researchers from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil examined the effects of Brazil nut consumption in overweight or obese women and found improvements in intestinal permeability (leaky gut, which can allow toxins to enter) and...
Credit: Pixabay A study released on Wednesday found that playing a monotonous sound enhances the activity of a fungus that supports plant growth, suggesting that music could potentially benefit crops and gardens. The question of whether playing Mozart could enhance plant growth has been debated for a long time. The US TV show "MythBusters" even tested...
El Cosmico is an ambitious 3D-printed development that will remake a large chunk of the Texas desert landscape into a campground hotel with vacation homes and starchitect-designed permanent homesIcon After its earlier reveal this year, leading 3D-printed architecture company Icon is now constructing the ambitious El Cosmico campground hotel in the Texas desert. Touted as...
Credit: Depositfotos Earth's Complex History Beneath Our Feet While many of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, it holds Earth's complex history within its layers, like pages of a book. Research suggests there are lesser-known chapters in that history, buried deep in Earth's past. In fact, Earth's inner core seems to have another,...
