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Brain scan predicts effectiveness of spinal cord surgery

A 10-minute brain scan could determine whether patients with chronic pain will respond to spinal cord stimulation therapy, potentially avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures for those unlikely to benefit, according to a new Kobe University study. Published in British Journal of…

Google Maps finally pushes Waze reports to Android Auto

Google promised to incorporate Waze data into Maps in July, over a decade after Mountain View acquired the crowd-sourcing sat-nav platform. The first features finally hit Android Auto. According to one user on Threads, police reports are now popping up…

Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines

scientists in the US have developed a technology that can detect land mines from far away and with high accuracy, potentially lowering the risk of removing mines from current and former conflict zones. Known as the Laser Multibeam Differential Interferometry…

Japanese Solar Tech Could Turn Water into Clean Hydrogen Fuel

Japanese scientists have developed an innovative system that could harness sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, potentially offering a sustainable pathway to renewable hydrogen fuel. The breakthrough comes from researchers at Shinshu University who have demonstrated the technology’s…