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Rising Concerns Over Teen Popularity of Oral Nicotine Pouches

Exploring the Variety of Hydration Options

Golfer Robert Knorr Battles Neuropathy: Links Play Halted

Widespread Vitamin B6 Overdose Risks: Australian Alert

Australia's Effective Lung Cancer Screening Program

Study on Epidemiology of Clavicular Fractures in US Kids

Health Risks Linked to Moderate Alcohol Consumption

Improving Food Labeling with Nutrient Release Rates

Child Abuse in Childcare Centers: Every Parent's Nightmare

Impact of Genetic Mutations on Health

Evolutionary Change in Human Immune Cells Boosts Cancer Treatment

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Decline in SIDS Cases

Oral Health Literacy Impact on Child Tooth Decay

Study Reveals Brain Pathways for Visual Processing

Research Paper Reveals Medical Physics in Asia-Pacific

New Study Reveals Gut Health Role of Secretory Immunoglobulin M

New Radiotracer Developed at University of Alberta to Enhance Breast Cancer Imaging

New Studies Uncover Rugby Head Injury-Dementia Link

Brain Tumors: Growth Impact on Brain Tissue

Virtual Forest Bathing Boosts Emotional Well-Being

Paralyzed Military Veteran Receives Elon Musk Brain Chip

Higher Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections in Children: 2024 Study

Study Reveals 70% of US Adults Favor Home COVID-19 Test

FDA Updates ADHD Medication Labels for Young Children

Advancements in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

2.6 Million Undocumented Immigrants in California Eligible for Medi-Cal

Trump's Bill Slashes Medicaid and ACA Funding by $1 Trillion

Fourth of July Celebrations: Barbecue Explosion and Firework Mishap

Summer Mosquito Season Brings Concerns of Rising Dengue Cases

Researchers Uncover Insights on Multiple Sclerosis

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Government Proposal for Grocery Stores in NYC Challenges Existing Retailers

Eared Grebes Flock to Great Salt Lake

Summer Vacations Lead to High Electricity Bills

Early Continental Crust Formation: Earth's Archean Breakthrough

China's Tianwen-2 Mission Targets Asteroid Kamoʻoalewa

UK Progresses Over Halfway to Net Zero Carbon Economy

New Computational Model Enhances Flood Prediction in US

Urban Green Spaces: Ecological, Climate, and Human Benefits

Eurasia's Vegetation Flourishes but Ecosystem Resilience Weakens

China Launches Haishao-1: First Low-Inclination SAR Satellite

Tropical Storms Forming off West Africa: Satellite Monitoring

Researchers Launch Open Problems Platform for Single-Cell Genomics

Scientists Uncover Evolution of Mother-Fetus Communication

Challenges in Developing Next-Gen Products

Bumble Bees' Nutritional Choices: Study Reveals Mismatch

Continental Collisions Supercharge Earth's Copper Deposits

Sea Spider Study Reveals Evolutionary Insights

Water Activates NMR-Invisible Aluminum in USY Zeolite

University of Queensland Study: Sports Awards and Identity

Leveraging Terahertz Radiation for Advanced Technologies

SpaceX Explores Florida Expansion

SpaceX Marks Milestone: 500th Falcon 9 Launch

Researchers Identify Maire Tawake Conservation Hotspots

Ecologists Release Palm-Sized Lake Sturgeon into Maumee River

Deep-Sea Mining Study Reveals Impact on Marine Life

Cherry Tomato Farms Thrive in Morocco's Chtouka Amid Drought

Gigablue Sells 200,000 Carbon Credits for Climate Tech

Swiss Pine Forest: Testing Treetop Survival in Mist

University of East Anglia Report Raises Global Democracy Concerns

Promising Candidates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Quantum machine learning improves semiconductor manufacturing for first time

The Complexity of Semiconductor Processing

The rush to quit coal is leading countries into the 'gas trap'

Impact of Rising Natural Gas Production on Clean Energy Investment

Study Finds Bias in AI Models Detecting Depression on Social Media

Key biases in AI models used for detecting depression on social media

Abertay University Warns of AI Voice Scam Risk

Regional dialect scam warning as research uncovers AI capabilities

Balancing Act: Managing Cyberbullying on Social Platforms

Longer suspensions on platforms like Roblox could help curb bad behavior, new research finds

Changes to Search Engine Experience in Australia by Year End

Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools—here's why

Hertz AI Vehicle Inspections Spark $440 Scuff Backlash

Hertz customer hit with $440 charge after AI inspection at Atlanta airport

Topology Optimization Revolutionizing Engineering Structures

Faster topology optimization: An emerging industrial design technique gets a speed boost

West Virginia University Engineers Develop Flexible Energy Grid

Tough fuel cell can stabilize power grid by making and storing energy in extreme industrial conditions

Robots could one day crawl across the moon, and undergrads are laying the groundwork

Future Moon Exploration: Robot Rolling at CU Boulder

Tesla reports lower car sales, extending slump

Tesla Reports Hefty Drop in Auto Sales Amid Electric Vehicle Competition

Impact of AI Integration in Wearable Devices

AI-powered assistive technologies are changing how we experience and imagine public space

Researchers develop first hull-attached sensor system for predicting underwater radiated noise

South Korea Unveils Hull-Attached Sensor System for Underwater Noise Prediction

"Stretchable Foam Sensor Developed for Wide Range Sensing"

Stretchable polymer foam sensor detects wide range of motion with high sensitivity

Centaur: AI that thinks like us—and could help explain how we think

Innovative ternary alloy films pave the way for ultra-low-power memory devices

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

New point spread functions developed for particle 3D tracking

Nanoparticle positioning and tracking have a wide range of uses in life science, drug research and development. Real-time recording of the intracellular and extracellular motion of nano particles is of great significance in exploring the basic laws of life activities and drug transformation as it is crucial for clarifying key scientific issues such as disease pathogenesis, viral dynamic infection of host cells, and promoting the development and transformation of nano-drugs.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-functions-particle-3d-tracking.html

Is it even possible to regulate Facebook effectively? Multiple attempts have led to the same outcome

The Australian government's recent warning to Facebook over misinformation is just the latest salvo in the seemingly constant battle to hold the social media giant to account for the content posted on its platform.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-facebook-effectively-multiple-outcome.html

Study finds women, honor students prefer active learning spaces

The Association of American Universities has made a recent push to encourage institutions to install more active learning spaces on campuses, in which students can move and work together, instead of sitting in fixed seats in a traditional lecture hall. A new study from the University of Kansas found students are self-sorting between the two spaces and that active learning classrooms can be a way to attract more women to STEM fields and keep students enrolled and engaged.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-women-honor-students-spaces.html

New sensor detects low air humidity

Measuring air humidity is important in many areas. However, conventional sensors in hygrometers have so far not been able to determine a very low water vapor content. Physicists at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and the Yuri Gagarin Technical University in Russia have now developed a new sensor. It detects even the smallest amounts of water molecules that sink to its surface. The detector is based on highly conductive materials known as MXenes.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-sensor-air-humidity.html

Biden calls for a big expansion of offshore wind: How officials decide where the turbines may go

The Biden administration has announced ambitious plans to scale up leasing for offshore wind energy projects along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. In an announcement released on Oct. 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior stated that it will "use the best available science as well as knowledge from ocean users and other stakeholders to minimize conflict with existing uses and marine life." University of Massachusetts Boston public policy scholar David W. Cash, who worked at senior levels in state government for a decade, describes how this process works.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-biden-big-expansion-offshore-turbines.html

Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it

Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued humanity since time immemorial. Is there anything to celebrate about them?

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-viruses-villains-heroes-life.html

Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal

The death toll from days of flooding and landslides in India and Nepal crossed 100 on Wednesday, including several families swept away or crushed in their homes by avalanches of mud and rocks.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-landslides-india-nepal.html

Alibaba shares soar after Jack Ma reported on Europe trip

Alibaba shares surged more than six percent on Wednesday after billionaire founder Jack Ma was reported to be in Europe, fuelling investor hopes that the worst of China's regulatory crackdown for the internet giant might be over.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-alibaba-soar-jack-ma-europe.html

Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change

After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with four more exceptional tides within six weeks, shocking Venetians and triggering fears about the worsening impact of climate change.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-venice-worsens-off-season-climate.html

Helium: South Africa strikes new 'gold'

In a grassy plain in South Africa, once the world's largest gold producer, prospectors have stumbled upon a new treasure: helium.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-helium-south-africa-gold.html

Boeing aims for unmanned Starliner test flight in first half of 2022

Boeing is aiming for a test flight of its unmanned CST-100 Starliner capsule in the first half of next year and a potential launch of its crewed spacecraft at the end of 2022, company officials said Tuesday.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-boeing-aims-unmanned-starliner-flight.html

WeWork back to Wall Street, two years after fiasco

WeWork's financial woes and aborted IPO made headlines in 2019, but two years later the office-sharing giant is returning to Wall Street after seeking to renew itself in response to the pandemic.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-wework-wall-street-years-fiasco.html

United Airlines scores 3Q profit as more travel returns

An improvement in customer travel levels helped United Airlines report a profit in the third quarter on Tuesday even as it pointed to higher jet fuel costs as the latest challenge facing the industry.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-airlines-scores-3q-profit.html

3M to pay $99 mn to settle dispute over harmful chemicals

The US group 3M, which among other things manufactures anti-COVID protective face masks, said Tuesday it will pay $99 million to settle complaints related to health and the environment.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-3m-mn-dispute-chemicals.html

Study: Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals

The world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas in the coming decade to maintain a chance of keeping global warming from reaching dangerous levels, according to a U.N.-backed study released Wednesday.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-fossil-fuel-overshoot-climate-goals.html

Simulating chaotic interactions of three black holes

Dutch student Arend Moerman (Leiden University, the Netherlands) has defended his thesis research on the simulation of chaotic interactions of three black holes. The simulations, which he carried out together with researchers from Leiden and Oxford, show that lighter black holes tend to slingshot each other out into space, while heavier ones tend to merge. The research will be published in the leading journal Physical Review D.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-simulating-chaotic-interactions-black-holes.html

Netflix posts higher 3Q earnings, solid subscriber growth

Netflix posted sharply higher third-quarter earnings Tuesday thanks to a stronger slate of titles, including "Squid Game," the dystopian survival drama from South Korea that the company says became its biggest-ever TV show.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-netflix-higher-3q-solid-subscriber.html

Volcano in southern Japan erupts with massive smoke column

A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-volcano-southern-japan-erupts-massive.html

Marangoni surfer robots look and move like water bugs

From birds in the sky to fish in the sea, nature's creatures possess characteristics naturally perfected over millennia. Studying them leads engineers to create new technologies that are essential to our way of life today. Mechanical engineers from Michigan Technological University share how they built a tiny, self-powered robot inspired by water-skimming insects.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-marangoni-surfer-robots-bugs.html

Europeans want climate action but show little appetite for radical lifestyle change: new polling

Europeans want urgent action on climate change but remain committed meat-eaters and question policy proposals such as banning the sale of new petrol vehicles after 2030, according to a new poll from the YouGov-Cambridge Centre for Public Opinion Research that surveyed environmental attitudes in seven European countries, including the UK.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-europeans-climate-action-appetite-radical.html