An alarming new report reveals that right across the country, 28 US cities are sinking, showing the kind of geologic subsidence that could impact buildings and infrastructure sooner rather than later. While some of it is natural, 80% is the the direct result of human activity.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Virginia Tech, Columbia University, Environmental, Climate Crisis, Flo
Search results for rate
28 US cities are sinking – but one is going down at an alarming rate
Posted by ArielTechGeek 26 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Cannabis-induced hospital visits linked to higher dementia rate
Posted by ArielTechGeek 49 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Consuming cannabis can certainly be a way to deal with some health conditions like chronic pain or insomnia. But when a user goes too far and winds up in the hospital, the negative consequences can reach far into the future, says a new study.Continue ReadingCategory: Addiction, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Cannabis, Dementia, Addiction, Marijuana
GPT-4 autonomously hacks zero-day security flaws with 53% success rate
Posted by ArielTechGeek 360 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A couple of months ago, a team of researchers released a paper saying they'd been able to use GPT-4 to autonomously hack one-day (or N-day) vulnerabilities – these are security flaws that are already known, but for which a fix hasn't yet been released. If given the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) list, GPT-4 was able to exploit 87% of critical-severity CVEs on its own.Continue ReadingC
Working-age death rate 2.5x higher in the US than other countries. Why?
Posted by ArielTechGeek 438 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Working-age US adults are dying at far higher rates than their peers from high-income countries, even surpassing death rates in Central and Eastern European countries, and midlife mortality rates in the UK are not great either. A new study has examined what's caused this rise in the death rates of these two cultural superpowers.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Deat
World's fastest AI chip will make today's rate of progress feel sluggish
Posted by ArielTechGeek 443 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Whether you see AI as an incredible tool with massive benefits or a societal ill that only benefits massive tools, a powerful new chip can train them faster than ever. Cerebras Systems has unveiled the world’s fastest AI chip – the Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3), which powers the Cerebras CS-3 AI supercomputer with a peak performance of 125 petaFLOPS. And it’s scalable to an insane degree.Continue
LG's latest gaming monitor boasts refresh rate quick switching
Posted by ArielTechGeek 530 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
CES 2024 is fast approaching, and some consumer tech companies are teasing stuff early. LG has announced a few new additions to its UltraGear line of gaming monitors, including one that allows users to switch between 240-Hz 4K and 480-Hz HD using a hotkey.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, TechnologyTags: LG, Display, Monitor, Gaming, CES 2024
Google looks to ultrasound to monitor heart rate through ANC headphones
Posted by ArielTechGeek 581 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Smartwatches that can monitor a wearer's heart rate use light pulses to detect changes in blood volume. But research from Google proposes using ultrasound from an earphone's speaker driver to look for tiny deviations in the surface of the ear canal.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags: Google, Ultrasound, Health, Monitoring, Earphones, Headphones
Magnetic gel triples rate of wound healing by exercising skin cells
Posted by ArielTechGeek 593 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The chronic skin ulcers that diabetics often develop on their feet are notoriously slow to heal, sometimes to the point that they become seriously infected and require foot amputation. A new magnetic gel could help keep that from happening, as it reportedly triples the healing speed of such wounds.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: National University of Singapore, Healing, Wound, Di
Improving bone strength by just 3% slashes hip fracture rate by 45%
Posted by ArielTechGeek 638 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 300,000 Americans aged 65 and older are hospitalized for hip fractures each year. The major health issues come in the wake of the break. One in three adults over the age of 50 who fracture their hip will die within 12 months. The injury comes with an increased risk of post-surgical complications such as stroke, infection
Combo therapy trial achieves 94% remission rate for Hodgkin's lymphoma
Posted by ArielTechGeek 722 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy has proven promising in treating patients with advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma, and removes the need for radiation therapy in kids. In a new phase 3 clinical trial, 94% of patients receiving the combo treatment were in remission after one year.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: University of Rochester, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Tre
Clickiz.com is a social bookmarking place where you can share, find & discuss the best news around on most topics. We focus on hi-tech reviews, gadgets and geekery but we like almost anything that's awesome, appealing and thought-provoking! er6i9ds5mz
a
adventure
apps
architects
architecture
best
chrome
clear
compelling
comprehensive
design
electric
follow
fun
game
games
google
guide
hidden
home
hosting
house
ios
its
list
london
money
mysql
olympics
plenty
projector
providers
save
secret
studio
text
the
top
tops
view
