Liquid crystal takes page from steel in surprising phase transition

A type of transformation best known for hardening steel and enabling shape-memory alloys may also occur in a much softer ...
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UI students build technology for global neutrino experiment

Work underway inside the University of Iowa Spaceflight Laboratory will eventually become part of one of the world’s largest ...

Indonesia’s Cash-For-Photos Scheme: How Villagers Are Being Paid To Protect Wildlife

Villagers in Indonesian Borneo are being paid for verified wildlife sightings. KehatiKu turns animal photographs and recordings into income and conservation data. The experiment is testing whether ...

The Conclusion of a Former BI Engineer Who Spent 30 Days Comparing Monthly Reporting with Excel Copilot and Claude

The Conclusion of a Former BI Engineer Who Spent 30 Days Comparing Monthly Reporting with Excel Copilot and ClaudeI used to spend 11 hours on monthly reporting at the end of every month. That is the ...
High Times

Cheaper Flower, More Choice, No Surge in Use: The Netherlands’ Cannabis Pilot Delivers Its First Results

The Netherlands’ regulated cannabis experiment is already reshaping coffeeshop shelves, expanding product variety and driving down flower prices. But early findings show little change in consumption, ...

Quantum communication protocol enables three users to establish a shared secure key

Quantum key distribution allows two users to establish secret keys whose security is grounded in the laws of quantum ...

Can Stress Scramble the Signals Between Your Gut and Brain?

The researchers interpret that pattern as reduced sensitivity to stronger fullness signals under stress. Still, the finding is preliminary, Kipping emphasizes. But it could suggest that stress may ...

The vehicles of the future start not in a futuristic city, but at an ordinary bus stop

When you hear the term "autonomous bus," what kind of scenery do you imagine?A futuristic city made of glass. Dedicated lanes ...
PsyPost

What actually happens to your nervous system when you get a back massage

Receiving a back massage after a mentally demanding task lowers your heart rate but keeps skin conductance elevated. A new study demonstrates that different bodily signals respond to physical touch in ...
TMCnet

Swayable Names Jenny Wall Chief Growth Officer and Brian Lawrence Chief Revenue Officer as AI Reshapes Creative Effectiveness

Swayable, the causal AI platform used by the world's leading brands to predict creative impact before campaigns launch, today announced two senior executive appointments: Jenny Wall as Chief Growth ...

South Korea's Lee tells AP he wants step-by-step approach to North Korea's nuclear dismantlement

South Korea's liberal President Lee Jae Myung is calling for a practical and step-by-step approach to achieving North Korea's ...
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Kazakhstan’s Fintech Market Enters a New Phase as Banks Tighten Their Grip on Consumers

Kazakhstan’s fintech industry is entering a second phase of development. Large banks have captured much of the country’s mass consumer market through super-apps that combine payments, lending, ...