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Meta-analysis uncovers public’s skill in detecting fake news, but skepticism towards true news persists
While the internet has made accessing information and updates on what is happening in the world extremely easy, it has also facilitated the proliferation of fake news. Over the past decades, fake...
Encoding study reveals how the brain uses past experiences to predict the unfolding of similar events over time
The human brain continuously processes the wide range of information it acquires from the outside world. Over time, this information is organized into mental representations, referred to as...
Sony’s aibo dog could soon walk quietly and perform elaborate dance routines
Aibo, the cute-looking robot puppy developed by Sony, was designed to be a household companion. The robot can already emulate many of the movements and behaviors of real dogs, such as walking on...
Researchers discover magnetic equivalent of the Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation
Materials are known to interact with electromagnetic fields in different ways, which reflect their structures and underlying properties. The Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation is a physics construct that...
Space-time-coding metasurface could transform wireless networks with dual-functionality for 6G era
Programmable metasurfaces (PMs), also sometimes referred to as reconfigurable intelligence surfaces, are smart surfaces that reflect wireless signals, but can also dynamically manipulate...
Asymmetric ether solvents enhance Li-metal battery charging and stability
To fuel the future advancement of the electronics industry, engineers will need to develop batteries that can be charged quickly, have higher energy densities (i.e., can store more energy) and last...
A new approach to reduce decoherence in superconducting qudit-based quantum processors
Quantum computers, which operate leveraging quantum mechanics effects, could soon outperform traditional computers in some advanced optimization and simulation tasks. Most quantum computing systems...
Atomically thin NbSe₂ demonstrates resilient superconducting fluctuations
Superconductivity is an intriguing property observed in some materials, which entails the ability to conduct electric current combined with an electrical resistance of zero at low temperatures....
Robots with eyes more likely to be perceived as having a ‘mind’
Over the past few years, engineers have developed increasingly advanced robotic systems already introduced in some public spaces and could soon be deployed in home environments. Many of these robots...
People’s spontaneous thought patterns fall into four main clusters, study finds
Thoughts that arise spontaneously when humans are not deliberately trying to think of something are known to play a key role in decision-making and various cognitive functions, as well as in some...