[ad_1] A little furry patch can soothe anxiety Yiran Zhao, Yujie Tao and the People-Aware Computing Lab A device that gently strokes the forearm with a patch of synthetic fur has been shown to reduce anxiety during stressful situations. The finding suggests that incorporating passive touch into wearable devices like smart watches could improve the […]
[ad_1] This wound-monitoring smart patch could one day be used to speed healing in humans – so far it has been tested in mice and rats Wei Gao, California Institute of Technology A stretchy bandage that can monitor wounds, release drugs as needed and perform electrical stimulation has been shown to accelerate healing in rodents. […]
[ad_1] GPS tags can monitor the wearer’s location 24 hours a day Bruce Adams/Daily Mail/Shutterstock Hundreds of children who have committed serious crimes are being given GPS ankle tags each year, allowing the UK’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to track their location 24 hours a day, New Scientist can reveal. Children as young as 12 […]
[ad_1] Hunger cues may increase after weight loss Shutterstock/Okrasiuk Researchers have identified a brain pathway in mice that may explain why people tend to regain lost weight. Future therapies targeting this pathway could help with weight maintenance after dieting. Nearly half of people with obesity who participate in weight loss programmes regain the lost weight […]
[ad_1] GPT-4 can perform a range of tasks Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft researchers have claimed that OpenAI’s GPT-4 is capable of such a wide variety of tasks, in some cases exceeding human ability, that the artificial intelligence model is showing “sparks” of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Is this long-awaited goal near or are […]
[ad_1] Walthamstow Wetlands park in London Shutterstock/cktravels.com Environmental groups have criticised the UK government for not signing up to a United Nations-backed river and wetland restoration project, despite many other nations joining the scheme. On 23 March at the UN Water Conference in New York, countries from across the globe launched the Freshwater Challenge, which […]
[ad_1] Immersive artworks like this one by teamLab activate some brain regions involved in socialising Teamlab Your Brain on ArtSusan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (Canongate) THE first essay I wrote was about how much I hated my yellow bedroom. The walls were yellow. The blinds were yellow. Even the white furniture reflected the nauseating colour […]
[ad_1] Jack Dykinga/naturepl.com SNOW in hot deserts tends to be an unusual sight, but this recent snap of the white-capped expanse of the Sonoran desert, which covers more than 250,000 square kilometres in the US and Mexico, is even rarer than most. What makes the scene so special is the fact that this area is […]
[ad_1] A small-billed ground finch on Española Island Krystyna Szulecka/Alamy Finches found only in the Galapagos Islands are under attack from bloodsucking fly larvae, but those that live in cities may have an edge compared with their countryside counterparts: they lose less blood and have higher rates of survival during infestations. The avian vampire fly […]
[ad_1] The moon, Venus (right) and Jupiter (top) seen from Fechy, Switzerland Alistair Scott / Alamy Stock Photo Wherever you are in the world, the moon and Venus will appear close together in the night sky on 24 March. They will also line up with the bright Jupiter and Mars, and the faint Uranus. The […]