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Phys.org / Robotic system synthesizes hundreds of metal complexes to find potential new antibiotic

Researchers have used a cutting-edge robotic system capable of synthesizing hundreds of metal complexes to develop a possible antibiotic candidate—offering fresh hope in the global fight against drug-resistant infections.

Dec 23, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / How does Santa do it all? Quantum physics, that's how, says scientist

Every year, Santa Claus races around the globe in a matter of hours to bring presents to children all over the world.

Dec 22, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Rare Hall effect reveals design pathways for advanced spintronic materials

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory, in collaboration with Indranil Das's group at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (India), have found a surprising electronic feature in transitional metal-based compounds that could ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Lowering barriers to explainable AI: Control technique for LLMs reduces resource demands by over 90%

Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT and Llama are driving exceptional innovations in AI, but research aimed at improving their explainability and reliability is constrained by massive resource requirements for examining ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Software
Phys.org / PFAS concentrations can double with every step up the food chain

A new UNSW-led global meta-analysis shows that PFAS concentrations can double at every step up the food chain, leaving top predators—and humans—potentially exposed to higher chemical loads.

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / New technique lights up where drugs go in the body, cell by cell

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question. Traditional methods can measure the concentration of a drug ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Immune cell 'fuel' shortages shape atherosclerosis, scientists reveal

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, drives the progression of atherosclerosis—and how this knowledge could lead to better diagnostics and ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / New computer vision method links photos to floor plans with pixel-level accuracy

For people, matching what they see on the ground to a map is second nature. For computers, it has been a major challenge. A Cornell research team has introduced a new method that helps machines make these connections—an ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Ultrafast fluorescence pulse technique enables imaging of individual trapped atoms

Researchers at the ArQuS Laboratory of the University of Trieste (Italy) and the National Institute of Optics of the Italian National Research Council (CNR-INO) have achieved the first imaging of individual trapped cold atoms ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Supermassive black holes show selective feeding habits during galaxy mergers

Black holes are notorious for gobbling up everything that comes their way, but astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered that even supermassive black holes can be picky eaters, ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Ancient pottery workshop reveals Iron Age production chain

Ceramics are one of the most important sources of information for archaeologists. Yet how these objects are produced, especially in the firing stage, has received little attention to date. The excavation of a well-preserved ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / 'Listening in' on the brain's hidden language: Engineered protein detects the faintest incoming signals

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet incoming messages are the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate, ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Neuroscience