Believe it or not, understanding how households use electricity can be like reading a book. Thanks to smart meters and a technique called Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), we can now decode these "energy stories. " LDA, typically used for analyzing text, has been applied to sort through hours of me
In the fascinating world of 17th-century philosophy, there's an intriguing tale of three unpublished letters. These letters, penned by the Dutch philosopher Johannes de Raey (1620-1702), were sent to his former student Johannes Clauberg (1622-1665) over a span of ten years, from 1651 to 1661. The le
Imagine a vast digital library where anyone can explore and contribute to science. That's the European Open Science Cloud in a nutshell. It's designed to make data easy to find, use, and share. And guess who's one of the biggest groups using it? Regular people like you and me! We don't need to be ex
Imagine trying to understand how you walk with just your smartphone. Researchers did exactly that! They created a clever algorithm using neural networks to detect when your foot hits the ground (heel strike) and when it lifts off (toe-off) while carrying a phone. Fifty-two adults walked on a treadmi
Imagine you're running a book publishing company in Norway. It might seem like a world away from high-stakes crime, but even in this industry, shady deals can happen. A group of publishing houses in Norway found themselves in trouble for agreeing to boycott a distribution channel. This wasn't just a
Chondroblastoma is a unique bone tumor that forms in the epiphysis, making up around 1% of all primary bone tumors. What's interesting about this tumor? It has a tendency to be locally invasive and can sometimes spread or recur. Historically, the go-to treatment has been open surgery, where the tumo
Imagine a new, even more powerful particle collider than the one that found the famous Higgs boson! That's what Mark Thomson, the next director-general of CERN, has in mind. He believes the Future Circular Collider (FCC) is the way to go for science. This isn't just any collider; it's a 91-kilometer
The Matter smart device standard has rolled out a new update called Matter 1. 4, which brings several exciting changes to smart homes. This update focuses on adding support for new types of devices, many of which relate to energy management. For instance, solar power systems, batteries, heat pumps,
Picture this: small towns in China dedicated to sports and wellness, but with a critical gap. The aging population living there faces unique challenges. Enter wireless sensor networks (WSNs), a technology that could bridge the gap and improve the lives of older adults. Imagine having sensors ar
Dak Prescott, the Cowboys' quarterback, is dealing with a unique hamstring injury. It’s called a partial avulsion, where a tendon partially tears from the bone. The team is weighing their options: surgery or letting it heal. Surgery would end Prescott's season, so they're trying to figure out the be
