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Licking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavors

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Demonstrating lollipop user interface to simulate taste in virtual and augmented reality environments. Credit: Lu et al, 2024/PNAS ...

Nvidia’s new AI audio model can synthesize sounds that have never existed

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At this point, anyone who has been following AI research is long familiar with generative models that can synthesize speech or melodic music from...

Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy

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Record labels vs. ISPs Cox has said that letting the piracy ruling stand "would force ISPs to terminate Internet service to households or businesses...

After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell

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Russian space program faces ongoing challenges Zak reported that the cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of the station donned protective equipment, and activated an...

Survivors mark 20th anniversary of deadly 2004 tsunami

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In the wee hours of December 26, 2004, a massive 9.2 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean, generating an equally massive tsunami that caused...

Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade

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“In simple terms, we use genetic tools that allow us to inject mice with a drug that artificially makes astrocytes express some other gene...

Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door

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While stalking its target, GruesomeLarch performed credential-stuffing attacks that compromised the passwords of several accounts on a web service platform used by the organization's...

The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the push for more smart displays

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After a couple of years without much happening, smart displays are in the news again. Aside from smart TVs, consumer screens that connect to...

Surgeons remove 2.5-inch hairball from teen with rare Rapunzel syndrome

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Hair is resistant to digestion and isn't easily moved through the digestive system. As such, it often gets lodged in folds of the gastric...

We’re closer to re-creating the sounds of Parasaurolophus

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A “near-crested lizard” Reconstruction of the environment where Parasaurolophus walkeri lived during the Cretaceous. Credit: Marco...

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