Research team publishes benefit breakdown of 3D-printed vs. wood molds for precast concrete

ORNL’s 3D-printed polymer composite mold was used to produce precast concrete parts for a New York City building. Researchers conducted a techno-economic analysis that highlights the benefits over wood molds.…

Study shows millions of people live with co-occurring chronic pain and mental health symptoms

According to new research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, nearly 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. deal with chronic pain while also…

Predicting PTSD: Brain Scans Unravel Trauma’s Long-term Effects

Summary: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects 2% to 10% of trauma survivors, manifesting as intense anxiety from emotional disbalance. Researchers employed brain scans on 104 trauma survivors to determine which…

Quiet cables set to help reveal rare physics events

PNNL chemist Isaac Arnquist examines ultra-low radiation copper cables specially created for sensitive physics detection experiments. Credit: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Imagine trying to tune a radio…

Brain’s Molecular Response to Psychological Loss

Summary: Psychological loss, be it from job loss or the death of a loved one, affects well-being immensely, yet its molecular mechanism in the brain remains enigmatic. Researchers utilized the…

Brain Region That Links Language to Social Cognition Identified

Summary: Researchers discovered that neural activity in the left ventral temporoparietal junction (vTPJ) and the lateral anterior temporal lobe (lATL) during sentence processing is tied to social-semantic working memory. Previously,…

Oracle Reinvents How Gen AI Makes CRM Work Better

Oracle announced three significant artificial intelligence (AI) overtures with a heightened focus on CRM and service this week at Oracle CloudWorld in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, Oracle released details of…

Firefoxes and whale spouts light up Earth’s shield

Credit: All-sky camera, Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory (KAGO) within the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF). Data provided as part of ESA’s Space Weather Service Network Did you know…

Study finds peer religious discrimination harms mental health more than exclusionary organizational policies

Means for summed religious discrimination and victimization experiences by religious tradition. Credit: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (2023). DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12871 Religious discrimination from one’s peers has a far…

China opposes ‘not realistic’ global fossil fuel phase-out

From Beijing, climate envoy Xie Zhenhua stood firm against stronger rhetoric against coal, oil and gas deployed at UN headquarters China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said today that a global…