Alexander Zholents recognized with 2023 Dieter Möhl Award

Newswise — Zholents was honored for his work on the theory of optical stochastic cooling. Alexander Zholents, a senior physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory…

Physicists create giant trilobite Rydberg molecules

New technique could make modeling molecules much easier

Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness

Youth mental health has worsened significantly over the past decade, but new interventions that teach positive psychology concepts in school may help. American young people are reporting historically high levels…

Students could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later

Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that teens…

The Standout Tech Products of 2023

Wow, this year sure went by quickly. As 2024 fast approaches, it’s time to name my Product of the Year. Only one product stands so far above the rest in…

Do genes that code athletic heart enlargement carry a risk of future heart problems?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new landmark study involving 281 elite athletes from Australia and Belgium has revealed one in six have measurements that would normally suggest reduced heart function.…

A suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across Iran

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nearly 70% of Iran’s gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage—a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported. The report said a…

Study finds clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Experts today call for more value to be given to patients’ “lived experiences” as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple examples of…

Exploring the effects of vascularization strategies on brain organoids

The development of cerebral organoids can offer opportunities to understand neurodevelopment and brain disease but faces several limitations, such as the lack of vasculature. In this study, researchers compare the…