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Tech Xplore / AI-driven software enables better and more efficient parking space planning

Many German cities have a shortage of parking spots. To design and map street-side parking, authorities require information about the street width. This allows them to plan as efficiently and precisely as possible, which ...

16 hours ago in Software
Phys.org / Synchrotron radiation sources: Toolboxes for quantum technologies

Synchrotron radiation sources generate highly brilliant light pulses, ranging from infrared to hard X-rays, which can be used to gain deep insights into complex materials.

16 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / New interactive guide available on making the biggest climate difference

A new interactive guide identifies the most effective actions you can take for the climate. The interest has been so great that the server hosting the guide crashed temporarily.

10 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Half of women at nightclubs recently faced sexual comments, groping, or forced kissing—new study

A night out should be about friends, dancing and fun. But our new research shows sexual harm is an all-too-common experience.

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Study finds people on colchicine need less joint replacement

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, with a worldwide prevalence of approximately 4%. The accumulation of monosodium urate crystals in gout leads to the clinical manifestations of the disease and, if left ...

14 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / NZ is taking aim at feral cats. Are we ready for the ethical and practical implications?

Conservationists have long anticipated the recent announcement that the national effort to eradicate possums, stoats and rats will now include feral cats.

15 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Midlatitude atmosphere-ocean feedback reinforces the east Asian winter monsoon

Researchers at University of Tsukuba and the Meteorological Research Institute have identified how atmosphere–ocean interactions in the midlatitudes reinforce the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM). During strong monsoon ...

15 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Almost half of all nursing home staff in Norway have witnessed elder abuse by relatives

For the first time in Norway, more than 3,000 nursing home employees shared what they have witnessed of violence and abuse from visiting relatives and friends. These figures come from the first major study in Norway to investigate ...

15 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Phys.org / How unsustainable global supply chains exacerbate food insecurity

While there is more than enough food produced to feed the world's population, hunger and food insecurity persist.

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when

There are several predictable cycles in Australian public opinion, and one of them is the moral panic surrounding immigration.

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Reliable 5G communication solution developed for civil protection and disaster relief

In a disaster, there are often massive network outages. When the Ahr, a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, burst its banks in July 2021, the entire telephone and mobile network quickly collapsed as the floodwaters and mud ...

16 hours ago in Telecom
Medical Xpress / Illicit diazepam tablets show wide strength variation

A study from King's, in collaboration with TICTAC Communications and Nanalysis, tested seized tablets containing the sedative diazepam and found considerable variation in strength and content, highlighting the dangers of ...

14 hours ago in Medications