Loughborough University

We already know how watching other people’s lives on social media can affect our self-esteem. Apparently, using apps to track your fitness activities can have a similar effect. A new study suggests that fitness apps can become major demotivators.

A platinum fiddle that's just 35 microns in length and 13 microns in width is believed to be the world's smallest violin, measuring just a fraction of a microscopic tardigrade. But before you get too excited, there's one little twist …

Examining the muscles of Eddie Hall, a British strongman and deadlift champion, has given researchers greater insight into muscle strength, which could inform athletic performance, injury prevention, and healthy aging – giving hope to even the non-athletic among us.

Even if someone's fingerprints are found on an incriminating document, that person may claim that they handled the blank paper before the criminal printed anything on it. A new technique, however, can now be used to check if that really was the case.

Scientists in the UK have developed an advanced handheld imaging device that could prove a powerful tool when it comes to tackling cancer, using a mix of gamma and optical imaging to build 3D images of cancerous growths beneath the skin.

We've seen a number of technologies that speak on behalf of paralyzed people, using cues as subtle as eye movements. Now, researchers at Britain's Loughborough University have created a system that speaks words based on the user's breathing.

Of all the things that we regularly dispose of, you would think that shoes would be one of the most difficult to recycle. Nonetheless, British scientists have created and trialled "the world’s first comprehensive system for separating and recovering useful materials from old footwear."

Scientists are developing a test to determine a person's stress levels by analyzing their breath.