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Tech Xplore / OLED lighting: Corrugated panel design extends longevity and efficiency

The organic light emitting diodes—known widely as OLEDs—that create vibrant smartphone displays could illuminate rooms, but current designs burn out too quickly at the high brightness needed for room lighting. A new approach ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / How does glass 'shake' and why does it start flowing when pushed hard enough?

Glassy materials are everywhere, with applications far exceeding windowpanes and drinking glasses. They range from bioactive glasses for bone repair and amorphous pharmaceuticals that boost drug solubility to ultra-pure silica ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Language shapes visual processing in both human brains and AI models, study finds

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the brain processes visual information for over a century. The development of computational models inspired by the brain's layered organization, also known as deep neural ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / How quiet galaxies stay quiet: Cool gas feeds black holes in 'red geysers'

Astronomers have long puzzled over how some massive galaxies stop forming stars and remain dormant for billions of years—even when they still contain gas that could, in principle, fuel new stars.

Jan 9, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Unexpected oscillation states in magnetic vortices could enable coupling across different physical systems

Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have uncovered previously unobserved oscillation states—so-called Floquet states—in tiny magnetic vortices. Unlike earlier experiments, which required energy-intensive ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Solving quantum computing's longstanding 'no cloning' problem with an encryption workaround

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have made a breakthrough in quantum computing that elegantly bypasses the fundamental "no cloning" problem. The research, "Encrypted Qubits can be Cloned," appears in Physical ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Personalizing cancer treatments significantly improves outcomes in clinical trial

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have led the first clinical trial in the world to show that cancer drug treatments can be safely and effectively personalized based on the unique DNA of ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / The Arctic has entered a new era of extreme weather, study suggests

Extreme weather events have become significantly more common in the Arctic over recent decades, posing a threat to vital polar ecosystems, according to new research by an international team of scientists.

Jan 8, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Improving sleep isn't enough: Daytime function as a key to assessing insomnia treatments

About one in nine adults suffer from chronic insomnia and its residual effects like drowsiness, cognitive issues, and irritability, as well as increased health risks like diabetes and heart risks if left untreated. While ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Astronomers build molecular cloud atlas for nearby Andromeda galaxy

Astronomers from Cardiff University, UK, have employed the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) to explore the nearby Andromeda galaxy. Results of the observational campaign, published December ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How a biological version of rock-paper-scissors determines if lizard colors are maintained or lost

Two new studies into lizard colors reveal how one species maintains its colorful diversity while others are losing their ancient colors. And the changes are being driven by the biological equivalent of rock-paper-scissors.

Jan 6, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, violent storms, and coral death.

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth