This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick Murphy Two people in Southern California…
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Angry Qantas investors block executives’ pay plan
Qantas enjoyed a record profit last year but it also enraged once-loyal Australians through astronomical ticket prices and allegedly selling seats for already cancelled flights. Jeering Qantas shareholders voted down…
Wearable devices may prevent astronauts getting ‘lost’ in space
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The sky is no longer the limit—but taking flight is dangerous. In leaving the Earth’s surface, we lose many of the cues we need to orient…
Study reveals untapped potential to increase eye donations needed for sight-restoring surgeries
Eye after cornea transplant. Credit: NHS Blood and Transplant A new study has found there is significant scope to increase the number of eye donations from patients cared for in…
Sleepless Nights: The Brain’s Surprising Reaction to All-Nighters
Summary: unveiled the science behind the buoyant mood many feel after acute sleep deprivation, like pulling an all-nighter. The study in mice showed that not only does dopamine release rise…
Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world
Feature Fields for Robotic Manipulation (F3RM) enables robots to interpret open-ended text prompts using natural language, helping the machines manipulate unfamiliar objects. The system’s 3D feature fields could be helpful…
Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday. In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes…
We need to better understand public resistance toward wind turbines and solar cells
Julia Kirch Kirkegaard is Associate Professor at DTU Wind and has helped to establish a multidisciplinary section to better equip engineers to understand the complex reality that meets the technologies…
Post-Pandemic America: Unmasking the Silent Stress Surge of Collective Trauma
Summary: The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has instigated a silent surge in stress and mental health issues among Americans. Alarmingly, adults aged 35-44 exhibited the most significant hike in…
