Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Renewable energy sources are essential for transitioning towards a decarbonized energy system and making the electricity grid more environmentally sustainable. Clean energy alternatives like wind power…
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Quantum computers can solve combinatorial optimization problems more easily than conventional methods, research shows
The traveling salesman’s problem is a classic in mathematics. A traveler is to visit N cities by the shortest route and return to the starting point. As the number N…
Children experience more injuries, stress and even burnout when they specialize in one sport
From football to baseball, gymnastics to tennis, more young athletes are becoming sports specialists. They join expensive sports clubs or youth leagues and devote themselves to a single sport all…
Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families and schools
School meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more nutritious than meals from other sources, such as meals brought from home. A recent…
Will Nvidia Be the First Company With an AI CEO?
As is typically the case when one company jumps ahead of the others, analysts like me get asked what makes Nvidia so much more successful than its peers. While my…
Mimicking exercise with a pill
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exercise. Now, researchers…
New composite decking could reduce global warming effects of building materials
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Buildings and production of the materials used in their construction emit a lot of carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming…
Explaining a Supernova’s ‘String of Pearls’
Physicists often use the Rayleigh-Taylor instability to explain why fluid structures form in plasmas, but research from the University of Michigan suggests that that may not be the full story…
The problem with seeing young sportspeople as athletes first, children second
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A recent report commissioned by Swim England, the national governing body for swimming in England, has found evidence of a “culture of fear” in swimming clubs.…
Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and allows the heart to function more naturally—new research
By harnessing light, my colleagues and I designed a wireless, ultrathin pacemaker that operates like a solar panel. This design not only eliminates the need for batteries but also minimizes…
