Ever wondered how your favorite movie soundtracks come to life? Indonesian film producers are getting a big boost from Massive Music Entertainment, a company that tackles the tricky world of music licensing. They showed off their services at JAFF Market 2024, helping film crews navigate the complex
Scientists are on a mission to find new organic materials that glow brightly under special light conditions, which can help in biological imaging. This type of imaging, called two-photon fluorescence microscopy, is like taking super-detailed pictures of cells and tissues without damaging them too mu
Every day, we're exposed to chemicals called PBDEs. Though we try to stop using them, they still sneak into our bodies and even into our babies when they're still inside the womb. Scientists studied pregnant rats to see how PBDEs enter the placenta which connects mom and baby. They divided the rats
Hyde Park residents have been fighting for a community health center for years. Without one, they face long bus rides and late appointments. Irene Nakabonge-Lugude, a Hyde Park resident with health issues, often misses her bus and ends up late for her appointments. She's not alone. Many in Hyde Park
Imagine stepping into a photo and exploring it like a virtual world. That's what World Labs, a startup led by AI expert Fei-Fei Li, is making possible with their new AI technology. Unlike other systems that turn photos into 3D models, World Labs' scenes are interactive and modifiable. You can walk a
Four years back, Jay Bhattacharya was shunned by colleagues at Stanford and silenced on social media for his views on the pandemic. He's come a long way since then. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated him to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If approved, this could be a big win fo
You might think that teens spend a lot of time sitting around because they choose to. But a recent study across 14 countries suggests that where they live and how their homes are set up could have a bigger impact than we thought. Over 12, 000 parents and teens were asked about their neighborhoods an
Eating disorders and self-harm without suicidal intent often start during teenage years. When these issues happen together, it can lead to more severe symptoms and a higher risk of suicide. This study looks into how common self-harm is among young people who have eating disorders. Researchers combi
On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed five people, including three workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK), a charity providing vital meals to those affected by the war. This is not the first time WCK has been caught in the crossfire. Earlier this year, another strike killed seven of the
Scientists have made six new kinds of gold complexes that contain something called fluorene. They used fancy tools like NMR, mass spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction to figure out what these complexes look like. Before being crushed, these complexes glow in different colors like blue-green, yellow-g
