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New groundbreaking research from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University has uncovered the critical role of the SRF gene in myelin formation, shedding light on potential new treatments for demyelinating disorders like multiple sclerosis. Through sophisticated genetic techniques, researchers found that SRF is key in regulating the cellular structure of oligodendrocytes, the cells […]
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esbuild and Redis are praised for their exceptional documentation, including detailed READMEs, changelogs, and architecture documents that make it easy for new users to navigate and understand the codebases. Good documentation is emphasized as crucial for developers, users, and contributors alike, saving time, preventing errors, and facilitating collaboration. esbuild, a popular JavaScript bundler, boasts a […]
Welcome to the Fish Doorbell in Utrecht! Each spring, fish migrate through the city in search of spawning spots. Unfortunately, the boat lock is closed during this time, but you can help by ringing the doorbell when you see a fish on the live camera stream. Ecologists Anne & Mark provide updates and thanks to […]
Hidden deep in the University of Colorado Boulder’s archives lies Martin Scorsese’s secret treasure trove of over 4,400 VHS tapes filled with films and TV shows he recorded from broadcast television over decades. The renowned director and film preservationist’s unique approach to collecting videos for research and inspiration provides insight into his creative process. Scorsese’s […]
Tracecat is an open-source automation platform for security teams, aiming to provide features similar to Tines/Splunk SOAR with a focus on accessibility and AI features. It offers a user-friendly interface, AI-assisted workflows, and advanced features like AI actions, case management, and collaboration tools. Tracecat can run on the cloud or be self-hosted, with deployment options […]
NonlinearSolve.jl introduces a suite of highly efficient open-source nonlinear equation solvers in Julia, addressing the scalability challenges faced in scientific and engineering disciplines. The tool stands out with its unified API, runtime-based algorithm selection, GPU-accelerated computation, and support for large-scale problems using sparse automatic differentiation and Jacobian-free Krylov methods. Outperforming established tools like Sundials and […]
Moirai is an innovative time series foundation model that offers versatile forecasting capabilities across various domains, frequencies, and variables. It overcomes challenges through a large-scale diverse dataset, multiple patch size projection layers, any-variate attention mechanism, and mixture distribution integration. Moirai outperforms full-shot models, demonstrating zero-shot forecasting skills in both in and out-of-distribution settings. The model […]
The research demonstrates that AMD Zen 2 and Zen 3 systems are vulnerable to Rowhammer despite TRR mitigations, expanding the attack surface. A new method, ZenHammer, triggers bit flips on DDR4 and DDR5 devices for the first time, with Zen 3 being more vulnerable. By reverse-engineering secret DRAM address functions, the team found reliable results […]
Radio communications are crucial in modern electronics, but the underlying theory can be daunting for hobbyists. This article aims to simplify the concepts, focusing on antennas and electromagnetic waves. By visualizing electric fields using charged particles, the creation of antennas from charged capacitors is explained. Half-wavelength dipole antennas are highlighted for their efficiency and resonance […]
In this post, we delve into the architecture of Google’s First Tensor Processing Unit (TPU v1) and its performance objectives. The TPU v1 project aimed to develop an ASIC that would provide a 10x cost-performance advantage on inference compared to GPUs, all while being cost-effective and scalable. The TPU v1 utilized a systolic array approach […]