Science & Technology
AI Identifies Key Factors Predicting Anxiety Recovery
March 10, 2025
AI Identifies Key Factors Predicting Anxiety Recovery
Researchers at Penn State have discovered that machine learning can predict recovery from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with up to 72% accuracy, SciTech Daily reported. Analyzing over 80 psychological, sociodemographic, and health-related factors from 126 individuals, the study identified 11…
WHO Establishes New Collaborating Centre for AI in Health Governance
March 8, 2025
WHO Establishes New Collaborating Centre for AI in Health Governance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Digital Ethics Centre at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands as a Collaborating Centre on artificial intelligence (AI) for health governance, the organization’s website reported. This centre aims to harness AI’s…
China’s hydrogen fuel cell powers Antarctic station in world first
March 7, 2025
China’s hydrogen fuel cell powers Antarctic station in world first
China has successfully deployed the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell in Antarctica, providing power to Beijing’s Qinling Station, according to Xinhua News Agency. Developed by a hydrogen energy company under the State Power Investment Corporation, the system includes a 50-cubic-meter…
Turkish Scientists Challenge Star Formation Theories with CN Lyn Discovery
March 7, 2025
Turkish Scientists Challenge Star Formation Theories with CN Lyn Discovery
Researchers from Istanbul and Akdeniz Universities have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the CN Lyn star system, which defies conventional star formation theories, Anadolu Agency reported. Unlike typical multi-star systems, CN Lyn’s three stars formed at different times, with the…
UK Scientists Develop Rapid DNA Sequencing to Combat Superbugs
March 7, 2025
UK Scientists Develop Rapid DNA Sequencing to Combat Superbugs
UK scientists have introduced a groundbreaking DNA sequencing system aimed at combating the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs by diagnosing bacterial infections more quickly and accurately, The Guardian reported. Traditional methods can take up to seven days for results, often leading…
Google reports AI misuse for deepfake terrorism and child exploitation
March 6, 2025
Google reports AI misuse for deepfake terrorism and child exploitation
Google has reported receiving over 250 global complaints about its AI software being used to create deepfake terrorism content, according to Australia’s eSafety Commission. The tech giant, owned by Alphabet, also received 86 user reports warning of AI-generated child exploitation…
Firefly Aerospace Achieves Historic Lunar Landing
March 4, 2025
Firefly Aerospace Achieves Historic Lunar Landing
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon on Sunday, marking a historic milestone as the first private company to achieve a fully successful lunar landing, Anadolu Agency reported. NASA announced the achievement, stating that Blue Ghost safely…
Discovery of RNA NEAT1 Offers New Insights into DNA Repair Mechanisms
March 3, 2025
Discovery of RNA NEAT1 Offers New Insights into DNA Repair Mechanisms
Researchers at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have identified a long non-coding RNA, NEAT1, as a crucial factor in DNA repair, linking RNA metabolism to genome stability, SciTech Daily reported. This discovery could lead to innovative cancer treatments targeting tumors with elevated NEAT1…
Scientists Develop ‘e-Taste’ Device to Enhance Virtual Reality Flavors
March 2, 2025
Scientists Develop ‘e-Taste’ Device to Enhance Virtual Reality Flavors
Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking device called “e-Taste,” designed to recreate and share flavors of food and drink remotely, enhancing virtual and augmented reality experiences, The Guardian reported. While the device can transmit tastes like sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, and…
Microsoft to shut down Skype in May, shifting focus to Teams
March 1, 2025
Microsoft to shut down Skype in May, shifting focus to Teams
Microsoft has announced it will discontinue Skype, the once-dominant internet calling and video service, in May. The company confirmed on X that users will soon be able to log into Microsoft Teams’ free tier with their Skype credentials. Skype, launched…