The measurement scene is irradiated with a thermal point pattern in the single-shot method. The 3D result is processed in just a few seconds. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF What used to…
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Nostalgic Tunes Trigger Stronger Urge to Dance Than Familiar Hits
Summary: A new study reveals that nostalgia plays a powerful role in making us want to dance, even more so than familiarity with a song alone. Researchers asked young adults…
Bedtime Procrastination Linked to Personality Traits
Summary: New research reveals that bedtime procrastination in young adults is linked to specific personality traits, especially higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness and extraversion. These associations remained significant even after…
Universal law of quantum vortex dynamics discovered in superfluid helium
From left, postdoctoral researcher Yiming Xing, Professor Wei Guo, and graduate student Yousef Alihosseini at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. The researchers injected tiny frozen particles into superfluid helium…
Outdoor earthquake shake table contributes to greater structural safety
In June, this 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building will be put to the test at the UC San Diego outdoor earthquake simulator. This is the latest in a long line of…
AI detects dizziness and balance disorders remotely
FAU researchers are also experimenting with a wearable headset equipped with deep learning capabilities to detect nystagmus in real-time. Credit: Florida Atlantic University Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly vital…
Flamingos create precise water vortices in a shrimp-hunting frenzy
Tornado-generating beaks and whirlpool-stirring feet help flamingos transform shallow waters into shrimp-swirling death zones — corralling agile prey with the flair of a Las Vegas stage act and the efficiency…
does flower temperature affect pollinator behaviour? – Functional Ecologists
In this week’s blog post, we learn what’s the buzz about pollinators and their affinity to heat. Through her recently published paper: “Isolating the effects of floral temperature on visitation…
Trees ‘remember’ times of water abundance and scarcity
How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. In some cases, adversity breeds resilience: Spruce trees that experience long-term droughts are more resistant to future droughts, owing…
