Category: Technology
Contact electrification depends on materials' cont...
From a tiny electric jolt when touching a doorknob to styrofoam peanuts that cling to a mischievous cat's fur -- the well-known an...
Big birds like emus are technical innovators, stud...
Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain acces...
Data from all 50 states shows early onset breast c...
Breast cancer incidence trends in U.S. women under 40 vary by geography and supports incorporating location information with estab...
Narcissists more likely to feel ostracized
Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only ...
Small amounts of moderate to vigorous physical act...
A little movement could help prevent dementia, even for frail older adults, suggests a new study.
In ancient stellar nurseries, some stars are born ...
Researchers have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from 'fluffy' molecular clouds. Using the ALMA telescope t...
Promising new class of antimalarial drugs discover...
Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulatio...
Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs ab...
An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly s...
Cooling materials -- Out of the 3D printer
Rapid, localized heat management is essential for electronic devices and could have applications ranging from wearable materials t...
Steam Malware Alert: PirateFi Game Spreads Vidar I...
PirateFi, a Steam game, was found spreading Vidar malware, stealing user data. Steam removed it, but gamers must take urgent secur...
Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Euclid, the European Space Agency's dark Universe detective, has made an astonishing discovery -- right in our cosmic backyard.
Biomarker test can detect Alzheimer's pathology ea...
Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker test can detect small amounts of...
Physician's medical decisions benefit from chatbot...
A study showed that chatbots alone outperformed doctors when making nuanced clinical decisions, but when supported by artificial i...
Boosting evolution: How humans unintentionally alt...
Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German...
Truly autonomous AI is on the horizon
Researchers have developed a new AI algorithm, called Torque Clustering, that significantly improves how AI systems independently ...
A symphony in quantum
Entanglement -- linking distant particles or groups of particles so that one cannot be described without the other -- is at the co...
Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2...
In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and in...
Birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent
New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on s...
Evidence of cannibalism 18,000 years ago
An international research team has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in Central Europe. Signs ...
For Valentine's Day: Measure your relationship wit...
Answer seven questions and get an indication of how your relationship is right now. Just in time for Valentine's Day, researchers ...
