‘Superhuman vision’: Powerful 3D imaging technology paves way for next-generation eye-tracking

‘Superhuman vision’: Powerful 3D imaging technology paves way for next-generation eye-tracking

Eye tracking plays a critical role in the latest virtual and augmented reality headsets and is an important technology in the entertainment industry, scientific research, medical and behavioral sciences, automotive driving assistance and industrial engineering. Tracking the movements of the human eye with high accuracy, however, is a daunting challenge. Eye tracking plays a critical role…

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Scientists develop ultraprecise, efficient and flexible technique for counting and analyzing nanoplastics

Scientists develop ultraprecise, efficient and flexible technique for counting and analyzing nanoplastics

While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller than one micrometer (1/50th the thickness of an average human hair), are far more reactive, far more mobile and vastly more capable of crossing biological membranes. Yet, because they are so tiny…

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Authorities in Iceland evacuate southwestern town and Blue Lagoon spa over fear of volcanic eruption

Authorities in Iceland evacuate southwestern town and Blue Lagoon spa over fear of volcanic eruption

Authorities evacuated a town and the Blue Lagoon spa in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as a volcano threatened to erupt for the eighth time. Authorities evacuated a town and the Blue Lagoon spa in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as a volcano threatened to erupt for the eighth time. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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Urban U.S. hate crime declined slightly in 2024, but anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim crimes rose, says report

Urban U.S. hate crime declined slightly in 2024, but anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim crimes rose, says report

Police reports of hate crimes in 42 major U.S. cities declined 2.7% in 2024, hovering around modern records, according to preliminary data from a new multi-city survey by an emeritus researcher from California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). But anti-Jewish hate crimes rose 12% and anti-Muslim hate crimes increased 18%, part of an upward trend. Police…

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New flexible nanofiber material combines strong microwave absorption with exceptional thermal insulation

New flexible nanofiber material combines strong microwave absorption with exceptional thermal insulation

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Huang Zhulin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully synthesized a flexible nanofiber felt with ultralow thermal conductivity and exceptional electromagnetic wave absorption properties. Recently, a research team led by Prof. Huang Zhulin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the…

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