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Phys.org / Ashwagandha is having a moment—researchers want to take this shrub further

Ashwagandha is a small shrub that's having a big moment. Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of years, ashwagandha is now one of the most popular herbal supplements in the U.S. because of its professed benefits ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Liquid-repellent particle coating enables near-frictionless motion of pico- to nanoliter droplets

The precise control of tiny droplets on surfaces is essential for advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and next‐generation lab‐on‐a‐chip diagnostics. However, once droplet volume reaches pico- and nanoliter scales, ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Beyond the eye of the beholder: Mathematically defining attributes essential to color perception

Research on the perception of color differences is helping resolve a century-old understanding of color developed by Erwin Schrödinger. Los Alamos scientist Roxana Bujack led a team that used geometry to mathematically define ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Measuring the quantum extent of a single molecule confined to a nanodroplet

There is no measurement that can directly observe the wave function of a quantum mechanical system, but the wave function is still enormously useful as its (complex) square represents the probability density of the system ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Physics
Tech Xplore / A new flexible AI chip for smart wearables is thinner than a human hair

The promise of smart wearables is often talked up, and while there have been some impressive innovations, we are still not seeing their full potential. Among the things holding them back is that the chips that operate them ...

Phys.org / Beamline measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei confirm advanced nuclear models

A novel apparatus at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has made extremely precise measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei. The measurements are a significant milestone in nuclear physics ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Baby dinosaurs were common prey for Late Jurassic predators, reconstructed food web suggests

Babies and very young sauropods—the long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters that in adulthood were the largest animals to have ever walked on land—were a key food sustaining predators in the Late Jurassic, according to ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Scientists teach microorganisms to build molecules with light

Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make products that are useful for humans and society. In a new proof-of-concept study, a team from the ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Webb reveals five-galaxy merger just 800 million years after the Big Bang

Astronomers at Texas A&M University have discovered a rare, tightly packed collision of galaxies in the early universe, suggesting that galaxies were interacting and shaping their surroundings far earlier than scientists ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Restoring ecosystem function can reverse desertification in Europe's drylands

Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human well-being across the Mediterranean Basin, southern Europe, and the Middle East. Water scarcity and land degradation ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / The New START treaty is ending. What does that mean for nuclear risk?

On February 4, the New START Treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, is set to expire. Signed in 2010, the agreement caps deployed strategic nuclear forces at 1,550 ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Novel membrane boosts water electrolysis performance in low-alkalinity conditions

As green hydrogen emerges as a key next-generation clean energy source, securing technologies that enable its stable and cost-effective production has become a critical challenge. However, conventional water electrolysis ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech