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Quantum sensing microscope illuminates transistor design

Artificial intelligence faces an energy crisis stemming from a physical traffic jam inside modern computer chips. Processors must continually shuffle data, such as the billions of parameters in complex models, between separate computing and memory nodes. This traffic jam, known

The 'forgotten children' of sexual abuse in family settings

When a child has been sexually abused by a family member, post-disclosure interventions prioritize the child who was victimized. Siblings who were not directly abused can also be deeply affected. New research from McGill University finds that siblings are nevertheless routinely

Vertical Panoramas of Churches

From photographer Richard Silver, vertical panoramic photos of churches that emphasize their often incredible ceilings. (via ignant ) [This is a vintage post originally from Oct 2015.] Tags: architecture · photography · religion · Richard Silver · timeless posts

Upcoming FDA peptide meeting puts industry on edge

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recently reformed committee on compounding pharmacies will meet this week to discuss adding more peptides to the list of substances that pharmacies can produce. But industry observers are conflicted over treating

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Dogs have a great sense of smell. Now machines are being trained to sniff out odours.

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White House agrees to ethics provision in crypto bill

The White House has agreed to an ethics provision in a cryptocurrency regulation bill amid a final push to pass the legislation in the Senate. It's unclear what exactly is in the provision of the Clarity Act that has secured the backing of the Trump administration and whether

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

Iran targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf on Tuesday, warning Washington of "more decisive and powerful" attacks to come as the conflict threatened to widen with a blockade of Saudi ports by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Trump warns Houthis Trump said he would

Human eyes needed, not AI, to study the Arctic sky

Scientists studying space weather are turning to human volunteers rather than artificial intelligence to help sort through hundreds of thousands of images of the Arctic sky. The Clear Skies—Kiruna project is asking members of the public to look at pictures of the sky above