Larger or longer grants unlikely to push senior scientists towards high-risk, high-reward work

Larger or longer grants unlikely to push senior scientists towards high-risk, high-reward work

The duration and value of a grant are not likely to alter the research strategies of recipients in the United States.Credit: DigitalVision/Getty Offering professors more money or time isn’t likely to dramatically change how they do their research, a survey of US-based academics has found. The survey, described in a preprint article posted on arXiv … Read more

How to achieve safe water access for all: work with local communities

How to achieve safe water access for all: work with local communities

More than two billion people worldwide lack access to reliable, safe drinking water. Challenges around managing water resources are complex and wide-ranging. They are interlinked with those affecting land and food systems and are exacerbated by the climate crisis. Four scholars propose ways to prompt progress in water governance — and highlight just how crucial … Read more

Apple Ring Rumors: What We’ve Heard About Apple’s Work on a Smart Ring

Apple Ring Rumors: What We’ve Heard About Apple’s Work on a Smart Ring

There have been several rumors in recent weeks about Apple’s work on a finger-worn smart ring, and while it’s not clear if the project is in active development at this time, we thought we’d round up the rumors that are circulating. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Ring This guide aggregates what we’ve heard so far on an … Read more

Keurig’s K-Rounds Are Compostable Coffee Pods, but They Only Work With Its New Alta Coffee Machine

Keurig’s K-Rounds Are Compostable Coffee Pods, but They Only Work With Its New Alta Coffee Machine

Phil Drapeau, senior vice president of Future Coffee Systems at Keurig, says partnering with Delica was a way to accelerate the timeline on research Keurig has been doing for years. “I think at this point it’s been for four to five years that we’ve been working on this process,” Drapeau says. “Working with Delica really … Read more

Apple’s Vision Pro successfully helps nurse assist in spinal surgery – and there’s more mixed-reality medical work on the way

In a fascinating adoption of technology, a surgical team in the UK recently used Apple’s Vision Pro to help with a medical procedure. It wasn’t a surgeon who donned the headset, but Suvi Verho, the lead scrub nurse (also known as a theater nurse) at the Cromwell Hospital in London. Scrub nurses help surgeons by … Read more

10 Tips & Tricks to Help You Work Smarter on Your Mac

10 Tips & Tricks to Help You Work Smarter on Your Mac

We have some awesome Mac tips that are designed to improve your productivity on your Mac. In the digital age, efficiency and productivity are the keystones of success, especially for Mac users who often juggle multiple tasks in their daily computing lives. Whether you’re a newcomer to macOS or a veteran looking to streamline your … Read more

5 Powerful LangChain Agents designed to work in unison

5 Powerful LangChain Agents designed to work in unison

The field of artificial intelligence is constantly evolving, and one of the latest advancements is the LangChain framework. This innovative approach is transforming how we handle and process data by introducing a set of specialized agents. These agents are designed to work in unison, each contributing its unique capabilities to improve the overall efficiency and … Read more