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Tech Xplore / Everything from air fryers to TVs suck up our personal data. Here's how to give gadgets that respect privacy this Xmas
Smart gadgets collect vast amounts of our personal data through their apps. It's usually unclear why the manufacturers need this information or what they do with it. And I don't just mean smartphones. All kinds of devices ...
Phys.org / The fossil bird that choked to death on rocks, and no one knows why
A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and even a perfectly preserved body doesn't tell the whole story of how that animal behaved, how it lived, ...
Phys.org / New model describes how reaction-diffusion networks develop 'foams'
For numerous fundamental processes of life, the formation of certain protein patterns is essential. Protein pattern formation controlled by molecular switches is—like many processes in nature—far removed from a state ...
Tech Xplore / Scientists develop a glasses-free 3D system with a little help from AI
Watching 3D movies and TV shows is a fun and exciting experience, where images leap out of the screen. To get this effect, you usually have to wear a special pair of glasses. But that could soon be a thing of the past as ...
Phys.org / Adrift like Shackleton: Robot float survives Antarctic ice
A robotic float has measured the temperature and salinity from parts of the ocean never sampled before—underneath massive floating ice shelves in East Antarctica.
Medical Xpress / Health impacts related to 'forever chemicals' linked to billions in economic losses
The negative health impacts from contamination by so-called forever chemicals in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8 billion a year in social costs, a University of Arizona-led study has found.
Phys.org / Parasitic fungus may have emerged 18 million years before the ants with which it lives today
A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ecological functions. According to a study published in the journal Communications Biology, one piece of ...
Phys.org / A geometric recipe for stabilizing atomically thin metals
Metallenes are atomically thin metals whose unique properties make them extremely promising for nanoscale applications. However, their extreme thinness makes them also flimsy.
Medical Xpress / Using genetics to predict who is at risk of developing type 1 diabetes could inform large-scale health studies
A test using genetics to predict who is at the highest risk of developing type 1 diabetes could one day be applied to large-scale health studies, to identify adults who could benefit from new drugs, new research shows.
Phys.org / Reconfigurable platform slows lights for on-chip photonic engineering
Integrated circuits are the brains behind modern electronic devices like computers or smart phones. Traditionally, these circuits—also known as chips—rely on electricity to process data. In recent years, scientists have ...
Phys.org / Webb reveals double helium tails escaping from a 'hot Jupiter'
For the first time, scientists have continuously monitored a planet's escaping atmosphere over a complete orbit, revealing that the gas giant WASP-121 b is surrounded by not one but two massive helium tails stretching more ...
Phys.org / Social scientists say societal impact is the ultimate goal, finds global survey
A new white paper from Sage Publications reveals a gap between the aspirations for societal impact of social and behavioral science (SBS) researchers and the leaders and systems that govern their careers. While researchers ...
