Study reveals East Asia’s earliest gold-inlaid spear sheath

In 1954, a bronze spear sheath dating from Japan’s Kofun period (AD 300–538) was found beneath a rock on Okinoshima, a sacred island located off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka.…

A new tool predicts when users will reject a new technology

If you can predict that a new technology will not be adopted, then there is a lot of money to be saved. Sarang Shaikh and colleagues have developed a tool…

Cache of military helmets from both World Wars discovered during roadworks

Road construction works in the Polish city of Wroclaw have unearthed an unusual cache of military objects from WWI and WWII. The discovery was made on Koszarowa Street, coincidently just…

Two-actuator robot combines efficient ground rolling and spinning flight in one design

Engineers simulate lunar lighting for Artemis III moon landing

NASA engineers inside the Flat Floor Facility at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, mimic lander inspection and assessment tasks future Artemis astronauts may do during Artemis III. Lights…

3D-Printed Brain Model Mimics Neural Damage

Summary: Researchers have developed a groundbreaking 3D brain model that closely mirrors the architecture and function of the human brain. Built using biomimetic 3D printing, the Bioengineered Neural Network (BENN)…

Slow start to climate talks fails to reflect urgency

Bonn agenda finally adopted after tough fight Anyone would think there’s no climate emergency. The mid-year UN climate talks in Bonn were meant to open on Monday morning, to advance…

Dramatic stretch in quantum materials confirms 100-year-old prediction

Simulator optimizes vehicle resources to enable real-time accident prevention in autonomous cars

Traffic-Cognitive Integrated Network-Computing Load Distribution Simulator. Credit: Traffic-Cognitive Integrated Network-Computing Load Distribution Simulator Through industry–academia collaboration, a joint research team developed an Integrated Network-Computing Load Balancing (“INCL Balancing”) simulator optimized…

Anal cancer screening could cut cancer deaths by up to 65% among high-risk group, experts suggest

Anal cancer has high morbidity and mortality and is preceded by the development of detectable precancerous lesions. This large study assessed the cost-effectiveness and expected benefits and harms of anal…