Neuroticism Alters How Personality Affects Self-Control

Summary: Personality traits like conscientiousness and extraversion are linked to higher self-control, while neuroticism can weaken this effect, especially in specific types of self-control like resisting temptation or initiating proactive…

Protecting connected, self-driving vehicles from hackers

This Lincoln MKZ is an open connected and automated vehicle for academic and industry testing at Mcity, a world-class proving ground for advanced mobility vehicles operated by University of Michigan’s…

Novel PET/CT technique accurately detects neuroblastoma in children with short scan time and no anesthesia

[18F]MFBG LAFOV PET/ULD CT (top) and [123I]MIBG scintigraphy with SPECT/LD CT images (bottom) of 7-wk-old girl with neuroblastoma. [18F]MFBG image shows intraspinal and bone marrow involvement not seen on [123I]MIBG…

Shape-shifting robot inspired by insect swarms and tree roots is teaching itself to mark contamination zones

Loopy, a multicellular robot at the center of research in the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, could fundamentally alter understanding of autonomy, adaptability and design…

New data on radiation show missions to Jupiter’s moon Europa are possible

This artist concept depicts the Juno spacecraft which arrived at Jupiter in 2016 after a five-year journey to study the giant planet. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL Scientists from…

Mesoamerican “Underworld” was swallowed by seismic landslide

The Mesoamerican site of Mitla was swallowed by a seismic landslide event, according to a new study by the Lyobaa Project. Mitla, known as Mictlán in Nahuatl, means the “place…

Researchers develop world’s fastest microscope that can see electrons in motion

Mohammed Hassan, associate professor of physics and optical sciences, let a group of researchers in developing the first transmission electron microscope powerful enough to capture images of electrons in motion.…

In a world first, Grenada activates debt pause after Hurricane Beryl

More creditors are agreeing to suspend debt payments in the wake of weather disasters, but experts say greater financial relief will be needed As Hurricane Beryl swept through the Caribbean…

Solar streetlights designed in Florida may illuminate roads across southern US

by Emily L. Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sidewalks lining new neighborhoods across the southern U.S. could soon be lit by solar-powered streetlights made by a startup…

CDC and local experts anticipate new fall COVID vaccines in September

Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels As COVID-19 settles into a permanent presence in our lives, annual vaccinations are becoming the norm. Earlier this month, an official from the Centers for…