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Researchers Take Step Toward Next-Generation Brain-Computer Interface System
Neuroscience News - 14 Aug 2021 00:15
"Neurograins" brain-computer interfaces independently record electrical impulses and send signals wirelessly to a central hub that coordinates and processes the signals.
How do we decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics and other ancient languages?
Live Science - 14 Aug 2021 13:00
Here's how experts decipher ancient languages.
49 million-year-old beetle looks like it was squashed yesterday
Live Science - 14 Aug 2021 13:00
Meet "Attenborough's Beauty," an ancient beetle that was so exceptionally well-preserved you can still see the colorful patterns on its wing case.
A New Way to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuroscience News - 14 Aug 2021 23:33
Researchers have developed a new technique to quantify protein droplets associated with a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS.
Brain Cholesterol Regulates Alzheimer's Plaques
Neuroscience News - 14 Aug 2021 23:19
A new advanced imaging technique shows how cholesterol regulates the production of Alzheimer's associated amyloid beta proteins in astrocytes.
Neurons Involved in Overdose Deaths Identified
Neuroscience News - 14 Aug 2021 23:01
Blocking specific opioid receptors in specific neurons in mice restored breathing that occurred as a result of opioid overdose.
Cats Prefer to Get Free Meals Rather Than Work for Them
Neuroscience News - 14 Aug 2021 22:46
Domestic cats choose not a contrafreeload, a behavior where most animals prefer to work for their food.
Magnitude-7.2 earthquake strikes Haiti
Live Science - 14 Aug 2021 17:14
Extensive damage and high casualties are likely, the USGS said.
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 14)
Singularity Hub - 14 Aug 2021 16:00
ROBOTICS CyberDog Is a New Ominous-Looking Robot From Xiaomi James Vincent | The Verge “Looking at pictures of CyberDog…it's clear Xiaomi isn't pitching the machine as a rival to Aibo, Sony's own robot canine. While ...
Metasurfaces control polarized light at will
Phys.org - 14 Aug 2021 10:11
For years, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have engineered metasurfaces to manipulate light based on its polarization state. That research has contributed to a...
Ancient comb jelly had more complex nerves than its modern relatives
New Scientist - 14 Aug 2021 10:00
A 500-million-year-old comb jelly is so well-preserved that it's possible to see it had a nervous system more complex than that of modern comb jellies
Wildfire smoke may have contributed to thousands of extra COVID-19 cases and deaths in western U.S. in 2020
Science Daily - 14 Aug 2021 00:38
Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke, according to a ...
Sensor spies hideouts for ?virus replication
Science Daily - 14 Aug 2021 00:07
Some types of RNA viruses cloak themselves to hide inside a cell and create copies of themselves. But an enzyme that acts as a virus sensor might be attuned to their whereabouts. A slight variation in their genomic code ...