Summary: Research reveals symbols are more memorable than words. This novel study dives into our brain’s knack for recalling graphic symbols and logos over their word counterparts. Symbols, offering visual…
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Researchers develop ultracompact sensing system for gas detection using a smartphone
Acetone vapor-sensing experiments using the integrated system: (a) smartphone user interface for (i) function menu, (ii) frequency scanning, (iii) resonance tracking, and (iv) user-defined PID parameter setting; (b) photograph of…
Is Childhood Adversity A Lens for Moral Judgments?
Summary: Researchers uncovered how a person’s childhood adversity shapes others’ judgments of their actions. The study reveals that people perceive negative actions by those with challenging childhoods as less a…
Archaeologists find remains of a medieval tower in Lublin’s Old Town |
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Lublin’s Old Town have found the remains of a medieval tower which is apparent in works by Braun and Hogenberg, known as the “Theatrum praecipuarum totius…
Germany net zero 2045 unlikely to be met
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is failing to cut emissions in the transport and building sector, a report by government climate advisers shows. German goals to cut greenhouse emissions by 65%…
Advances in quantum emitters mark progress toward a quantum internet
Left, model of the atomic structure of the quantum light-emitting defect in silicon (gray), composed of two substitutional carbon atoms (black), and one silicon interstitial atom (pink). The size of…
Engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures
MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and flexibility. These materials could be…
Most US nursing homes are understaffed, potentially compromising health care for more than a million elderly residents
More than 80% of U.S. nursing homes reported staffing shortages in early 2023. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jasmine Travers, a gerontological nurse practitioner and assistant professor of nursing at New York…
Study confirms long-term benefits of weight loss surgery in the prevention of cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After adding follow-up years, increased sample sizes and examining multiple surgical procedures, new research shows bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence…
