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Tech Xplore / China's BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales
Growing Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world's biggest electric vehicle company in annual sales.
Medical Xpress / The price of persuasion: Why vaccine messaging may deepen social divides
Encouraging people to get vaccinated is often seen as a public health success story. However, understanding how persuading people to roll up their sleeves to receive vaccines creates social division is crucial—particularly ...
Phys.org / Architecture isn't neutral. It's been shaping political power for millennia
Among his other ongoing projects, US President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term on a renovation. The Oval Office has been converted into a miniature palace festooned with gold bling, the rose garden has been ...
Phys.org / Texas Humane Legislation Network has pushed to improve animal welfare laws for 50 years
Fifty years ago, Cile Holloway attended a national animal welfare conference and realized there was nobody working on legislation to improve the lives of animals in Texas.
Phys.org / New method uses spin motion to control heat flow in magnetic materials
NIMS, in joint research with the University of Tokyo, AIST, the University of Osaka, and Tohoku University, have proposed a novel method for actively controlling heat flow in solids by utilizing the transport of magnons—quasiparticles ...
Medical Xpress / Biophobia: Why some people hate nature—and what you can do about it
We're constantly told that spending time in nature is good for the body and the mind alike. A large body of research shows multiple health benefits from contact with nature, ranging from stress reduction to an improved immune ...
Medical Xpress / How doubting your doubts may increase your commitment to goals
When it comes to our most important long-term goals in life, it is not uncommon to face obstacles that may lead us to doubt whether we can achieve our ambitions.
Tech Xplore / Toys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids?
Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ball.
Phys.org / New model showcases microbubble behavior in viscoelastic fluid under ultrasound forcing
Encapsulated microbubbles (EMBs), tiny gas-filled bubbles coated in lipid or protein shells, play a central role in biomedical ultrasound. When exposed to ultrasound waves, EMBs contract, resulting in oscillations that enhance ...
Medical Xpress / The health benefits of swearing
You stub your toe on the bedpost. Before your brain even registers the pain, a word explodes from your mouth—sharp, loud and oddly satisfying.
Phys.org / Spin-engineered copper nanozyme enables efficient lignin conversion and strong green adhesives
Lignin is the most abundant renewable aromatic polymer in nature. Its conversion into high value-added chemicals or materials is essential for biomass valorization and sustainable development. Nanozymes, which combine the ...
Tech Xplore / California crypto company accused of illegally inflating Katy Perry NFTs and fraud
Four years ago, California startup Theta Labs' cryptocurrency was soaring, and its future appeared bright when it landed a partnership with pop star Katy Perry.