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Computer scientists unveil novel attacks on cybersecurity

27/04/2024
Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.

Breast cancer rates rising among Canadian women in their 20s, 30s and 40s

27/04/2024
Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which showed an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among females in their twenties, thirties, and forties.

Study details a common bacterial defense against viral infection

27/04/2024
Researchers report on the molecular assembly of one of the most common anti-phage systems -- from the family of proteins called Gabija -- that is estimated to be used by at least 8.5%, and up to 18%, of all bacteria species on Earth.

Researchers introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides

27/04/2024
Landslides are one of the most destructive natural disasters on the planet, causing billions of dollars of damage and devastating loss of life every year. A global team of researchers has provided help for those who work to predict landslides and risk evaluations.

New algorithm cuts through 'noisy' data to better predict tipping points

27/04/2024
A new algorithm can identify the most predictive data points that a tipping point is near.

Mobile device location data is already used by private companies, so why not for studying human-wildlife interactions

27/04/2024
When did you last go anywhere without your cell phone? From maps and weather apps to social media platforms, we give consent for our phones to trace our footsteps and behavior. These curated mobility data are often used for personalized advertisements. Scientists now argue mobility data can offer so much more -- it is key to understanding human-wildlife interactions for guiding policy decisions on sustainability-related issues and should be free and accessible for research.

From disorder to order: Flocking birds and 'spinning' particles

27/04/2024
Researchers have demonstrated that ferromagnetism, an ordered state of atoms, can be induced by increasing particle motility and that repulsive forces between atoms are sufficient to maintain it. The discovery not only extends the concept of active matter to quantum systems but also contributes to the development of novel technologies that rely on the magnetic properties of particles, such as magnetic memory and quantum computing.

Florida dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian flu

27/04/2024
Report details first-ever finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North American dolphin.

New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled

27/04/2024
Researchers have developed a new PCB that performs on par with traditional materials and can be recycled repeatedly with negligible material loss. Researchers used a solvent that transforms a type of vitrimer -- a cutting-edge class of polymer -- into a jelly-like substance without damage, allowing solid components to be plucked out for reuse or recycling. With these 'vPCBs' (vitrimer printed circuit boards), researchers recovered 98% of the vitrimer and 100% of the glass fiber.

How geography acts as a structural determinant of health

27/04/2024
In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare system, showing that geography acts as a structural determinant of health for low-income populations.

Getting dynamic information from static snapshots

27/04/2024
Researchers have created TopicVelo, a powerful new method of using the static snapshots from scRNA-seq to study how cells and genes change over time. This will help researchers better study how embryos develop, cells differentiate, cancers form, and the immune system reacts.

Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research

26/04/2024
Researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

Air pollution and depression linked with heart disease deaths in middle-aged adults

26/04/2024
A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and depression, putting under-65-year-olds at increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Climb stairs to live longer

26/04/2024
Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to new research

Anthropologist documents how women and shepherds historically reduced wildfire risk in Central Italy

26/04/2024
Fire management lessons from the past could help to improve resilience as the Mediterranean faces increased fire risk from climate change. How traditional land management practices once greatly reduced fuel for wildfires, and how these practices were forgotten, in part due to historical politics of classism and sexism.

Genetic hope in fight against devastating wheat disease

26/04/2024
Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery could help reduce its economic harm.

Professor resolves two decades of oxide semiconductor challenges

26/04/2024
Successful development of high-performance amorphous P-type oxide semiconductor using tellurium-selenium composite oxide.

Built-in bionic computing

26/04/2024
The use of pliable soft materials to collaborate with humans and work in disaster areashas drawn much recent attention. However, controlling soft dynamics for practical applications has remained a significant challenge. Researchers developed a method to control pneumatic artificial muscles, which are soft robotic actuators. Rich dynamics of these drive components can be exploited as a computational resource.

Illusion helps demystify the way vision works

26/04/2024
Research shows that a certain kind of visual illusion, neon color spreading, works on mice. The study is also the first to combine the use of two investigative techniques called electrophysiology and optogenetics to study this illusion. Results from experiments on mice settle a long-standing debate in neuroscience about which levels of neurons within the brain are responsible for the perception of brightness.

Robotic nerve 'cuffs' could help treat a range of neurological conditions

26/04/2024
Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them. The researchers combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to develop the devices, which could be used for the diagnosis and treatment of a range of disorders, including epilepsy and chronic pain, or the control of prosthetic limbs.

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