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Phys.org / AI model accelerates defect-based material design

Across the physical world, many intricate structures form via symmetry breaking. When a system with inherent symmetry transitions into an ordered state, it can form stable imperfections known as topological defects. Such ...

19 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Low-cost system turns smartphones into emergency radiation detectors

Prompt, individual-based dose assessment is essential to protect people from the negative consequences of radiation exposure after large-scale nuclear or radiological incidents. However, traditional dosimetry methods often ...

19 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / Review finds digital tools alone do not improve finances without motivation and agency

Digital payments, online banking, investment apps, and automated credit assessments have become routine parts of our everyday financial lives. A study in the International Journal of Business Information Systems argues that, ...

10 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Communicating about quantum: Explanations improve understanding but reduce confidence

Quantum technology has the potential to transform society. But how can you effectively inform the public about such complex and enigmatic science and technology? Ph.D. candidate Aletta Meinsma explored this.

11 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / 'TransMiter' technique transplants learned knowledge between AI models

How inconvenient would it be if you had to manually transfer every contact and photo from scratch every time you switched to a new smartphone? Current artificial intelligence (AI) models face a similar predicament. Whenever ...

11 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Green H₂ from water splitting via unique two-dimensional photocatalysts

Over the past 20 years, green hydrogen produced using sunlight has gained considerable attention as a promising pathway toward a low-carbon future. Among the various solar-driven methods for H2 production, the photocatalytic ...

11 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Major US tobacco brands flout policies to restrict young people's access to their content on Instagram, finds study

Leading US tobacco brands are flouting platform and federal marketing policies designed to restrict young people's access to their content on the popular social media platform Instagram, indicates research published online ...

10 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / A peek inside the clockwork that drives embryonic body patterning

The architecture of the body is not encoded as a formal blueprint; rather, it's the tightly orchestrated activation and deactivation of genes that coordinate body development. Many of these processes are not fully understood, ...

11 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / What to know about America's colossal winter storm

A deep freeze is gripping large swaths of the United States after a monster storm killed dozens of people from the Northeast to the Deep South, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and sent air travel into chaos.

12 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Study links anxiety sensitivity, pain-related anxiety to hazardous drinking after assault

A psychologist at the University of Houston is providing guidance to improve the mental health of victims of sexual violence, recognized by major health organizations as a public health crisis with serious implications on ...

10 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with lower cognitive performance in early childhood

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on child cognition. A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global ...

11 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies—inside blood, organs and even ...

12 hours ago in Earth