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Tech Xplore / AI tool helps visually impaired users 'feel' where objects are in real time

Over the last few years, systems and applications that help visually impaired people navigate their environment have undergone rapid development, but still have room to grow, according to a team of researchers at Penn State. ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / Magnetically reconfigurable ribbons let scientists 'program' liquids on demand

Materials Science and Engineering Department professor and UConn IMS resident faculty member, Xueju "Sophie" Wang's group has unveiled a simple but powerful way to control liquids: magnetically reconfigurable, multistable ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Sloshing ferrofluids harness vibration energy: A new spin on powering tomorrow's wearables and IoT

Modern devices, from fitness trackers and smart garments to Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, require compact and sustainable power sources. In new research published in Scientific Reports, scientists present an energy harvester ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Cosmic dust vital for sparking life in space, study suggests

Tiny particles of space dust could be vital for creating the complex molecules needed for life more quickly, scientists say.

Nov 24, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Floods in Thailand, Malaysia kill over 30, displace thousands

Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighboring Malaysia were displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 dead, officials said Wednesday.

Nov 26, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don't stick narrowly to preprofessional education

Across state legislatures and in Congress, debates are intensifying about the value of funding certain college degree programs—and higher education, more broadly.

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Your gut's railway switch: How the 'second brain' decides between attack and repair

Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) in Lisbon shows that in mice this "second brain" helps decide whether the ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / Fern stems reveal secrets of evolution: How constraints in development can lead to new forms

There are few forms of the botanical world as readily identifiable as fern leaves. These often large, lacy fronds lend themselves nicely to watercolor paintings and tricep tattoos alike. Thoreau said it best: "Nature made ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Doctors still outperform AI in clinical reasoning, study shows

AI may ace multiple-choice medical exams, but it still stumbles when faced with changing clinical information, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Nov 24, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / 'Mental model' approach can reduce misconceptions about mRNA vaccination

In two experiments, researchers have found that introducing people to "mental models" about how mRNA vaccination works and how the body protects itself from foreign DNA can preemptively or reactively protect against misconceptions ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression, but what regulates epigenetics?

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in each cell. Mistakes or ...

Nov 23, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / The gender pay gap looks different depending where you are on the income ladder

Despite decades of progress, the gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of the UK labor market. According to women's rights charity the Fawcett Society, November 22 marked Equal Pay Day 2025—the day when women effectively ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences