Illustration of Hip (Frontal view). Credit: Wikipedia Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by considerable pain,…
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Diamond nanoparticles get a quantum upgrade with shell inspired by TV technology
By encasing a diamond nanoparticle with a specially engineered shell—a technique inspired by QLED televisions—the team created a quantum biosensor ideal for a living cell. Credit: Jason Smith Putting hypersensitive…
Hopes for alien life dim as doubts emerge over exoplanet K2-18b chemical signals
An artist’s illustration of the planet K2-18b, one of the prime suspects to host life beyond this solar system. When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most…
After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft. SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket—key to CEO Elon Musk’s long-term vision of colonizing Mars—after two consecutive…
Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US
People visit an Apple store promoting its iPhone 16 at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Sunday, May 11, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Andy Wong Lashing out at Apple’s plans to…
Experts urge tighter sperm donation rules after cancer-linked gene passed to children
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A case in which a sperm donor was later found to be carrying a cancer-causing pathogenic variant in his gametes has highlighted the problems of regulating…
German court says Meta can use user data to train AI
The court ruled Meta is ‘pursuing a legitimate end’ by training AI with Facebook and Instagram user data. A German court on Friday dismissed an injunction request brought by consumer…
Team develops first validated tool to measure performance in bone-anchored prosthesis users after amputation
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A test developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus that measures both prosthetic donning time and mobility in lower-limb amputation, shows that a prosthesis…
Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive…
Numerical simulations reveal the origin of barred olivine crystals in early solar system
This figure illustrates the formation and numerical replication of barred olivine, a unique crystalline texture found in chondrules within meteorites. (a) A polarized light micrograph shows a natural chondrule containing…
