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Medical Xpress / Using real-time brain signals to predict and prevent attention lapses in kids
Inside a deep brain stimulation program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), researchers have discovered a brain signal that predicts when a child is about to lose attention—and that a brief, targeted intervention ...
Phys.org / The high‑tech shipbuilding methods that helped Vikings dominate the seas
Images of the sleek keels, elegant planks, and dragon-headed prows of Viking longships have been reproduced countless times on postcards, book covers, souvenirs and in television shows and movies.
Tech Xplore / EV charging simulation model could help cities manage electric vehicle charging demands
As electric vehicles become more common, cities are facing the new and increasingly complex task of managing when and where drivers plug in. Concordia researchers have developed a new tool that offers a clearer picture of ...
Phys.org / How a single radioactive cloud caused Fukushima particle contamination
A new study shows that a single radioactive cloud was responsible for a large share of the nuclear fallout during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster on 11 March 2011. The work is published in the Journal of Hazardous ...
Tech Xplore / These optical sensors don't just see—they think fast enough to change surgery, space exploration and more
Imagine a surgical robot that could detect the boundary between a tumor and healthy tissue during an operation; not by sending images offsite for testing, but by quickly analyzing subtle differences fast enough to guide the ...
Phys.org / How did the ethanol boom of the 2000s impact farm values in the Midwest?
The U.S. ethanol industry experienced its first major "boom" in the early 2000s, thanks to changes in U.S. energy policies—particularly biofuel mandates—along with the surging crude oil prices and the phaseout of a fuel additive, ...
Tech Xplore / 3D printing enables powder metallurgical hot isostatic pressing of large, critical parts
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a method that uses additive manufacturing (AM)—3D printing—to fabricate custom canisters for powder metallurgical hot ...
Medical Xpress / Ivermectin prescriptions more than double after celebrity endorses it as a cancer treatment on a high-profile podcast
Prescriptions for the anti-parasite medication ivermectin doubled in the months following an endorsement by a celebrity during a high-profile podcast as an off-label cancer treatment, a UCLA-led study finds.
Medical Xpress / Existing drug shows promise for memory and decision-making issues affecting most schizophrenia patients
Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that causes confused thinking, severe memory problems, and hallucinations. It affects about 23 million people worldwide, with cognitive dysfunction present in over 80% of patients. ...
Phys.org / Atomic step–terrace ordering enables unprecedented precision in mechanical testing
As modern technologies shrink to the nanoscale, surfaces increasingly dictate how materials deform, yield, and fail. Yet probing this regime has long been hindered by the challenge of preparing and controlling surfaces with ...
Medical Xpress / New rules for used prosthetic feet could curb 'medical equipment graveyards'
Researchers have proposed new standards into the decades-old prosthetic donations market, improving the quality of lower limb prosthetic feet by two-thirds—a major quality of life boost for recipients.
Phys.org / New quantum protocol breaks distance and speed barriers in fiber networks
Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have successfully deployed a multi-mode quantum relay network, achieving matter–matter entanglement over 14.5 kilometers, according to media reports.
