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Explore or exploit: Research that decodes animal decision-making earns NIH grant
University of Maryland Baltimore CountyGrant and Award Announcement
Researchers led by Noah Cowan at Johns Hopkins University have secured NIH funding to probe how animals alternate between "explore" (sensing) and "exploit" (task-oriented) behaviors in uncertain environments, using the weakly electric glass knifefish as a model. The team includes researchers from four universities who will integrate their expertise in neuroscience, math, engineering, and machine learning to build on 2023 findings in Nature Machine Intelligence that revealed the explore/exploit pattern across species from amoebas to humans. The project aims to decode decision triggers, with implications for robotics and medicine.
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health
REDIMadrid launches End-to-End Quantum Secure Data Transport Project with Ciena
IMDEA Software InstituteBusiness Announcement
HANOVER, Md., U.S.A. and MADRID, Spain – September 9, 2025 – REDIMadrid, the research network of Comunidad de Madrid, managed by IMDEA Software, recently collaborated with Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) on the optical network foundation required to launch its End-to-End Quantum Secure Data Transport Project. The project leverages Ciena’s 6500 photonic line system, which allows a quantum channel to operate seamlessly alongside existing Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) traffic on the same fiber. This marks a significant milestone in the realm of quantum secure data transport by demonstrating the ability to use Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology over existing optical fiber networks.
The older we get, the fewer favorite songs we have
University of GothenburgPeer-Reviewed Publication
Do you think that Spotify's suggestions for new music becomes stranger all the time? It may be because of you. In a unique study with researchers from University of Gothenburg, 15 years of listening data shows that musical taste becomes more refined with age.
The mathematical foundation of post-quantum cryptography
ResearchPeer-Reviewed Publication
Quantum computing is widely believed to be a revolutionary new technology. In fact, it is a double-edged sword. If efficient quantum computers can be manufactured in near future, many of the current cryptosystems will be in danger and post-quantum cryptography will be crucial to the security of our communications.
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- Research
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Key Research and Development Program of China
New collaboration between UN's tech agency and academia on technology trends
International Telecommunication UnionBusiness Announcement
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) -- the United Nations agency for digital technologies -- strengthens its collaboration with the academic community, engaging a select group of professors, scholars and researchers for insights on emerging technology trends worldwide.
AI and climate change: How to reliably record greenhouse gas emissions
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Scientific Data