Happiness Is as Unique as You Are

Summary: A large international study shows that happiness does not stem solely from either external circumstances or internal attitudes, but varies widely between individuals. Some people’s happiness is shaped mostly…

Ambient AI technology can reduce documentation burden for health care providers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Sutter Health, led by Cheryl Stults, Ph.D., found that an innovative ambient artificial intelligence platform showed promising results in easing the burden of clinical…

New method quickly assesses underwater landslide risk for offshore turbines

How digital twins enhance design and control of off-road autonomy

Mechanical engineering PhD student Ted Sender configures the physical MRZR vehicle platform, interfaced with a synthetic off-road environment in the Digital Engineering (DE) lab of the Automotive Research Center. A…

Eco-friendly kilns help Malawi’s fish curers cut losses

Dried fish. Researcher James Banda says, the eco-friendly kilns can process 100 kg of fish in two hours. Credit: Charles Mpaka Closing his eyes as he battled smoke wafting from…

Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater

Professor Long Nghiem is working with IWI Australia on catalytic technology for water. Credit: University of Technology, Sydney Semiconductor manufacturing is a fastidiously clean business. Components are washed multiple times…

Superconductor-quantum dot combo manipulates Majorana bound states

Left: The 2DEG chip measured in these experiments (top) connected to a chip containing electrical resonators (bottom), that enable fast calibrations. Right: Electron microscope image of a nanoscale device used…

Novel strategy keeps quantum networks stable by replenishing entanglement

Novel architecture improves control of microwave resonators for quantum computers

Superconducting qubits are cooled in a cryostat close to absolute zero temperature. Credit: University of Innsbruck Innsbruck physicists have presented a new architecture for improved quantum control of microwave resonators.…

Space junk falling to Earth needs to be tracked—meteoroid sounds can help

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Space junk and meteoroids are falling to Earth every year, posing a growing risk as they re-enter the atmosphere at high speeds. Researchers are using infrasound…