As access to cannabis grows, so does its fame for boosting health. Legal weed is spreading fast, and the effects are amazing! Studies from places like California, Canada, and now New Zealand show that legalizing marijuana can do a lot of good for our health. Unlike alcohol, which can cause liver pro
You might think of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) as a kids' thing, but adults aren't off the hook. Before the RSV vaccine came along, we didn't have a clear picture of how many adults were hospitalized because of it. Let's dive in and see what we've learned. Between October 2016 and September 2
British supermodel Georgina Cooper, famous for her unique gap-toothed smile during the Cool Britannia period, has sadly passed away at the age of 46. She was on a vacation with her husband in Greece when she suddenly fell ill. Cooper was rushed to the hospital on the island of Kos and later transfer
Have you ever seen lasers appear to twist and turn during storms? Surprisingly, scientists discovered a clever method to keep lasers steady – using slightly fuzzy lasers known as PCBs. These unique lasers average out their rapid flickers, making them more stable. In a basic experiment mimicking turb
A major challenge in reinforcement learning is helping tasks transfer smoothly between different environments. A popular approach to handle this is to create policies that work the same way regardless of the environment. However, our take is different. We suggest that policies should learn to spot a
Over the years, Villavicencio's micro-basins have witnessed various social and environmental conflicts. These conflicts stem from the practices of social actors, who engage in socio-economic and cultural activities that influence the use of natural resources. The processes of territorialization in t
In late October, Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) shared some exciting news. They expect business aviation to pump $183 billion into the US economy in the next five years. That's a big jump from the current $150 billion! Chadi Saade, ACJ's president, said this industry does more than just fly execs aroun
Sports visualization is tough because it deals with lots of space, time, and user-specific data. New technologies like augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (XR) are changing the game, bringing both cool opportunities and tricky challenges. We've been working with sports experts and have some les
Ever wondered how to make reinforcement learning research easier? Meet UDE (Unified Distributed Environment), a clever toolkit designed to integrate various simulation platforms like Gazebo, Unity, Unreal, and OpenAI Gym. The cool part? UDE can run these environments on a remote machine while keepin
Scientists recently explored how pressure affects the growth and maturation of tiny egg cells, known as oocytes, when they are developing in a lab setting. They took small follicles, which are like tiny sacs containing oocytes, from baby mice and let them grow in a liquid called Alpha Minimal Essent
