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Tech Xplore / Atomistic model explains how memory metals can change their shape
Shape memory alloys are exotic materials that can be deformed at room temperature and return to their "remembered," pre-deformed shape when heated. They are used in a broad range of applications, such as heart stents, dental ...
Tech Xplore / Power grid testing boosts distribution innovations to utility scale
A historic legacy now translates to pioneering capabilities in electric grid technology at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The secure electrical infrastructure that enabled World War II nuclear advances ...
Phys.org / Investigating a plume of bright blue in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a category 5 storm, bringing sustained winds of 295 kilometers (185 miles) per hour and leaving a broad path of destruction on the island. The storm displaced ...
Medical Xpress / Cost of exclusion: LGBTQ+ young adults are at dramatically higher suicide risk
Suicide is driven not by personal failings, but by stigma, exclusion and policy choices, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Medical Xpress / What causes extreme morning sickness? What we know, don't know and suspect about hyperemesis gravidarum
Most women experience some nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
Medical Xpress / Biopsy-derived cryo-EM structures reveal patient-specific amyloid fibrils
Prof. Liu Cong from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has revealed the high-resolution structures of amyloid fibrils directly extracted from biopsy samples ...
Medical Xpress / Minimum wage hikes linked to lower rates of pregnancy-related hypertension
Increases to the minimum wage may do more than bolster household income, reduce inequality and enhance worker well-being: They may also help make pregnancies safer, according to new research from Rutgers University.
Tech Xplore / Why California is keeping this unusual solar plant running when both Trump and Biden wanted it closed
The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year. The Trump administration wants to see this unusual power plant closed, and in a rare ...
Tech Xplore / Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back
In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have gradually disappeared from dashboards as more functions have been transferred to touchscreens.
Medical Xpress / 'Recognize and remove' is key to detecting, managing concussions among youth, according to new guidelines
Researchers around the world, including internationally known concussion expert John J. Leddy, MD, clinical professor of orthopedics and sports medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University ...
Tech Xplore / WhatsApp data reveal people often deceive themselves
How quickly we reply, how active we really are in chats—many people misjudge their own behavior. Researchers at Bielefeld University have, for the first time, used anonymized WhatsApp metadata to make such misperceptions ...
Medical Xpress / First pediatric classifications for suicide risk in adolescents and kids published
Today, pediatric experts from Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) announced published research in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that identifies five classifications ...
