Toxic Olympics gender debate emphasizes the struggles of cis and trans women athletes, says academic

Toxic Olympics gender debate emphasizes the struggles of cis and trans women athletes, says academic

The gender firestorm that has erupted at the Paris Olympics surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif only highlights the challenges all women athletes face, according to a University of South Australia academic. The gender firestorm that has erupted at the Paris Olympics surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif only highlights the challenges all women athletes face, according to…

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Construction and investigation of all-in-one microneedles complexed with functionalized polydiacetylene liposomes

Construction and investigation of all-in-one microneedles complexed with functionalized polydiacetylene liposomes

Researchers have developed a novel detection platform that complexed polydiacetylene (PDA) liposomes with swellable microneedles (MNs) for the sensitive and non-invasive detection of biomarkers. The PDA liposomes, prepared using 10,12-Pentacosadiynoic acid (PCDA), exhibit unique optical properties that change in response to external stimuli such as temperature and pH. These changes include color shifts and fluorescence…

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Quantum computing: Finding solutions by the people for the people

Quantum computing: Finding solutions by the people for the people

PEARC24 launched its first Workshop on Broadly Accessible Quantum Computing (QC) as the full conference began, July 22, in Providence, RI. Led by NCSA’s Bruno Abreu and QuEra’s Tomasso Macri, 30+ participants included quantum chemists, system administrators, software developers, research computing facilitators, students and others looking to better understand the current status and the prospects…

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Study shows people associate kindness with religious belief

Study shows people associate kindness with religious belief

Experiments conducted by UC Merced researchers find that people who perform good deeds are far more likely to be thought of as religious believers than atheists. Moreover, the psychological bias linking kindness and helpfulness with faith appears to be global in scale. Experiments conducted by UC Merced researchers find that people who perform good deeds are…

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Defending potatoes

Defending potatoes

About 22% of the potatoes grown in the U.S. are made into chips. And Americans eat more chips—an average of 4 pounds per person per year—than any other country, reports the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. About 22% of the potatoes grown in the U.S. are made into chips. And Americans eat more chips—an average of 4…

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Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here’s what to know

Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here’s what to know

NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing’s troubled capsule. NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing’s troubled capsule. Space Exploration Phys.org – latest science…

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