Remote collaboration software tools, such as Zoom or Google Docs, have become essential for teamwork – but they often overlook the fact that people do not all approach collaboration in the same way. Researchers have now developed a new human-computer interaction (HCI) method called RemoteCollabEval (RCE) to identify barriers to collaboration and inclusivity, allowing designers and developers to build software features that better support diverse teamwork styles.

A new study shows that when people describe their symptoms to an AI rather than to medical professionals, the quality of the information they provide decreases. This jeopardizes the accuracy of digital diagnoses and patient safety.

New research from Aarhus University shows that hydrogen radicals play a key role in breaking down PFAS, challenging previous assumptions about how these “forever chemicals” degrade. Published in Environmental Science & Technology, the study provides new insight into how PFAS can be destroyed rather than just removed from water. This advances the development of more effective, light-driven and chemical-free treatment methods, bringing us closer to fully eliminating PFAS from the environment.

A new study found that across nearly every U.S. region and every year through 2050, an amount of money spent deploying wind or solar delivers more combined climate and public health benefit than if it is spent on direct air capture, even under extremely optimistic assumptions of the development of direct air capture.

Record-breaking heatwaves, torrential rainfall and supercell thunderstorms: extreme events are intensifying under the influence of climate change, with major human and economic consequences. Artificial intelligence models are revolutionizing weather forecasting. But can they anticipate such exceptional events? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) shows that, to date, traditional numerical models remain more reliable for predicting extreme phenomena, even though AI models outperform them under typical conditions. These findings are published in Science Advances.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have drawn up the first Europe-wide map of landscape quality and highlighted where wind energy and landscape protection overlap. Generally, the European costs of wind energy production would remain stable provided that no turbines were installed in areas that are particularly scenic. At the local level, conflicting objectives emerge: in the Alps, for example, the cost for wind generation would significantly increase due to the overlap between windy and scenic locations.