Retrieved X-ray attenuation and Laplacian of phase image of a wasp. Credit: University of Houston Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled an advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics, materials and industrial imaging, transportation security and other applications. In a paper featured on the cover of Optica, Mini … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Certain messages can drive internet users to take action in the face of cyberbullying, although the diffusion of responsibility on the internet works similarly to that in direct contact, say researchers from SWPS University. Dr. Jakub Kuś, a psychologist of new technologies from the SWPS University Faculty of Psychology in Wrocław, … Read more
(a) Schematic of interfacial H-bond network for EDTA-free electrolyte. (b) Schematic of interfacial H-bond network and the proposed regulation mechanism for EDTA-containing electrolyte. Credit: Science China Press The electrode-electrolyte interface where electrocatalytic reactions occur, buried between solid-catalysts and electrolytes, involves complicated processes of electron transfer and mass diffusion under an applied electric field. Understanding the … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Venting about your frustrations with one friend to another isn’t necessarily cathartic, but it can make the friend you’re talking to like and treat you better, UCLA psychologists say. Their experiments show that under certain conditions, it can be an effective form of competition that makes listeners feel closer to the … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Understanding why the popularity of organized events steeped in themes of death, disaster and suffering–such as the well-known Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Jack the Ripper Walking Tours and Remembrance Sunday–could be key to a deeper understanding of society, say researchers from the University of Surrey. In a … Read more
A Cape May Warbler and a Swainson’s Thrush at a birdbath. Credit: Richard Hall, University of Georgia Migration is an adaptive phenomenon, typically triggered by a change of season, that is vital to ecosystem health. Animals may journey thousands of miles, in some cases, in search of food, better living conditions, or to find a … Read more
Workflow for culturing, amplification, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis of mycelia cultured on tebuconazole amended media from infected leaf samples. Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56801-z Researchers at the Center for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) have developed a new method for detecting fungicide resistance, enabling them to detect multiple mutations, both known and novel, in … Read more
Gravitational waves emitted from a black hole mimicker at the center. Brighter colors indicate higher amplitudes of the waves. The semi-circles expand over time as the waves propagate outward. Credit: Nils Siemonsen. In recent research, a scientist from Princeton University has performed the first nonlinear study of the merger of a black hole mimicker, aiming … Read more
Rescuers on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides recover the body of a victim at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool The heavy rains that resulted in landslides killing hundreds in southern India last month were made worse by human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year—or more—than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences. As climate change continues to push up temperatures globally, one in five children—some 466 million kids—live in areas that are registering “at least … Read more
