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Jul 13, 2022

Scientists pinpoint reason why women may not respond to depression treatments the same as men

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Although treatments for depression exist, sometimes these treatments don’t work for many who use them. Furthermore, women experience higher rates of depression than men, yet the cause for this difference is unknown, making their illnesses—at times—more complicated to treat.

Jul 13, 2022

New ‘Retbleed’ Speculative Execution Attack Affects AMD and Intel CPUs

Posted by in category: computing

Researchers uncover a new vulnerability in AMD and Intel microprocessors that could bypass current protections and lead to Specter-based attacks.


Researchers at ESET have discovered three new buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the UEFI firmware of several Lenovo Notebook devices.

Jul 13, 2022

New UEFI Firmware Vulnerabilities Impact Several Lenovo Notebook Models

Posted by in category: futurism

Researchers at ESET have discovered three new buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the UEFI firmware of several Lenovo Notebook devices.

Jul 13, 2022

Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale AiTM Phishing Attacks Against Over 10,000 Organizations

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Microsoft warns of a large-scale AITM phishing attacks targeting over 10,000 organizations across the world.

Jul 13, 2022

Researchers Uncover New Attempts

Posted by in category: futurism

Researchers have uncovered new delivery vectors that Qakbot operators used in their recent attacks to evade detection.

Jul 13, 2022

Robot that can perceive its body has self-awareness, claim researchers

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The team claims to have given a robot self-awareness of its location in physical space, but others are sceptical.

Jul 13, 2022

How the Webb Telescope team built those startling images

Posted by in category: space

There’s a whole lot going on under the hood of the five images that dropped this week.

Jul 13, 2022

Underwater glove puts octopus’ abilities on the hand of humans

Posted by in category: engineering

A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech’s Michael Bartlett have developed an octopus-inspired glove capable of securely gripping objects underwater. Their research was selected for the July 13 cover of Science Advances.

Humans aren’t naturally equipped to thrive in an . We use tanks to breathe, neoprene suits to protect and warm our bodies, and goggles to see clearly. In such an environment, the human hand also is poorly equipped to hold onto things. Anyone who has tried to hold onto a wriggling fish will testify that underwater objects are difficult to grip with our land-dwelling fingers.

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Jul 13, 2022

Desalination plants, not Mississippi River water, are the solution to West’s water needs

Posted by in categories: engineering, sustainability

Desert Sun readers weigh in on possible engineering solutions to Western drought.

Jul 13, 2022

Mazda revives rotary engine to extend range of electric cars

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Automaker to release its MX-30 SUV equipped with the iconic motor later this year.


TOKYO — Mazda Motor is planning to revive its iconic rotary engine in a plug-in hybrid car by the end of this year as it attempts to simultaneously please fans and cope with tougher environmental rules in its main markets, such as Europe.