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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
