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Phys.org / How has talking about politics changed in the last quarter-century?

When chatting with friends these days, there's a good chance Americans are talking about politics, and they're more likely to be talking with people they agree with politically instead of crossing lines of belief.

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Branson's Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival

British entrepreneur Richard Branson vowed Thursday to "shake up" cross-Channel train services after regulators approved a key bid by his Virgin Group to share an east London depot with Eurostar.

4 hours ago in Automotive
Tech Xplore / Injectable antenna could safely power deep-tissue medical implants

Researchers from the MIT Media Lab have developed an antenna—about the size of a fine grain of sand—that can be injected into the body to wirelessly power deep-tissue medical implants, such as pacemakers in cardiac patients ...

Phys.org / When collapse wasn't inevitable: How some societies turned crisis into renewal

Throughout history, crises have often led to collapse—but not always. An international team of researchers, including members of the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), highlights four cases where societies under extreme pressure ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Spectral shaper sculpts 10,000 laser comb lines for exoplanet detection and beyond

Researchers have developed a new technology that can shape the spectrum of light emitted from a laser frequency comb across the visible and near-infrared wavelengths with more precision than previously possible. This advance ...

9 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions

Don't be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn't hosting a Halloween party.

5 hours ago in Robotics
Medical Xpress / An app, an Apple Watch and AI: A new way for researchers to study sleep health

An app that turns consumer Apple Watches into tools for highly sophisticated sleep stage monitoring was developed by a team of researchers led by professor Joyita Dutta at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The researchers ...

8 hours ago in Sleep disorders
Phys.org / The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

It's an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment's pause.

5 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Research confirms Meissner effect in high-pressure nickelate superconductor

A research team led by Prof. Liu Xiaodi from the Hefei Institute of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with researchers from Jilin University and Sun Yat-sen University, has achieved simultaneous ...

9 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Human-centric soft robotics flip the script on 'The Terminator'

Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia Tech, the future of robotics is softer, smarter, and designed to help.

9 hours ago in Robotics
Phys.org / Africa acacias 'go for broke' to grow and use up water to survive drought

Young umbrella acacia trees in Africa survive severe drought by putting their natural processes into overdrive when water is in short supply, prioritizing continued growth over water conservation, new research shows.

9 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Tricky treats: Why pumpkins accumulate pollutants

Pumpkins, squash, zucchini and their relatives accumulate soil pollutants in their edible parts. A Kobe University team has now identified the cause, making it possible to both make the produce safer and create plants that ...

10 hours ago in Biology