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​Is loneliness a silent killer? Things like obesity and smoking are well established and clear contributors to the risk of premature mortality, but according to a new study, the impacts of chronic social isolation may pose a similar threat.

​From new classes of drugs to natural remedies like beetroot juice, science has long teased us with potential solutions to that little problem we've got called aging. New research in the area has uncovered another way we might be able to stay young and fresh, though it won't be easy.

Stress damage on metal components is often undetectable to the naked eyes, but now a team at Brigham Young University led by James E Patterson is developing a way to use green lasers to examine metals for signs of damage as a way of avoiding expensive better-safe-than-sorry replacements.

​New research suggests that cutting calories could do more than just slim our waistlines. A study by a team at Brigham Young University finds that eating less can actually slow down the process of aging at a cellular level.

One down side to CubeSat satellites' small size is the fact that they can overheat or get too cold very quickly. With that in mind, scientists have created a new type of temperature-regulating radiator for them … and it does its job by folding, just like origami.​

While running is sometimes pointed to as a damaging exercise for knees, a new study out of Brigham Young University, shows that the exercise can actually ratchet down knee inflammation.​​

​We've probably all experienced it – getting frustrated by the user interface on a website, and wishing that the creators of that site could know just how angry they were making us. Well, in the near future, perhaps they'll be able to.

Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) and MIT have made a new important step toward the next generation of high-bandwidth, color-accurate holographic video displays that could span the size of an entire room at one tenth the cost of state of the art devices.

Scientists at Brigham Young University (BYU) have developed an an algorithm that can accurately identify objects in images or videos and can learn to recognise new objects on its own.

Brigham Young University researchers are developing an origami-inspired folding solar array that's compact at launch, expanding to around 10 times its size once it's deployed in outer space. When developed, it will fold down to a diameter of 2.7 m (9 ft) and unfold to about 25 m (80 ft) across.

While some people have developed impact sensors that can be attached to football players' helmets, a student at Utah's Brigham Young University has devised something less obtrusive – impact-sensing helmet-lining foam.

Can a sock reassure you of a baby's well-being? Perhaps it can, if it's the Owlet. Created by Owlet baby care, this sensor-lined sock monitors a baby's vital signs through its foot, and transmits the data to a smartphone app via Bluetooth. Parents can check on their baby's health at a glance.