If a parent has persistent opioid prescriptions, their adolescent or young adult offspring has more than double the risk of persistent opioid use, according to a new study published October 23^rd in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Anna Marcuzzi of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, and colleagues.

A recently published Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) research article indicates that fall-applied residual herbicides are among the best available options to use for glyphosate-resistant (GR) Italian ryegrass control. The article is among several newly published articles found online in the WSSA  Weed Technology journal.

Scientists have developed a new way to control light using a silicon metasurface and a genetic algorithm. This method allows real-time shaping of light patterns without needing multiple complex setups. It could improve optical technologies for imaging, computing, and more.