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Tech Xplore / Germany brings back electric car subsidies to boost market
Germany on Monday reintroduced electric car subsidies as it seeks to accelerate the transition to less polluting vehicles, drawing praise from industry groups but criticism from environmentalists who demanded greater efforts.
Tech Xplore / Bottleneck in hydrogen distribution jeopardizes billions in clean energy
A study from Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University found that while hydrogen production, storage and fuel cell technologies are advancing rapidly, the hydrogen distribution infrastructure is developing at half ...
Phys.org / Feeling involved in decision-making associated with higher mental well-being, lower loneliness for women in farming
Women in farming who feel valued and supported and are involved in decision-making on the farm report higher mental well-being and lower levels of loneliness, according to groundbreaking new research.
Medical Xpress / Exploring why adapting to the environment is more difficult as people age
As people age, structural brain changes influence their ability to adapt to the environment. Tatiana Wolfe and colleagues at the University of Arkansas characterized changes in the brain across two periods of adulthood that ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers publish first ever structural engineering manual for bamboo
Comprehensive guidance about the design of permanent bamboo structures has been published by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).
Phys.org / Forget the big picture: The case for voting on just one issue
Most people assume that when an election comes down to two main parties, the logic of voting is straightforward: weigh up the options and choose the least bad one.
Phys.org / China is becoming more sexually liberal—if you are a man
Sexual attitudes have relaxed significantly in China since the Mao era. Approaching the 50th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death and the subsequent end of the Cultural Revolution, there has been a significant de-politicization ...
Phys.org / Cigarette filters: An underestimated source of microplastic pollution
It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the plastic-based filters ...
Phys.org / Ethiopian women and safety: Why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working
For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn't just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions.
Tech Xplore / New RoboReward dataset and models automate robotic training and evaluation
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms has opened new possibilities for the development of robots that can reliably tackle various everyday tasks. Training and evaluating these algorithms, however, typically ...
Phys.org / Geoscientists use satellite data to determine how water shapes the land
What's the shape of water? In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this question by precisely measuring the height and extent of bodies of water. Virginia Tech geoscientists ...
Phys.org / Building the data infrastructure for next-generation materials science
Materials research generates vast amounts of data, but the information often exists in manufacturer-specific formats and the terminology is inconsistent, making it difficult to aggregate, compare, and reuse. Traditionally, ...
