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Phys.org / Pair of white dwarfs locked in 6-minute orbit might one day be observed by gravitational waves
Current gravitational-wave observatories aren't sensitive enough to capture the gravitational waves of binary stars. They can only see the gravitational chirps of black holes just as they are merging. But that will change ...
Phys.org / 'The Jungle Book' offers an unconventional tool for undergraduate economics education
Research in the International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education argues that "The Jungle Book" can serve as an unconventional teaching tool for undergraduate economics, using the original stories by Rudyard Kipling ...
Phys.org / New nitride semiconductor expands material options for more powerful electronics
Polar wurtzite nitride semiconductors, such as aluminum nitride (AlN) and gallium nitride (GaN), are central to modern high-power and high-frequency electronic devices because of their wide band gaps, high breakdown electric ...
Medical Xpress / New tool measures thyroid cancer patients' anxiety
A new tool created by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators is the first to measure anxiety in patients with thyroid cancer. Described in the journal Thyroid, the Thyroid Cancer Modified Anxiety Scale (TC-MAX) ...
Tech Xplore / Academics use London Tube map to model options for nuclear fuel cycle
A new review paper from the Dalton Nuclear Institute at The University of Manchester uses a Tube map design to examine how closing the nuclear fuel cycle—recycling and reusing materials from used fuel—improves the sustainability ...
Medical Xpress / Small bowel microbiome offers clues to women's health
A new study by investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University has identified differences in the makeup and organization of the small bowel microbiome between women and men. The findings, published in iScience, could ...
Tech Xplore / Robots protest rampant AI in Poland
Waving flags, "chanting" slogans and marching in circles, around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.
Phys.org / Yes, passing 1.5 C of global warming is cause for alarm, but not despair
The news has been full of headlines about findings from a United Nations report: The world is set to exceed the 1.5°C global warming target set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The report has raised concerns and questions ...
Medical Xpress / New framework boosts the accuracy of disease risk prediction from genetic data
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University have developed a computational framework to improve how genetic data is used to estimate an individual's inherited risk of developing conditions like Alzheimer's disease, ...
Medical Xpress / Why do I crash at 3pm? The science behind the 'afternoon slump'
You've just finished eating lunch and you're back at your desk, ready to dive into the rest of the day's work. Yet by 3 p.m., you find your eyes starting to droop. Before long, the only thing you can think about is how much ...
Phys.org / What can a pair of underpants tell you about your vegetable garden?
This summer, 115 participants in Leiden and The Hague worked with scientists from Leiden University to investigate the soil life in their community garden plots. With mangetout peas, a taste test, a buried pair of underpants ...
Tech Xplore / China's top court posts guidelines on deepfakes, AI disputes
China's top court issued guidelines Monday covering a range of emerging pitfalls associated with artificial intelligence, including unauthorized deepfakes and voice cloning, state media reported.
