New study cracks the case of why food sticks to center of nonstick pans
It's the same underlying process behind the coffee ring effect and wine tears. Enlarge / Foods will sometimes get stuck to a heated surface, even if oil or a nonstick frying pan is used. Scientists have concluded that convection may be to blame......»»
Poverty-level wages pose urgent problem for US childcare, study finds
A new report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at UC Berkeley finds that child care workers in every state struggle with poverty-level wages, even as they nurture and educate our children in the most important years of de.....»»
Rage clicks: Study shows how political outrage fuels social media engagement
A Tulane University study explains why politically-charged content gets more engagement from those who disagree. Researchers found a "confrontation effect," where people are more likely to interact with content that challenges their views than those.....»»
Male CEOs viewed positively for assertive activism stances, study reveals
Investors view CEOs more favorably when they respond to shareholder activism in ways that conform to gender stereotypes, according to new Cornell research......»»
Increasing plant diversity in agriculture can promote soil carbon sequestration
A study carried out at the University of Helsinki demonstrates that boosting plant diversity in agriculture can increase plant biomass and improve plant–microbe interactions, both of which promote the storage of carbon in the soil......»»
Declines in plant resilience threaten carbon storage in the Arctic
Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region's vegetation is losing the ability to recover from climate shocks, suggests a new study......»»
You can thank ROM hackers for Backyard Baseball’s comeback
Backyard Baseball's return to modern PCs may look like a simple case of emulation, but it was much more complicated than that......»»
I created the perfect iOS 18 Control Center
iOS 18 let's you customize your Control Center more than ever before. I finally tried it out myself, and I created something I'm really happy with......»»
Intel did the unthinkable with its new Arrow Lake CPUs
Intel is giving up on a feature that has been at the center of its desktop CPUs for decades with the release of Arrow Lake......»»
Theoretical study demonstrates existence of giant photocaloric effects in ferroelectric perovskites
Solid-state cooling is a promising alternative cooling technique that does not rely on the use of gases or liquids, like conventional refrigeration systems, but instead utilizes the properties of solid materials to refrigerate. This alternative cooli.....»»
Researchers discover new isotope plutonium-227
A research team led by researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has synthesized a new plutonium isotope, plutonium-227. Their study is published in Physical Review C......»»
Non-Indigenous businesses struggling to boost Indigenous staff numbers
Indigenous-owned businesses in Australia employ Indigenous staff at a rate 12 times higher than non-Indigenous-owned businesses, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found......»»
U.S. appeals court judges challenge NADA, FTC in oral arguments for CARS Rule case
U.S. appeals court judges during oral arguments Oct. 9 delved into the National Automobile Dealers Association challenge and Federal Trade Commission's defense of the CARS Rule regulations looming over dealerships......»»
Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management unifies asset inventory and risk factors
Qualys launched the Risk Operations Center (ROC) with Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM). The solution enables CISOs and business leaders to manage cybersecurity risks in real time, transforming fragmented, siloed data into actionable insights that.....»»
Carefully exposing children to more misinformation can make them better fact-checkers, study suggests
In an era when online misinformation is seemingly everywhere and objective facts are often in dispute, UC Berkeley psychologists in a new study have presented a somewhat paradoxical partial solution: Expose young children to more misinformation onlin.....»»
Drug makers can’t make knockoff weight-loss drugs anymore—and they’re mad
Compounding pharmacies could make knockoffs during shortage. But FDA says it's over. Compounding pharmacies are suing the Food and Drug Administration so they can keep making imit.....»»
Snowflake dance analysis could improve rain forecasts
The key to more accurate rainfall predictions may lie in the intricate dance of falling snowflakes, a new study has found......»»
Using a unique combination of DNA techniques to authenticate ginseng supplements and combat adulteration
Rosalee Hellberg, an associate professor in Chapman University's Food Science Program, and her research team have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against adulteration in dietary supplements. Effective methods for identifying adulteration.....»»
New tool provides knowledge on heat stress vulnerability in cities for more targeted adaptation
Heat-related deaths and diseases are a major concern in Europe amid increasing extended periods of extreme heat. A recent study proposes a novel way of quantifying and projecting future vulnerability to heat stress in different areas of a city, provi.....»»
Hubble and New Horizons offer dual perspectives on Uranus to inform exoplanet research
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study l.....»»
A new approach to sustainable development in arid river basins through a multi-objective programming model
A collaborative research team from Beijing Normal University and the University of Regina has introduced a new approach to sustainable development in arid river basins through a Grey Fractional Multi-Objective Programming (GFMOP) model. The study, re.....»»