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Phys.org / Why your faucet drips: Water jet breakup traced to angstrom-scale thermal capillary waves

Some phenomena in our daily lives are so commonplace that we don't realize there could be some very interesting physics behind them. Take a dripping faucet: why does the continuous stream of water from a faucet eventually ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / First seizure clinic speeds time to diagnosis with pediatric epilepsy

Children referred to a first seizure clinic (FSC) see a neurologist epilepsy specialist within one week, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, held from Dec. 5 to 9 in Atlanta.

Dec 5, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Video-call glitches can have serious consequences

A technical glitch during a Zoom call shouldn't be that big a deal, or lead someone to make a judgment about the person on the other end. But in actuality, glitches during face-to-face video calls—even when the glitch does ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Cracking the code of Parkinson's: How supercomputers are pointing to new treatments

More than 1 million Americans live with tremors, slowed movement and speech changes caused by Parkinson's disease—a degenerative and currently incurable condition, according to the Parkinson's Foundation and the Mayo Clinic. ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / A new jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in the endangered species' recovery

The spots gave it away. Just like a human fingerprint, the rosette pattern on each jaguar is unique so researchers knew they had a new animal on their hands after reviewing images captured by a remote camera in southern Arizona.

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / New bioadhesive strategy can prevent fibrous encapsulation around device implants on peripheral nerves

Peripheral nerves—the network connecting the brain, spinal cord, and central nervous system to the rest of the body—transmit sensory information, control muscle movements, and regulate automatic bodily functions. Bioelectronic ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Why stress can make your hair fall out: A two-part reaction

It's well known that stress can trigger hair loss. A new paper explores how this happens and how our response to stress can have long-term consequences for our scalps, research that may eventually yield insights into autoimmune ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Medical research
Phys.org / Sibling roles change when a parent dies, study finds

Eldest sons step up financially, while eldest daughters take care of their parents: A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows how Korean siblings divide the responsibility of caring for their parents through the ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / The inequalities of laundry: Research reveals overlooked source of microplastic pollution

Researchers at University of Toronto Engineering have observed that handwashing synthetic fabrics in water with higher total dissolved solids (TDS) leads to more microplastic fibers (MPF) being released, creating implications ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Softbank's Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize

SoftBank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the extent that "we become fish" and could even win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Dec 5, 2025 in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Chance discovery converts toxic nitric oxide into nitrogen gas at room temperature

Nitrogen is a crucial component of proteins and nucleic acids, the fundamental building blocks of all living things, and thus is essential to life on Earth. Gaseous N2 from the atmosphere can be fixed by soil bacteria capable ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Innovative drug delivery mechanism triggered by cooling could provide targeted pain relief

Leon Bellan, associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt, and his team have developed a novel cooling-triggered device that could allow patients to safely and conveniently receive drugs for ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Medications