Why hotter clocks are more accurate
Credit: Lancaster University A new experiment shows that the more energy consumed by a clock, the more accurate its timekeeping. ...
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Universities to study the impact of gaming on mental health
Mental health and wellbeing of pro-gamers under spotlight in first-of-its-kind projectCredit: University of Chichester SCIENTISTS are set to examine the ...
Researchers develop artificial intelligence that can detect sarcasm in social media
Credit: University of Central Florida Computer science researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a sarcasm detector. Social ...
New study traces back the progenitor genomes causing COVID-19 and geospatial spread
Many variant strains were shown to be present before the first known cases identified in ChinaCredit: Sudhir Kumar, Temple University ...
Blockchain as ‘TechQuity’: How tech solutions have the power to help the homeless
Credit: Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- For people experiencing homelessness, missing proof ...
European coordination needed to fight science disinformation, academies say
In a new report, ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, examines the potential of technical and ...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers design simulator to help stop the spread of ‘fake news’
The new game, Fakey, emulates a social media feed and teaches users to recognize credible contentCredit: Courtesy of NYU Abu ...
The factors that improve job resiliency in North American cities have been identified
Credit: UC3M The researchers in this study reached this conclusion by drawing on network modelling research and mapped the job ...
Exploiting non-line-of-sight paths for terahertz signals in wireless communications
In a step toward enabling ultrafast wireless data transmission, researchers explore non-line-of-sight path issue for link discovery method using terahertz ...
Is night shift really helping you sleep better?
New study finds that mobile night shift functions don't actually improve sleepCredit: BYU Photo How often have you laid in ...
Achieving privacy and integrity in the cloud
The PICOCRYPT project, led by the IMDEA Software Institute, will guarantee integrity, privacy and effectiveness of computation on data stored ...
6G technology: Domestic trio working on tomorrow’s mobile communications
Credit: © 2021 REINDEER - Technikon In Europe, all eyes are currently on the 5G roll-out - yet a European ...
UW researchers studying how to make online arguments productive
Credit: Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington The internet seems like the place to go to get into fights. Whether they're with ...
The fate of the planet
Unconventional takes on pandemics and nuclear defense could protect humanity from catastrophic failureCredit: U.S. Navy From engineered pandemics to city-toppling ...