What is gait analysis?
Could gait analysis improve your running style? We asked a sports therapist......»»
Apple Vision Pro, new cameras fail user-repairability analysis
Meta Quest 3, PS5 Slim also received failing grades despite new right-to-repair laws. Enlarge / Apple's Vision Pro scored 0 points in US PIRG's self-repairability analysis. (credit: Kyle Orland) In December, New York b.....»»
Russia and China are using OpenAI tools to spread disinformation
Iran and Israel have been getting in on the action as well. Enlarge / OpenAI said it was committed to uncovering disinformation campaigns and was building its own AI-powered tools to make detection and analysis "more effective.".....»»
World"s biggest companies snap up "likely junk" carbon offsets: analysis
Globally recognized companies—from oil and gas majors to the banking sector and tech—are contributing to greenwashing by snapping up vast quantities of "likely junk" carbon offsets, a watchdog warned Thursday......»»
Researchers develop ultrafast wavemeter that employs spectral–spatial–temporal mapping
Accurate high-speed measurements of wavelength are fundamental to optical research and industrial applications, such as environmental monitoring, biomedical analysis, and material characterization......»»
New method could significantly reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
New research by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) proposes using soil bacteria to cut greenhouse gas emissions from food production. The research is published in the jour.....»»
Study indicates that as racial diversity and income rise, civilian injuries by police fall
An analysis of civilian injuries resulting from interactions with police in Illinois found that residents of all races and ethnicities are more likely to sustain injuries if they live in economically under-resourced areas. The risk of injury decrease.....»»
Researchers develop new AI tool for advanced animal behavior analysis
Animal behavior analysis is a fundamental tool in various studies, ranging from basic neuroscience research to understanding the causes and treatments of diseases. It is widely applied not only in biological research but also across various industria.....»»
Your next smartwatch could analyze sweat to mine invaluable health data
Experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a sweat-sensing smartwatch that is capable of continuous sweat analysis for sodium and potassium ions......»»
DNA analysis reveals that there are more species of parasitoid wasps than anticipated
When Charles Darwin first encountered parasitoid wasps, he was horrified. In an 1860 letter to American botanist Asa Gray, he wrote: "I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the.....»»
Porous materials and machine learning provide inexpensive microplastic monitoring method
Optical analysis and machine learning techniques can now readily detect microplastics in marine and freshwater environments using inexpensive porous metal substrates. Details of the method, developed by researchers at Nagoya University with collabora.....»»
Recent and extensive volcanism discovered on Venus
A new analysis of data collected on Venus more than 30 years ago suggests the planet may currently be volcanically active......»»
Why Do We Sing? New Analysis of Folk Songs Finds Similarities around the World
Across the globe, singing traditions are vast and varied. Their commonalities may help explain how music evolved.....»»
Persistent gender imbalances in UK political candidate selections: A call for systemic reform
In a comprehensive analysis by Dr. Sofía Collignon, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London, new light has been shed on the persistent gender disparities in the selection of parliamentary candidates by the U.K.'s C.....»»
Big brands are "failing to curb plastic sachet use"
Small plastic sachets commonly used in low- and middle-income countries must be phased out and packaging reuse systems promoted, urge campaigners and waste pickers, as new analysis reveals major corporations have failed to curb their use......»»
Ambitious targets are needed to end ocean plastic pollution by 2100, analysis finds
A collaboration between researchers at Imperial College London and GNS Science, suggests that reducing plastic pollution by 5% per year would stabilize the level of microplastics—plastics less than 5 mm in length—in the surface oceans......»»
Analysis-Nvidia"s split of soaring stock could boost retail investor appeal, Dow chances
Analysis-Nvidia"s split of soaring stock could boost retail investor appeal, Dow chances.....»»
DNA analysis reveals that Jamestown Colony residents ate dogs with Indigenous ancestry
Dogs with Indigenous ancestry were eaten during a period of starvation at Jamestown, the first English settlement in North America in the 17th century, according to new research in American Antiquity......»»
Double-pulse LIBS technology provides environmentally friendly analysis of deep-sea materials
The seabed contains large quantities of valuable minerals and metals that are urgently needed for modern technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines. However, discovering these deposits has so far been complicated. Diving robots use grippers.....»»
Long-term ocean sampling in Narragansett Bay reveals plummeting plankton levels: Impact uncertain for local food web
University of Rhode Island (URI) researchers estimate that in Narragansett Bay, the level of tiny plantlike creatures called phytoplankton has dropped by half in the last half century, based on new analysis of a long-term time series study of the bay.....»»
Decarbonization dynamics: New analysis unveils shifting trends in the voluntary carbon offset market
As humanity grapples with the fight against climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is urgently necessary. One way to achieve this is through the carbon offset market, where organizations or individuals can buy credits from emissions-reduci.....»»