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Tech Xplore / Digital-twin system detects construction hazards in under a second
Research in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures describes a digital-twin system that could make safety monitoring on high-rise construction sites more effective. The system could allow accident risks to ...
Phys.org / Takeaway cups may be releasing microplastics into your coffee
Single-use paper cups used for takeout coffee and other beverages release millions of microplastic particles when exposed to hot liquid, University of Queensland researchers have found.
Phys.org / Why it's so hard to apologize sincerely in a foreign language
When people apologize, they do more than acknowledge a mistake. They also reveal how they understand responsibility, ethics, social and moral norms, and their relationship with others. These things all differ widely between ...
Phys.org / Thermal anomaly discovered below Mars' south pole
Researchers have discovered a thermal asymmetry deep beneath the surface across Mars' southern hemisphere. Based on gravitational measurements that provide clues to the Red Planet's interior structure, Mars' southern interior ...
Phys.org / New method tests magnet-powered braking for safer, more reusable spacecraft reentry
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new system to test magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for spacecraft reentering the atmosphere. Their platform generates intense magnetic fields with a powerful electromagnet ...
Medical Xpress / Starting social media younger linked to anxiety and depression in teens
The age at which adolescents first start using social media may be more important to their mental health than whether they have a social media account at all, new UNSW Sydney research suggests.
Phys.org / Unexpected source of genetic diversity found in human sperm
Scientists have identified an unexpected source of genetic variation in human sperm that occurs earlier in sperm development than previously thought. Published in Nature, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the ...
Medical Xpress / Positive data revealed for patients with a heart attack and multivessel disease
Functional coronary angiography significantly reduced cardiovascular events and improved safety compared with conventional angiography in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease. ...
Medical Xpress / Internal body awareness does not predict mental health, study finds
The human brain continuously receives information from inside the body that helps detect physical needs and emotional states, such as a racing heartbeat, shortness of breath, hunger, thirst, pain and body temperature. Its ...
Phys.org / Tool helps U.S. Space Force predict dangerous wind events
Zachary Kopel '26 has developed a forecasting tool now in use by the U.S. Space Force to help predict dangerous convective wind events, including microbursts that can threaten rockets during launch operations.
Medical Xpress / Semen facilitates infection with mpox virus, study shows
The mpox virus used to be transmitted predominantly from animals to humans. In recent years, however, new virus variants have become increasingly capable of spreading from person to person. Researchers at Goethe University ...
Medical Xpress / Memory decline starts earlier than you think, new research suggests
Memory loss is usually thought of as something to address as a person ages. Slip-ups like forgetting someone's name or recognizing a familiar face but not remembering where you know them from are often viewed as issues that ...
