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An artificially intelligent algorithm has learned to recognise people from the way their hands shake when they hold a smartphone

At a time when astronomers around the world are reveling in new views of the distant cosmos, an experiment on the International Space Station has given Cornell researchers fresh insight into something a little closer to ...

Those who are prone to motion sickness have a harder time adapting to cybersickness and different virtual reality environments. However, people can adapt to the effects of VR-associated cybersickness by playing the same ...

The signals that originate in the cells of the blood-brain barrier also play a direct role in controlling what happens to the neurons the barrier is protecting.

In a study published in Photonics Research, researchers from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has proposed a new scheme for single-shot ultrafast multimodal ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy for pain that is supported by artificial intelligence renders the same results as guideline-recommended programs while requiring less clinician time, thus making the option more accessible fo...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many live musical events and festivals were postponed and even canceled to protect musicians and audience members. When they started performing again, many groups resorted to performing with...

The vision of cars that drive or planes that fly themselves can only become true if the electronics on board can determine where they are in space, anytime and with reliable precision. In the aerospace sector, this job i...

One of the long-promised benefits of quantum computers is simulating molecules very quickly, but it turns out that these extra-fast speeds might not be possible

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances considers an over 20 μJ THz laser pulse generated at 1 kHz in gas media.

Two men in France may have passed the monkeypox virus to their pet dog.

A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe's largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling

The new phase was made by firing lasers at 10 ytterbium ions inside a quantum computer.

Could a system of eight-dimensional numbers help physicists find a single mathematical framework that describes the entire universe?

Rain forecast this week will not be enough to end Europe's drought, which could be the worst the continent has had in 500 years.

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is a chronic condition that occurs when stomach contents wash up into the throat. We break down everything you need to know

The so-called superbots formed a bridge between neurons in injured cells, leading to tissue growth across the injured site in a laboratory experiment

A form of matter called plasma, which contains charged particles, could help break up the Martian atmosphere into more useful components

Waste water contains a treasure trove of data on our health, well-being and inequality, and can be used to head off epidemics, track pandemics and even spot new designer drugs before their effects show up in the populati...

Many birds' nests in tropical rainforests contain rhizomorphs, fungal structures that produce defensive chemicals, which may protect nestlings from parasites

As part of a class on design thinking, a graduate student turned her research topic into an art installation resembling a giant disco ball. Stanford PhD candidate Jannicke Pearkes spends a lot of her time thinking about ...