Bio & Medicine
Carbon nanotube-based strain sensor can detects deformations in multiple directions
Over the past decades, electronics engineers developed increasingly small, flexible and sophisticated sensors that can pick up a wide range of signals, ranging from human motions to heartrate and other biological signals. ...
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Mathematics
Quantifying social avoidance: Game-based choices reflect real-world relationship patterns and network size
The relationships between different people can change over time, as the result of their life choices, internal or external experiences and various other factors. Some people develop a greater tendency to avoid others in their ...
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The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates
The world's biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco ...
Environment
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Live imaging reveals how viruses spread through the gut microbiome
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a live-imaging system, Phollow, that tracks individual bacteriophages as they spread through the gut of zebrafish, showing that phages from different bacterial ...
Video game-inspired algorithm rapidly detects high-energy particle collisions for future fusion reactors
An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets in video games. This advancement ...
Plasma Physics
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Scientists have found a way to 'tattoo' tardigrades
If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: freezing temperatures, ...
Bio & Medicine
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Legalizing cannabis edibles linked to increased adolescent use in Canada
University of Manitoba and Memorial University of Newfoundland researchers are reporting that legalization of youth-oriented cannabis edibles and extracts in Canada was associated with higher cannabis use among adolescents ...
Study finds an overlap between genes linked to subjective well-being and psychiatric disorders
In psychology, the term subjective well-being (SWB) is used to describe the extent to which different people feel happy and satisfied with their lives. While some studies have found that there is a link between SWB and the ...
Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes
McGill researchers have demonstrated something long assumed: that glances can transmit information about one's mental state to others without a single word being exchanged. They speculate that this primal ability may have ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Magnetic 'metabot' can expand, assume new shapes, and move like a robot—but without motor or internal gears
In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of material that can expand, assume new shapes, move and follow electromagnetic commands like a remotely ...
Robotics
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Simulation Belongs Where Decisions Are Made
Custom apps bring the benefits of simulation to those who need it, when they need it, in a format that makes sense in their context.
The Future is Interdisciplinary
Find out how ACS can accelerate your research to keep up with the discoveries that are pushing us into science’s next frontier
Medical Xpress
Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes
Clinical trials are the next step for testing vaccine against Alzheimer's-promoting tau protein
3D bioprinting uses collagen to bring vascularized tissue one step closer
Common virus may improve skin cancer treatment outcomes
Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome may be driven by remnants of infection
Infants as young as 15 months can learn new words for unseen objects
Sex-specific brain changes reveal how early stress builds resilience in female mice
Studies show urgent change needed to reduce deaths from malaria and meningitis in comatose African children
Therapist in your pocket: How a smartphone app could transform mental health care
How bacteria in aging guts can elevate risk of leukemia and perhaps more
Global review identifies best treatments for neuropathic pain
Song lyrics can help people process grief and distress, study finds
Tech Xplore
Investigating charge behavior in multilayer OLEDs using a laser spectroscopic technique
Touch meets tech: AI brings tactile textures to 3D-printed objects
Generative AI masters the art of scent creation
A single molecule boosts perovskite solar cell efficiency and lifespan
A crystal clear design for high-performance flexible thermoelectric semiconductors
New electronic 'skin' could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
High-voltage CMOS backplane developed for very bright OLED microdisplays
A newly developed fast and flexible CPU notification requires no polling
Is nuclear power the key to a low-carbon future?
Nissan announces accelerated China push
Indonesia says China's Huayou to replace LGES in EV battery project
Designing long-duration toxin sensors
Remembering the cold: Scientists discover how memories control metabolism
New multidisciplinary research led by Prof. Tomás Ryan from Trinity College Dublin shows that the brain forms memories of cold experiences and uses them to control our metabolism. This study is the first to show that cold ...
Neuroscience
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Stem cells need positional signals to drive regeneration, flatworm study reveals
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute and partnering institutions have discovered that Schmidtea polychroa, a flatworm capable of regenerating lost tissue, develops this ability progressively during early life stages. ...
Direct lab observation reveals key mechanism behind cosmic particle acceleration
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) achieved the first direct laboratory observation of ion acceleration through reflection off laser-generated magnetized collisionless shocks. This observation ...
General Physics
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Radiocarbon dating reveals Mongolia's earliest pottery predates previous estimates by 2,000 years
Following a recent study, Dr. Przemysław Bobrowski and his colleagues published new radiocarbon dates on Holocene (11,700 years ago to the present) sites located in the Tsakhiurtyn Hundi (Flint Valley) region of Mongolia. ...
Nature accounting in Colombia makes sound economic case for protecting native ecosystems
The Sinú River in northwestern Colombia is a kind of bloodstream from which life emanates. Its heart lies within Paramillo National Park, where the river begins, moving through tropical rainforests and tropical dry forests ...
Environment
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Living near newly planted trees linked to healthier birth outcomes in newborns
The link between proximity to greenspace—including trees and parks—and healthy birth outcomes is well established. Now new data from researchers at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health adds to our understanding ...
Environment
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Evolutionary analysis uncovers protein changes that protect mammals from aging and disease
Over recent decades, humanity has witnessed a remarkable and continuous increase in lifespan. However, this advancement has been accompanied by a growing aging population, increasingly affected by age-related diseases such ...
Evolution
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'Brinkmanship' between rival genes may determine survival of unborn mammals
A study has shown that a dangerous game of "brinkmanship" between rival genes in mammals could help explain why many fertilized eggs don't result in a new life.
Evolution
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High-pressure electron tunneling spectroscopy reveals nature of superconductivity in hydrogen-rich compounds
Scientists have achieved a major milestone in the quest to understand high-temperature superconductivity in hydrogen-rich materials. Using electron tunneling spectroscopy under high pressure, the international research team ...
Superconductivity
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Century-old mystery of plant communication solved: Plants signal stress through negative pressure mechanisms
Imagine if a plant in a farmer's field could warn a grower that it needs water? Or if a farmer could signal to plants that dry weather lies ahead, thereby prompting the plants to conserve water?
Plants & Animals
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Teachers lack time to tackle the influence of online misogynists on their students, research says
Teachers lack the time to talk in-depth to boys and young men who may be influenced by online misogynists, research says.
Most young people from Black and racial minoritized communities see racist online content at least once a week: Report
Most young people from Black and racial minoritized communities surveyed about their social media use said they saw racist content at least once a week, a new report says.
A brief history of expansion microscopy
Nearly 150 years ago, scientists began to imagine how information might flow through the brain based on the shapes of neurons they had seen under the microscopes of the time. With today's imaging technologies, scientists ...
Q&A: A systems approach to saving the planet
By day, Chris Boone leads the USC Price School of Public Policy as dean. By night, he captures the wonders of the cosmos through astrophotography. An expert in urban sustainability and environmental justice, Boone sees cities ...
Q&A: Why planetary health is the first step to a sustainable future
Andrew Lakoff studies how experts—in areas from public health to the environment to security—generate knowledge about and plan for an uncertain future. Trained as an anthropologist of science and medicine, Lakoff is a ...
Study reveals 30-million-year history of East Asian summer monsoon evolution
The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) plays a crucial role in shaping the regional climate and ecosystem. It is a key driver of seasonal precipitation patterns that sustain agricultural productivity and water resources in ...
Severe drought in Africa persists and is expected to worsen
Large regions in northern, southern, and central-western Africa, as well as northern Madagascar, are experiencing severe drought conditions due to two or more years of lower-than-average rainfall and higher than usual temperatures. ...
Efficient selection platform enables discovery of novel lysine-targeting covalent inhibitors
In a study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a research team integrated activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) data with the covalent DNA-encoded chemical library (CoDEL) technology and identified structurally ...
NASA airborne sensor's wildfire data helps firefighters take action
A NASA sensor recently brought a new approach to battling wildfire, providing real-time data that helped firefighters in the field contain a blaze in Alabama. Called AVIRIS-3, which is short for Airborne Visible Infrared ...
AI-powered tech supercharges ocean cleanup, boosting plastic collection by 60%
As plastic pollution in the world's oceans reaches critical levels, recently published research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal, boosting efficiency ...
The sun's natural gravitational lensing is more powerful than you thought
Let's turn the sun into a telescope. In fact, we don't have to do any work—we just have to be in the right spot.
A new interactive tool models natural hazards fueled by climate change
Tornadoes, wildfires, tropical cyclones and sea level rise are all on the list of dangers made worse by climate change. Answering questions about how severe these disasters will be, how soon and how frequently they will occur, ...
High-performance 3D-printed graphene composites developed for efficient ice control
A research team led by Prof. Wang Zhenyang at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel 3D-printed graphene/polymer double-layer composite featuring high anisotropic ...
Video: Lifting the canopy on Earth's forests
ESA's state-of-the-art Biomass mission has been designed to shed new light on the health and dynamics of the world's forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their ...
Why Webb may never be able to find evidence of life on another world
The exoplanet K2-18b is generating headlines because researchers announced what could be evidence of life on the planet. The JWST detected a pair of atmospheric chemicals that on Earth are produced by living organisms. The ...
Elephant instead of wild boar? What could have been in Europe
Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the Sport Ecology research group at the University of Bayreuth that ...
How parents shape children's 'health lifestyles' varies across social class
A recent sociological study explored how children's health habits are shaped by their families and communities and how those habits are connected to social class. Researchers said policies seeking to change health behaviors ...
AI method can help brands save time and money in refining their advertising
Advertising is a combination of art and science, and for a small business competing with big brands, it can be hard—and costly—to develop ads that connect with consumers. But a team of researchers led by a Virginia Commonwealth ...
People turn to conspiracy theories in a subconscious quest to feel like they 'matter', research suggests
While all people are innately driven to find meaning in their lives, this subconscious desire pulls some people to conspiracy theories and dangerous belief systems.
Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space station
China announced on Wednesday that a veteran astronaut will lead two crew members on their first flight to the Tiangong space station, the latest milestone in its race to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030.
