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Tech Xplore / These optical sensors don't just see—they think fast enough to change surgery, space exploration and more
Imagine a surgical robot that could detect the boundary between a tumor and healthy tissue during an operation; not by sending images offsite for testing, but by quickly analyzing subtle differences fast enough to guide the ...
Phys.org / How temperature changes light: New model could guide smarter LEDs, sensors and photonic devices
Technion researchers have developed, for the first time, a comprehensive physical model explaining how the properties of a radiating material, including absorption, emission, and quantum efficiency, affect the fundamental ...
Medical Xpress / Successfully treated acute myeloid leukemia patients may hold the key to new CAR T cell therapy
Developing effective immunotherapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has long been hampered by a critical challenge: Therapy directed at killing the leukemia cells may also harm the body's ability to make new, healthy blood ...
Phys.org / Swapping molecular building blocks one by one reveals how receptors tell adrenaline from dopamine
Different receptors respond to different neurotransmitters or hormones, such as adrenaline involved in the fight-or-flight response, or dopamine linked to reward and motivation. Both the receptors themselves and the substances ...
Phys.org / Largest-ever survey of physicists puts Standard Model of cosmology under scrutiny
The largest-ever survey of physicists from around the world—released today—shows a distinct lack of consensus across many of physics's most important questions, from the nature of black holes and dark matter, to the still-incomplete ...
Phys.org / The shoal remembers: How signs of a collective memory shape a predator-prey arms race
Beneath the tropical trees of southern Mexico, enormous shoals of sulfur mollies blanket the water surface of toxic sulfur springs, where survival depends on collective defense against relentless attacks from predatory birds. ...
Medical Xpress / Heavy caring responsibilities may hasten cognitive decline
Onerous caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 and over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people's mental abilities, finds a new study led by University ...
Medical Xpress / Cold comfort? Icing injuries may prolong pain and slow recovery, preclinical results suggest
Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and prolong pain, new research suggests. In a preclinical study published in Anesthesiology, McGill University ...
Medical Xpress / Combined exercise and high intensity interval training linked to significant falls in blood pressure over 24 hours
Aerobic and resistance training combined, and high intensity interval training (HIIT), are associated with significant reductions in blood pressure over 24 hours, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence for ...
Medical Xpress / One overlooked factor before birth may help explain autism risk in children
Mothers who work in jobs where they are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals or experience high stress have higher odds of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggest the findings of original research published ...
Medical Xpress / Insulin resistance during pregnancy linked to higher abdominal fat in girls
Girls born to mothers with higher insulin resistance during the third trimester are more likely to have more abdominal fat at age 7, according to research presented at the 28th European Congress of Endocrinology in Prague. ...
Phys.org / One graph attempts to connect every object in the universe
If you've ever taken an introductory astronomy class, you've probably seen the Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram. This graph maps out the life cycle of stars by plotting their temperature against their luminosity, and has ...
