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Tech Xplore / Lasers turn parchment paper into high-performance electronic circuits
What if the next generation of disposable electronics—the sensors in your food packaging, the diagnostic strips in a medical clinic, the environmental monitors scattered across a farm—were built not on silicon or plastic, ...
Medical Xpress / Death rates on Mount Everest have declined dramatically over the last century, new study finds
A new study analyzing Mount Everest expeditions spanning more than a century has found that death rates among climbers have declined significantly in recent decades—despite a dramatic increase in the number of people attempting ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds children in the US die at higher rates than peers in other high-income nations
At every age, children in the United States die at higher rates than peers in other high-income nations, according to a new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Findings from the study were presented during the ...
Medical Xpress / Asphalt is everywhere, but is it bad for our health?
If you piled all of Phoenix's pavement into one spot, it would be enough to cover San Francisco four times over. Roads, parking lots, and other paved surfaces blanket a lot of land—an estimated 40% of Arizona's capital city.
Medical Xpress / Ultra-processed foods damage your focus even if you eat healthily
New research from Monash University, the University of São Paulo and Deakin University shows that a diet high in heavily processed foods can negatively impact the brain's ability to focus and increases the risk of developing ...
Medical Xpress / Heat waves and cold waves are increasing cardiovascular events, analyses show
Heat waves and cold waves are associated with increases in major cardiovascular events that are exacerbated by air pollution. Concerning results on the adverse impact of climate change and pollution on cardiovascular risk ...
Phys.org / North African-linked stone tools reached Iberia 700,000 years ago, evidence suggests
Members of the Atapuerca Research Team from the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES), the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), the University of Burgos, and the ...
Medical Xpress / Improving cardiovascular risk prediction in Latin America and the Caribbean: SCORE2-LAC
A preliminary model to improve the prediction of cardiovascular risk in Latin America and the Caribbean was presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026, the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology ...
Tech Xplore / Do AI language models 'understand' the real world? On a basic level they do, suggests study
Most of what AI chatbots know about the world comes from devouring massive amounts of text from the internet—with all its facts, falsehoods, knowledge and nonsense. Given that input, is it possible that AI language models ...
Tech Xplore / These penny-size ultrasonic tags ditch batteries and silently turn everyday objects into private smart home trackers
Most smart home devices require power one way or another. You have to plug them in, recharge them, or replace their batteries at some point. Georgia Tech researchers think they have a better way with small metal tags that ...
Tech Xplore / EV battery supply may be less fragile than feared as markets swap key materials
The development of batteries for electric vehicles has progressed much faster than experts and policymakers had anticipated. New research shows that the market is well equipped to cope with both raw material shortages and ...
Phys.org / Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin—this is the future in a warming world
Michigan and parts of Wisconsin are in the midst of a historic flooding event in spring 2026. Days of heavy rainfall on top of snow have sent lakes and rivers over their banks and threatened several dams in both states, forcing ...
