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Anxiety and depression raise the risk of dangerous blood clots, study finds
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 00:00
Recent research has drawn a link between anxiety, depression and an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis.
Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life
New Scientist - 26 Jul 2024 00:30
The Perseverance rover has found some of the most promising hints of ancient Martian life yet, but we can't know for sure until its samples are sent back to Earth
SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first 'chopstick' landing
New Scientist - 26 Jul 2024 22:00
SpaceX is gearing up for the fifth launch of its massive Starship rocket, following four increasingly successful tests. What is the company hoping for, and what can we expect?
New self-powered electrostatic tweezer enhances object manipulation and microfluidics
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 19:43
In a study published in Device has reported a new self-powered electrostatic tweezer that offers superior accumulation and tunability of triboelectric charges, enabling unprecedented flexibility and adaptability for mani...
Will Olympic athletes ever stop breaking records?
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 19:30
Physically, athletes might reach a point where they can no longer beat sports records -- however, innovative techniques and sportswear breakthroughs could potentially help athletes perform better in the future.
Team develops novel hybrid scheme for compressible flow computations
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 19:22
A team of scientists has developed a novel hybrid scheme for both steady and unsteady single-phase compressible flow simulations. Their scheme has potential applications in real-world scenarios, offering a promising aven...
AI makes useless noise widely useful in synchronizing physical oscillators
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 19:10
In a Letter published in Physical Review E, scientists from the Research Institute of Intelligent Complex Systems (IICS) at the Fudan University show AI makes useless noise widely useful in oscillator synchronization. Th...
Social media companies change their policies in the wake of bad press
New Scientist - 26 Jul 2024 19:00
Between 2005 and 2021, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were more likely to make policy changes in the weeks after negative stories in the media
'Wall of flames' from out-of-control Canadian wildfire devastates town of Jasper and national park
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 18:37
Firefighters are battling a 'monster' wildfire in the evacuated town of Jasper and Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
'Brain-eating' infections could become more common, scientists warn
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 18:32
Researchers think climate change will soon cause an increase in the incidence of Naegleria fowleri infections, a "brain-eating" disease.
Can you get a brain-eating amoeba from tap water?
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 18:31
In the U.S., tap water is generally safe and not a likely source of brain-eating-amoeba infections, experts told Live Science.
This is what it's like to treat a 'brain-eating' amoeba infection
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 18:31
A now-retired doctor in Texas describes his experience treating a child with a brain-eating amoeba infection.
'Brain-eating' amoebas kill nearly 100% of victims. Could new treatments change that?
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 18:30
Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain infections.
Wafer-thin light sail could help us reach another star sooner
New Scientist - 26 Jul 2024 17:00
A mission to the sun's closest neighbouring star, Alpha Centauri, could be made faster thanks to a tiny light sail punctured with billions of tiny holes
New method for 3D quantitative phase imaging eliminates need for digital phase recovery algorithms
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 16:34
A study from the University of California, Los Angeles, published in Advanced Photonics introduces a cutting-edge approach to 3D Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) using a wavelength-multiplexed diffractive optical process...
Novel tunable ultrasonic liquid crystal light diffuser paves the way for next-gen indoor lighting
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 16:31
It is no mystery that light is essential to human life. Since the discovery of fire, humans have developed various artificial light sources, such as incandescent lamps, gaslights, discharge lamps, and light-emitting diod...
Atomic 'GPS' elucidates movement during ultrafast material transitions
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 16:08
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have created the first-ever atomic movies showing how atoms rearrange locally within a quantum material as it transitions from an insul...
Panathenaic prize amphora: A pot brimming with olive oil awarded at the ancient Greek Olympics
Live Science - 26 Jul 2024 16:00
Instead of a gold medal, victors at the ancient Greek Panathenaic Games received terra-cotta pots filled with Athenian olive oil from sacred trees.
China Demonstrates the First Entirely Meltdown-Proof Nuclear Reactor
Singularity Hub - 26 Jul 2024 16:00
Efforts to expand nuclear power have long been stymied by fears of a major nuclear meltdown. A new Chinese reactor design is the first full-scale demonstration that's entirely meltdown-proof. Despite the rapid rise of re...
Balancing instability and robustness: New mathematical framework for dynamics of natural systems
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 15:49
Scientists all over the world use modeling approaches to understand complex natural systems such as climate systems or neuronal or biochemical networks. A team of researchers has now developed a new mathematical framewor...
Exploring what happens when different spherical objects hit the water
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 15:40
When an object hits a body of water vertically, it is accompanied by a strong hydrodynamic force fueled by the flow of water around it, which propels it forward. The magnitude of this force is known to vary depending on ...
ATLAS probes uncharted territory with LHC Run 3 data
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2024 15:08
Despite its immense success in describing the fundamental building blocks of matter and their interactions, the Standard Model of particle physics is known to be incomplete. Experiments around the globe and in space are ...