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Phys.org / By 2050, many Sydney apartments built to today's standards could be too hot for weeks at a time
Sydney is no stranger to extreme heat. In January 2020, Penrith in western Sydney reached 48.9°C, the highest temperature ever recorded in Greater Sydney.
Phys.org / School smartphone bans are overly simplistic and not supported by young people, study finds
Outright smartphone bans in schools are likely to be ineffective and undermine students' trust without addressing core issues like harmful online content, cyberbullying and addictive platform design, a new UCL report finds.
Phys.org / Linguistic reason Barbie's iconic speech became a cultural moment, and what Aristotle has to do with it
Everyone remembers where they were when Gloria lost it. The Barbie movie's big speech—America Ferrera, voice breaking, listing every single impossible thing the world expects women to be—hit something that felt almost too ...
Medical Xpress / Restoring lost senses: One technology for both artificial vision and touch
Patients with untreatable conditions such as sight loss or loss of motor function could be closer to a viable technology for restoring their lost sense within a faster time frame. This is due to the discovery that advanced ...
Phys.org / Dads want to work from home, but fear career penalties
Working from home could improve family well-being, gender equality, fertility and staff retention, but only if fathers can use it without stigma or career penalties, new research from King's College London finds. The researchers ...
Tech Xplore / Microstructure-based model predicts sheet metal behavior in seconds for car and battery design
A research team led by Kyung Mun Min and Seonghwan Choi of Materials Processing Research Division (Korea Institute of Materials Science) has developed a new analysis model capable of predicting the anisotropic mechanical ...
Medical Xpress / A non-toxic guard against Lyme disease could soon be an everyday purchase
A breakthrough in the fight against Lyme disease is moving from the laboratory to the hardware store. Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio are developing a nontoxic biologic that could soon be available in ...
Phys.org / Stop the sting! Fire ant control tips
Fire ants are a common nuisance across much of the United States, known for their painful stings and unsightly dirt mounds in lawns and outdoor spaces. However, for individuals who are allergic, these pests can cause potentially ...
Phys.org / Conflict increases food prices in far-flung locations, study finds
Fighting along key transport routes pushes up food prices in areas far from the conflict itself, according to a new study. Researchers examined the price of maize and other staples during the war in Somalia between government ...
Medical Xpress / Mapping the risk factors for mother-infant bonding disorder
Mother-to-infant bonding difficulties (MIBD) are commonly associated with postnatal depression. MIBD has been linked to developmental delays and child abuse. Researchers found that about half of MIBD cases in Japan involve ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test finds hidden pancreatic cancer after treatment
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a highly sensitive blood test can detect traces of pancreatic cancer missed by standard testing, potentially helping physicians identify patients whose disease is more ...
Medical Xpress / AI-guided pathology analysis can help predict immunotherapy response in rare cancers
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of tumor biopsies can predict responses to immunotherapy in a study of patients with rare ...
