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Since 1950, the number of sedentary jobs has increased by 83%, according to the American Heart Association. Researchers with the Mayo Clinic found that those that sit for long periods can suffer from obesity, increased blood pressure, high…

Public toilets are often not pleasant places to go, but our bathrooms at home are dirtier than you think. A team of Colorado University engineers ran an experiment during a free week; it wasn't a waste of time. Using two lasers, one…

Polyvinyl chloride is one of the most produced plastics in the world, ranking third by volume. It's in nearly everything: hospital equipment, plumbing, window frames, housing trim, tents, shower curtains, and even our clothing. It coats the…

The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) says that the United States has sustained 338 weather and climate disasters where damage costs reached or exceeded $1 billion since 1980. These events cost more than $2.295…

Approximately 190 million people around the globe have conditions that impair their ability to move and function independently. Assistive robots can give them more freedom while reducing the need for caregiving. These robots are not widely…

The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science is soliciting applications for its 2022 Solicitation 2 cycle. The DOE recently selected 44 graduate students for its Office of Science Graduate Student Research program's 2022…

According to research by the University of Tokyo, Japan, adding robotic eyes to autonomous vehicles can save lives. During the study, participants worked in virtual reality (VR) and needed to determine whether to cross the road in front…

onsemi held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its silicon carbide (SiC) facility in Hudson, New Hampshire. Several guests of honor attended the event, including several government dignitaries. The new facility will increase the company's SiC…

The red supergiant Betelgeuse is as troublesome as Michael Keaton's rambunctious spirit in the 1988 hit: Beetlejuice. In 2019, Betelgeuse ejected a substantial amount of its surface into space in a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) 400 billion…

Droughts. Floods. Heat waves. Climate change is threatening our food supplies. But what if plants were smart enough to change how they adapt to our dynamic world? Researchers at Stanford University are bioengineering plants, manipulating…

A new meta-analysis on the effects of cognitive, leisure, physical, and social activities is in the August 10, 2022, online issues of Neurology®, the American Academy of Neurology medical journal. Past studies have shown that leisure…

As of 2021, 43 million people worldwide are blind, and 295 million have moderate-to-severe visual impairment. Of those 43 million people, an estimated 12.7 million are blind due to their corneas. While more than 80,000 people receive…

Have you ever felt exhausted after an intense mental day at work? After an exam at school? Researchers have new findings that help explain your exhaustion after vigorous mental gymnastics. It isn't all in your head. Their studies,…

Fast Company and Accenture have named Digi-Key as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022. In its fourth year, the award shines a light on companies that cultivate innovation across their organization and energize employees…

Today, assembly line robots are difficult to transition to other tasks. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when car manufacturing companies shifted their production from cars to PPE, they relied on people to man assembly lines. A team from…