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Tech Xplore / Two-way electric vehicle charging at scale could stop renewable energy being wasted—here's how it works
The amount of renewable energy produced around the world is increasingly exceeding demand—particularly from wind and solar sources. This presents a significant challenge when limited grid capacity and insufficient energy ...
Phys.org / Turning structural failure into propulsion
Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods—most notably, they don't use any propellant. But, how exactly do they turn? In traditional sailing, a ship's captain can simply adjust the angle ...
Medical Xpress / How can I get water out of my ear after swimming?
Swimming is one of the best parts of summer. But long after you've cooled down and dried off, you might be left with a niggling feeling—there is still water in your ear.
Medical Xpress / AI model forecasts speech development in deaf children after cochlear implants
An AI model using deep transfer learning—the most advanced form of machine learning—has predicted spoken language outcomes with 92% accuracy from one to three years after patients received cochlear implants (implanted ...
Medical Xpress / Candida auris spreads globally as drug resistance and virulence increase, review finds
The fungal species Candida auris is spreading across the globe, and gaining in virulence, according to a new review by a Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) scientist and colleagues.
Tech Xplore / The evolution of digital nomadism: From hi-tech hacker spaces to crypto coworking
One of the first modern coworking spaces, C-Base in Berlin, was launched 30 years ago by a group of computer engineers as a "hacker space" in which to share their tech and techniques. Similarly, many of the people we first ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: The norovirus is surging; here are tips to dodge the 'stomach flu'
Norovirus is the country's leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea, and foodborne illness, and right on schedule, it's picking up steam again as the holidays arrive.
Tech Xplore / New AI-based technology offers real-time electric vehicle state estimation for safer driving
A research team led by Professor Kanghyun Nam from the Department of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering at DGIST has developed a physical AI-based vehicle state estimation technology that accurately estimates the driving ...
Medical Xpress / States advance medical debt protections as federal support turns to opposition
Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration reversed course and told states they don't have authority to take action on credit reporting.
Phys.org / Officials suspect bird flu after 12 swans die at Orlando's Lake Eola
A dozen of the iconic swans that live in the heart of downtown Orlando, Florida, have died in recent days of an unknown cause, leading officials to suspect that bird flu is to blame.
Phys.org / How young adult literature and philosophy can help provide better role models for masculinity
Toxic masculinity doesn't stop at marginalizing women and LGBTQ+ people. It harms straight men by discouraging emotional expression, tenderness, and connection.
Phys.org / Can you 'live long and prosper' by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that 'highly illogical?'
It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can "Star Trek" teach us anything about the economics of our own society?