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Tech Xplore / Light yet strong material inspired by egg whites can cool devices faster

A research team at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has developed a high-performance heat-dissipating composite material that achieves both eco-friendliness and low-cost processing.

Tech Xplore / Aluminum stabilizes high-nickel cathodes, curbing rapid capacity loss in EV batteries

To increase driving range, electric vehicle (EV) batteries rely on high-nickel cathodes. However, this high nickel content has a critical drawback: battery performance degrades rapidly during charging and discharging. The ...

20 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / New therapies for advanced shoulder issues

Wear and tear, injury, certain medical conditions, and age can take a toll on shoulder function. Oftentimes, surgery can be avoided, with many people responding well to nonoperative treatments, such as physical therapy or ...

Medical Xpress / America doesn't have enough hospital beds. This could help

Every day, across the nation, patients wait hours or days in emergency departments until a bed opens up for them in the hospital.

21 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Dengue vaccine gains first major approval

The world's first single-dose vaccine to prevent dengue fever has been approved for licensure in one of the largest countries affected by the disease, following 16 years of research contributions by scientists at the University ...

Medical Xpress / From field to lab: Study reveals how people with vision loss judge approaching vehicles

Patricia DeLucia has spent decades studying something many of us never think about: judgments about collisions that are crucial for safety. But the roots of her research stretch back to her childhood, long before she became ...

21 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Visual system of butterflies changes with seasons, research reveals

The shift from warm summer to cool fall conditions can be stressful for many animals. Surviving each season requires a multitude of different physiological and behavioral traits that scientists are still working to understand.

22 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Order of cancer-driving mutations affects the chance of tumor development, study shows

The order of cancer-driving mutations—genetic changes—plays an important role in whether tumors in the intestine can develop, new research reveals.

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Rising temperatures linked to shorter, poorer sleep for US adults

Higher nighttime temperatures are linked to shorter sleep times and lower sleep quality, especially for people with chronic health conditions, lower socioeconomic status, or those living on the West Coast, according to a ...

21 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover the earliest stages of human placenta formation

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with what it needs to thrive during gestation.

21 hours ago in Genetics
Tech Xplore / Using smartphones to improve disaster search and rescue

When a natural disaster strikes, time is of the essence if people are trapped under rubble. Conventional search-and-rescue methods use radar-based detection or employ acoustics that rely on sounds made by victims.

14 hours ago in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Volcanic eruptions may have brought Black Death to Europe

Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death—the most devastating pandemic in human history—to the shores of medieval Europe, new research has revealed.