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How temperature increase drives energy loss in fuel cells
Quantum mechanics simulations reveal the impact of temperature on energy conversion efficiency in electrochemical cells. Credit: Liam Krauss/LLNL Grand Challenge Graphics Support By splitting water molecules, fuel cells can turn…
Legal Cannabis Linked to Less Problematic Use, Better Mental Health
Summary: The Weed Care study in Switzerland is investigating how legal access to cannabis affects users’ consumption and mental health. In the first randomized trial of its kind, participants buying…
Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against social media algorithms
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women’s sport is more and more getting the attention it deserves. Stadiums are filling, television ratings for many sports are climbing and athletes such as the…
Personalized social media features could help users manage time and well-being
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Redesigning social media to suit different needs of users could make their time online more focused, according to new research by University of Bristol academics. The…
Knowing Alzheimer’s Risk Lowers Anxiety, But Motivation Fades
Summary: A new study shows that learning about amyloid beta buildup — a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease — does not increase emotional distress, but motivation to maintain healthy habits…
Automated tool offers real-time feedback for English pronunciation among non-native speakers
Credit: Nothing Ahead from Pexels A new system that improves on the detection of pronunciation errors among non-native speakers could improve English language learning. The technology, discussed in the International…
Vapor-deposited perovskite semiconductors power next-generation circuits
(a-c) Schematics illustrations of fabrication process, (d-h) device performance, (i) Benchmark of vapor-deposited perovskite-based transistors. Credit: POSTECH A research team led by Professor Yong-Young Noh and Dr. Youjin Reo from…
Emotional Regulation Offers a New Path to Relief
Summary: A new study shows that improving emotional processing can significantly reduce chronic pain and improve quality of life. Researchers developed Pain and Emotion Therapy, an online intervention teaching emotional…
From action movies to urban planning, new method for creating large 3D models of urban areas is faster and cheaper
Ground truth, generated images, and visualization of Gaussian means of our Waterloo scene at different altitudes and orientations. (Left) Waterloo scene ground truth. (Middle) Waterloo scene 3DGS generated image. (Right)…
