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Phys.org / Not all scientific breakthroughs survive the hype

Some scientific breakthroughs may be lost to time due to scandal and redaction, while others are simply a case of waiting for more evidence.

Dec 30, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / From individuals to crews, AI brings teamwork into construction productivity analysis

Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed an AI system that recognizes construction activities at both the individual and crew levels using ordinary site videos. The approach reveals how teamwork shapes productivity ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Robotics
Phys.org / Moral arguments about care and fairness persuade both liberals and conservatives

A new study shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in the "binding" moral foundations—loyalty, authority ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Deepfakes leveled up in 2025—here's what's coming next

Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Security
Medical Xpress / If someone's always late, is it time blindness, or are they just being rude?

Even as a kid, Alice Lovatt was always getting in trouble for being late.

Dec 31, 2025 in Attention deficit disorders
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 / SoftBank lifts OpenAI stake to 11% with $41bln investment

Japanese tech investor SoftBank said Wednesday that its stake in OpenAI is now around 11% after completing the second stage of a $41-billion investment in the maker of ChatGPT.

Dec 31, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / Decompression sickness in fish reveals hidden risks of hydropower operations

Professor Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug and postdoctoral fellow Wolf Ludwig Kuhn at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have three goals: To understand the problem of gas supersaturation at hydropower plants, ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Tattoos, toxins and the immune system—what you need to know before you get inked

From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow. But while the personal meaning of a tattoo may be obvious, the biological consequences are far less visible. Once ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Health
Tech Xplore / AI agents arrived in 2025—here's what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents—AI systems that ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
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 ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / ServiceNow $12 billion deal spree is 'deja vu' of CEO's SAP says

After years of eschewing big mergers, ServiceNow Inc. is on a deal spree. It has spent at least $12 billion this year on acquisitions or strategic investments.

Dec 29, 2025 in Business