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A researcher defines three types of teleworkers: Realistic, ambivalent and enthusiastic

Companies are debating whether to look to teleworking or a mass return to the office, while a number of studies have focused on the advantages and disadvantages of teleworking. Recent research by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), published i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorg5 hr. 42 min. ago

Scientists explore privilege and consequences of recreation for people and wildlife

Recreation is a luxury, and people aren't the only animals that recreate. Species great and small have a penchant for play, but the ability to recreate depends on resources. Colorado State University Professor Joel Berger and Yellowstone researcher K.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Lawsuit: Chatbot that allegedly caused teen’s suicide is now more dangerous for kids

Google-funded Character.AI added guardrails, but grieving mom wants a recall. Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

"True hybrid" mice might reveal how new species emerge

Forty years ago, a postdoctoral researcher named James McGrath who would go on to spend more than three decades as a clinical geneticist and research scientist at Yale, made a discovery that advanced scientists' understanding of gene control and the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

AI-enhanced technique illuminates materials reactions at nanoscale

Kory Burns, a professor at the University of Virginia School (UVA) of Engineering and Applied Science, is a materials science researcher who is using artificial intelligence to improve materials characterization. He and his collaborators, representin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Chatbot that caused teen’s suicide is now more dangerous for kids, lawsuit says

Google-funded Character.AI added guardrails, but grieving mom wants a recall. Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Researcher finds special proteins are key when antibiotic resistance spreads

Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem globally. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that some bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics have the ability to spread that resistance to other bacteria via secretion systems......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Structural biology analysis of a Pseudomonas bacterial virus reveals a genome ejection motor

The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study of 92 showerheads and 36 toothbrushes from American bathrooms found more than 600 types of bacterial viruses, commonly called.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Photosynthesis is under threat in an increasingly warm world, says researcher

The basis of all life on Earth is photosynthesis. So, what happens if it is disrupted? Today, advanced measurement tools can reveal how climate change is affecting plants' ability to process the energy from sunlight......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Experimental study offers insights into mysterious flow features on airless worlds

A Southwest Research Institute researcher collaborated with a team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to attempt to explain the presence of mysterious flow features that exist on the surfaces of airless celestial bodies, such as the asteroids Vesta.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Maximum Football aims to make every play feel realistic

Maximum Football game director Micah Brown gave Digital Trends a deep dive into the game's physics-based approach to its simulation gameplay......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Cheap AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recording

Researcher feeds screen recordings into Gemini to extract accurate information with ease. Recently, AI researcher Simon Willison wanted to add up his charges from using a cloud se.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Biofabrication should be sustainable: Researcher calls for a rethink in current practices

Miriam Filippi, a researcher in the field of soft robotics working on developing bioinspired artificial muscle tissues, believes we can make human activities more ecologically sound by harnessing the power of living cells for bio-hybrid materials......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

This 2014 Brad Pitt movie spotlights an aspect of war rarely depicted on the big screen

Ten years ago, Brad Pitt starred in a brutally realistic movie that depicted an aspect of war not typically shown in films. Here's why it's so effective today......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

This new scarily realistic AI-call scam is targeting Gmail users

Gmail users are being targeted by authentic looking AI scams......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Bonobos may be more vulnerable than previously thought, suggests genetics study

Bonobos, endangered great apes that are among our closest relatives, might be more vulnerable than previously understood, finds a genetics study led by a UCL researcher that reveals three distinct populations......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Scientists discover chemical probes for previously "undruggable" cancer target

Hormone-driven cancers, like those of the breast and prostate, often rely on a tricky-to-target protein called Forkhead box protein 1 (FOXA1). FOXA1 mutations can enable these types of cancers to grow and proliferate. Today, FOXA1 is notoriously diff.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

"Widespread noncompliance and poor performance" in world"s largest nature-based carbon removal projects

One of the largest types of carbon offset projects the Australian government is using to meet climate change targets and reduce carbon in the atmosphere is failing to do so, new research has shown. The findings are published in The Rangeland Journal......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? Researcher test species from bats to seals to find out

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have found coronavirus infections in pet cats and dogs and in multiple zoo animals, including big cats and gorillas. These infections have even happened when staff were using personal protective e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

The Wayback Machine has been hacked, and the internet isn’t happy about it

The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has suffered two types of attacks, including 31 million unique records being compromised......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Study shows neonicotinoids are harmful to birds on all fronts

Neonicotinoids are widely used insecticides in agriculture and horticulture. However, neonicotinoids usage is highly contentious because of their unintended harmful effects on various types of organisms......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024