Artificial foot mimics human gait, improves stability on slippery ground

Soft Foot Pro weighs approximately 450 grams and can support loads of up to 100 kilograms. It consists of a mobile arch mechanism in titanium (or aeronautical-grade aluminum alloy), whose…

Taylor Swift’s Positive Impact on Fans’ Body Image and Eating Disorders

Summary: A new study finds that Taylor Swift’s openness about her struggles with body image and eating disorders positively influences her fans’ attitudes. Researchers analyzed thousands of online comments, revealing…

A new proposal would change that

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Planetary scientists are proposing a new definition of a planet to replace one that many researchers view as sun-centric and outdated. The current definition—established in 2006…

Loneliness Worse for Memory Than Social Isolation

Summary: A new study finds that loneliness impacts memory more negatively than social isolation among older adults. Those who are both socially isolated and lonely experience the greatest memory decline,…

Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit

People living in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which returned regulation of abortion access to state legislatures, are…

Distinct T-cell signatures observed at different stages of type 1 diabetes development

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland found distinct signatures in CD8+ T cells in blood samples from children with newly diagnosed type 1…

Observation of 3D acoustic quantum Hall states

Ensuring Europe’s renewable energy security from above

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers are using AI and satellite technologies to make the continent’s renewable energy infrastructure more reliable. Solar panels and wind turbines had to be shut down…

Physicists discover a way to imprint a previously unseen geometrical form of chirality onto electrons

Schematic representation of the experimental setup used to shape electrons into chiral coils of mass and charge. Credit: Dr. Yiqi Fang, University of Konstanz Have you ever placed the palm…

Bird flu has been invading the brains of mammals. Here’s why

In spring 2022, a handful of red foxes in Wisconsin were behaving oddly. Veterinary pathologist Betsy Elsmo learned that a local wildlife rehabilitation center was caring for foxes with neurological…