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Tech Xplore / Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back
In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have gradually disappeared from dashboards as more functions have been transferred to touchscreens.
Phys.org / Eye for trouble: Automated counting for chromosome issues under the microscope
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in chromosomes under the microscope. Conventional analysis requires trained ...
Tech Xplore / Microsoft's Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to 'pay our way' for AI data centers amid rising opposition
It won't be easy for Big Tech companies to win the hearts and minds of Americans who are angered about massive artificial intelligence data centers sprouting up in their neighborhoods, straining electricity grids and drawing ...
Medical Xpress / AI-driven virtual screening uncovers two potent CDK9 inhibitors with anticancer effects in lab tests
A new and important discovery comes from the field of oncological research thanks to the joint work of researchers from the Sbarro Institute in Philadelphia, the National Cancer Institute—Pascale Foundation, and the University ...
Phys.org / Why do educated people fall for conspiracy theories? It could be narcissism
If there are two things the internet loves talking about, they're conspiracy theories, and who may or may not be a narcissist.
Phys.org / Global 60-year study sheds light on staple crops' nutrient use inefficiency
A 60-year study covering 205 countries and regions worldwide has systematically uncovered the evolutionary patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency (NUE and PUE) in the four major staple crops—rice, wheat, maize, ...
Medical Xpress / How weight loss benefits the health of your fat tissue
It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Medical Xpress / Vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease could deliver $1.3 billion a year in global livestock benefits
The new foot-and-mouth disease vaccine developed by researchers at Diamond Light Source is projected to deliver over $1.3 billion in annual benefits and transform global livestock resilience.
Phys.org / A case of mistaken identity: Mammoth fossils from Alaska turn out to belong to two ancient whales
For more than 70 years, what were thought to be mammoth fossils were tucked away in the archives of the University of Alaska Museum of the North. During the museum's Adopt-a-Mammoth program, which allows the public to sponsor ...
Tech Xplore / Want to get better at using ChatGPT? New research highlights empathy
For an increasing number of Americans, a new kind of co-worker is making their work easier.
Tech Xplore / New sodium-sulfur battery may offer safer, cheaper alternative to lithium
Due to our ever-increasing reliance on electronics, researchers are always on the lookout for battery materials with more desirable qualities. Common battery materials, like lithium, can be prone to disadvantages like overheating ...
Tech Xplore / Volvo Cars pauses battery factory after fruitless partner search
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday that it was pausing operations at a battery factory under construction, dismissing all 75 workers there, after failing to find a partner for the business.
