Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics-based model(news.rice.edu)

140 points by hhs 11 months ago | 35 comments

Rice scientists pull off quantum coup(news.rice.edu)

25 points by rbanffy 2 years ago | 17 comments

Light-induced whole-molecule vibration can rupture melanoma cells’ membrane(news.rice.edu)

138 points by leothekim 2 years ago | 38 comments

Molecular jackhammers' 'good vibrations' eradicate cancer cells(news.rice.edu)

33 points by geox 2 years ago | 6 comments

New AI diffusion model approach solves the aspect ratio problem(news.rice.edu)

41 points by gmays 2 years ago | 17 comments

A new way to build chips: Sequentially stacking silicon to extend Moore's Law(matse.illinois.edu)

67 points by hhs 4 months ago | 38 comments

Tinnitus linked to undetected auditory nerve damage(scitechdaily.com)

750 points by beefman 2 years ago | 401 comments

SciTechDaily article reporting Mass Eye and Ear research linking tinnitus to hidden auditory nerve damage undetected by standard hearing tests.

LLMs use a surprisingly simple mechanism to retrieve some stored knowledge(news.mit.edu)

336 points by CharlesW 2 years ago | 121 comments

MIT News article on research showing LLMs often retrieve stored facts via simple linear functions, and a technique to probe what a model knows about subjects.

Aging may be a program, not a breakdown(quantamagazine.org)

33 points by elo2000 1 month ago | 36 comments

Quanta Magazine Q&A with Junyue Cao on single-cell studies of mouse cells suggesting aging is a programmed remodeling of cell populations rather than random wear.

Aging brains blend memories together instead of just forgetting them(studyfinds.com)

323 points by mdp2021 1 month ago | 129 comments

StudyFinds article on Binghamton University research suggesting aging brains blend similar memories together rather than simply forgetting them.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.