New theoretical work shows how an unusual state of matter that oscillates between spin states could be used in timekeeping.
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The way you walk can reveal your true feelings
Whether you’re striding with purpose, swaggering with confidence, or trudging slowly along the street, the way you walk can reveal how you’re feeling, according to new research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science. We already know that some features of our gait can reflect our emotional state, such as heavy steps conveying anger and slumped shoulders indicating sadness. However, researchers led by Mina Wakabayashi at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Japan and her colleagues sought to determine whether there is a specific, coordinated movement pattern that reliably signals these emotional states.
The team conducted two experiments. In the first, they asked actors to recall life events that evoked anger, happiness, fear, and sadness, and to then walk a short distance while contemplating each memory. The actors also walked with a neutral expression to give the researchers a baseline for comparison.
The recordings were then converted into point-light videos of 17 white dots representing the body’s main joints, which were shown to adult volunteers who had to click a button to identify the emotion they perceived. They correctly identified emotions at a level significantly above chance.
USP10 Deubiquitinates MTX2 to Suppress cGAS-STING Signaling in MI
Zhao & colleagues found how a protective protein, USP10, helps limit excessive inflammation after a heart attack, which may open new avenues for treating cardiac injury. Learn more at.
BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI) results in 3 distinct regions within the left ventricle:
The infarct zone, the border zone (BZ), and the remote zone. A major focus of MI research.
Is investigating the intrinsic mechanisms in the BZ to alleviate myocardial injury.
USP10 (ubiquitin-specific peptidase 10) expression is reduced in BZ cardiomyocytes.
Every Single Cell in the Universe Is Conscious, Research Suggests
This could reshape everything we know about cognition.
TerraLingua: Emergence and Open-Ended Dynamics in LLM Ecologies
Unlike previous AI simulations where agents existed in consequence-free bubbles, TerraLingua operates more like a real ecosystem. Agents have limited resources and finite lifespans. When an agent “dies,” it’s gone—but here’s the twist: anything it created “survives.” A tool, a rule, a piece of knowledge—these artifacts live on, shaping how future generations of agents behave and interact.
Introducing TerraLingua, a multi-agent LLM ecology that shows how AI agents interact, cooperate, and build shared culture over time in a persistent environment.
Critical Unpatched Telnetd Flaw (CVE-2026–32746) Enables Unauthenticated Root RCE via Port 23
CVE-2026–32746 exposes telnetd via pre-auth flaw (CVSS 9.8), enabling root RCE through port 23, risking full system takeover.
Immune cells regulate eye pressure linked to glaucoma
In the study, researchers tracked fluorescently tagged resident macrophages in mouse eyes. Long-lived resident tissue macrophages were concentrated in the trabecular meshwork and Schlemm’s canal, whereas steady-state monocyte-derived macrophages were abundant around distal vessels.
When they selectively removed these cells, the eye’s drain became clogged, fluid built up, and eye pressure increased and was linked to aberrant extracellular matrix turnover in the resistance-generating tissues of the trabecular meshwork.
“Our findings show that resident macrophages are essential for maintaining healthy eye pressure,” said the author. “Disruption of this system may contribute directly to the development of glaucoma.”
This discovery could lead to the development of future glaucoma treatments. The next step is to do research that identifies these resident macrophages in human eye tissue. ScienceMission sciencenewshighlights.
When the eye’s drainage system clogs, pressure builds up and causes damage. The pressure can lead to glaucoma and vision loss.
New research published in the journal Immunity, reveals that a specialized set of immune cells act as the cleanup crew, pointing to a promising new target for therapies to prevent a major cause of blindness.
Joscha Bach: Galactic Game Theory
Joscha Bach on the possibility that advanced / mature civs converge on strategy and value, and join the cosmic collective. https://www.scifuture.org/transparency-of-history-in-galactic-game-theory/ Many thanks for tuning in! Please support SciFuture by subscribing and sharing! Buy me a coffee? https://buymeacoffee.com/tech101z Have any ideas about people to interview? Want to be notified about future events? Any comments about the STF series? Please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mr9PIfq2ZYlQsXRIn5BcLH2onbiSI7g79mOH_AFCdIk/ Kind regards, Adam Ford — Science, Technology & the Future — #SciFuture — http://scifuture.org …
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