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Challenge accepted: High-speed AI drone overtakes world-champion drone racers

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In a milestone for artificial intelligence (AI), the AI system 'Swift' has beaten the world champions in drone racing -- a result that seemed unattainable just a few years ago. The AI-piloted drone was trained in a simulated environment. Real-world applications include environmental monitoring or disaster response.

Vision for future micro-optical technology based on metamaterials

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Historically, metasurface research has concentrated on the full manipulation of light's characteristics, resulting in a diverse array of optical devices such as metalenses, metaholograms, and beam diffraction devices. Nevertheless, recent studies have shifted their focus toward integrating metasurfaces with other optical components.

RIVER CITY BIKES women-led ride SERIES AT Stub Stewart Recap

Northwest Trail Alliance 

Written by Isabella Taylor of River City Bikes On the last Saturday of August, River City Bicycles and NWTA teamed up for the second year in a row to begin our Women-Led summer ride series. Partnering with NWTA to host these rides has truly been the most wonderful experience. It’s expanded the rider participation compared ... Read More

Winning combination for sports-related shoulder injuries

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Starting a robust exercise program sooner after surgery could prevent patients with dislocated shoulders from sustaining a repeat injury and help them return to sport faster. Researchers spent three years analyzing evidence from 3,600 existing studies and found a tailored exercise program commencing three to six weeks after surgery was the best approach for preventing a secondary shoulder dislocation.



Report: QB Bailey Zappe signed to Patriots practice squad

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(Photo credit: Andrew Nelles-USA Today Sports) Quarterback Bailey Zappe is returning to the New England Patriots, choosing to sign with the practice squad on Wednesday, NFL Network reported. The move comes the day after Zappe's surprising cut from the team. Zappe cleared waivers and fielded offers from seven other teams, opting instead to rejoin the Patriots, per the report. The Patriots are carrying just one QB on thei

Boys' snooze patterns remain stable before their teenage years

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The time it takes for boys to fall asleep remains the same between 10 and 12 years of age, according to new research. With these new findings, families and clinicians can expect that before the age of 12, children's sleep problems may be better explained by social and behavioral factors. Treatments of sleep problems in this age group may therefore focus on night-time fears, bedtime schedules and improving children's sleep environment.

Transfer QBs clash as streaking Fresno State visits Purdue

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Noe Padilla/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK) For Fresno State, it's a chance to build on the history it made last year. For Purdue, it's a chance to start the Ryan Walters era with a splash. When the Bulldogs visit West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday for a matchup with the Boilermakers, they'll try to extend the third-longest active winning streak in FBS. After starting 1-4 last year, Fresno State r

Will Legal Pot and Abortion Rights Be a Potent Combination for Ohio Voters?

The New Republic 

Ohioans will vote on two ballot initiatives this November, centered on critical issues that could inspire either passionate or awkward debate at the Thanksgiving table a few weeks later: One is an amendment to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, and the other a proposal to legalize the purchase and possession of marijuana. Despite the lower turnout inherent in a year without a presidential or even midterm contest, the salience of these issues will likely raise the profile... Читать дальше...

Lengthy screen time associated with childhood development delays

Sciencedaily.com 

How much is adequate screen time for a child? It is the question at the forefront of many parents' minds. Now, a recent cohort study has found that the amount of screen time spent by one-year-olds is associated with developmental delays.

Scrapping housebuilder pollution rules is a regression, watchdog tells Coffey - The Guardian

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  1. Scrapping housebuilder pollution rules is a regression, watchdog tells Coffey  The Guardian
  2. New house building plans latest threat to UK rivers say critics  Channel 4 News
  3. Michael Gove claims 'Brexit freedoms' mean pollution rules can be watered down  The Independent
  4. Net neutrality: A belated reform to leftover EU laws  The Telegraph
  5. Environmental red tape has brought our economy to its knees  The Telegraph
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Climate extremes hit stressed economies even harder

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Economies already under stress respond more strongly to weather events like heat waves, river floods and tropical cyclones, a new study shows. A global economic crisis as during the Covid-19 pandemic strongly amplifies the price increases private households experience from the impacts of weather extremes, a team of researchers finds. The price impacts tripled in China, doubled in the United States and increased by a third in the European Union.

Blood cell insights offer potential boost to lung cancer therapies

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Fresh discoveries about a type of immune cells could give lung cancer patients a more accurate prognosis and better identify who will benefit from immunotherapies. Researchers found that the location in and around tumours of cytotoxic T cells, which play a key role in fighting cancer, may help predict patient survival and indicate whether or not treatments will work.

Direct formation of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere

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In the atmosphere, gaseous sulfuric acid can form particles that influence the physical properties of clouds. Thus, the formation of sulfuric acid in the gas phase directly affects the radiative forcing and Earth's climate. In addition to the known formation from sulfur dioxide, researchers have now been able to demonstrate through experiments that there is another formation pathway that has been speculated about for decades. Sulfuric acid in the atmosphere can also be formed directly by the oxidation of organic sulfur compounds. Читать дальше...





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