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New water safety rapid testing method cuts time to results from six hours to 30 minutes
FIU researchers have developed a faster, more efficient method to detect forever chemicals in the water system, cutting the testing time from over six hours to...
Forecasting air drag with deep learning helps predict when uncontrolled satellites and rocket stages fall to Earth
On May 10, 2025, a spacecraft built in the Soviet Union to land on Venus came home. Launched in 1972, Cosmos-482 was stranded by a failed upper stage of its roc...
Fully automated testing of bulk metals paves the way for AI-driven materials development
Developing stronger and tougher structural metals such as steel requires exploring an enormous range of processing conditions. Even for the same alloy compositi...
Even or odd numbers: A single molecule makes all the difference in the quantum world
The researchers in the Quantum Detection Microscopy group at CIC nanoGUNE, in collaboration with chemists at CiQUS of the University of Santiago de Compostela,...
How do combined sewer overflows affect water quality in Philadelphia?
In Philadelphia and many urban areas across the U.S. with sewer systems dating back to the 1800s, more frequent flooding is posing a threat not only to people a...
Fraudulent paper mills may be manipulating scientific citations and amplifying unreliable findings
The likely manipulation of citation numbers by research paper mills in high-impact cancer journals has been uncovered by an international team of academic resea...
Kids and teens are going to AI chatbots for advice. How can parents make sure this is safe?
Last week, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett warned artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are not a sufficient replacement for human support...
The force behind our strength: How mechanical processes regulate muscle development
Skeletal muscles grow and regenerate as individual precursor cells—called myoblasts—fuse into long fibers from which mature muscle fibers develop. How they coor...
AI and wastewater DNA-based mapping help identify sewer pipes at risk of corrosion
Underground sewers that safely manage wastewater are essential to modern cities. However, since they are buried underground and difficult to access, their condi...
Shredded star reveals a massive black hole wandering far from its galaxy's center
Astronomers have discovered a star being torn apart by a massive black hole more than 1,000 parsecs from the center of its host galaxy. The tidal disruption eve...
Real-time nanoscale imaging reveals differences in antibody access to cancer-linked proteins on tiny vesicles
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University have developed a way to observe how antibodies interact with a cancer-relate...
Owners who spend more time close to their cats tend to have more positive moods
Many owners will enthusiastically attest that their cat has improved their quality of life. Some studies support this common claim that caring for a feline frie...